Sec. 262.152. PERFORMANCE OF DELEGATED DUTIES. (a) Except as provided by Section 262.1515 , a dental hygienist shall practice dental hygiene: (1) in the dental office of a supervising dentist licensed by the board; or (2) in an alternate setting, including a nursing home, the patient's home, a school, a hospital, a state institution, a public health clinic, or another institution, under the supervision of a supervising dentist. (b) For purposes of this section, a dental hygienist who practices dental hygiene as a teledentistry dental service, as defined by Section 111.001 , is practicing in an alternate setting in compliance with Subsection (a)(2).
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