22 Tex. Admin. Code § 107.205 - Registration of Non-Profit Corporations Authorized To Hire Dentists
(a) The State Board of Dental Examiners will
approve and certify any health organization or other organization qualified to
contract with or employ dentists upon submission of an application meeting the
following requirements:
(1) A written request
to the Board by the organization's chief executive officer will suffice as the
application;
(2) The following
documentation shall be submitted:
(A) a copy
of the certificate of incorporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation
Act;
(B) written proof of a
determination by the Internal Revenue Service that the organization is tax
exempt under the Internal Revenue Code pursuant to §501(c)(3);
and
(C) either written proof that
the organization is:
(i) organized and
operated as a migrant, community or homeless health center under the authority
of and in compliance with 42
United States Code §
254(b) or
(c), or §
256, or a federally qualified
health center under 42
United States Code §
1396d(1)(2)(B); or
(ii) written proof that the organization
provides services at no fee or a reduced fee to underserved populations;
or
(iii) written proof that the
organization will hire dentists to staff a clinic that provides services
primarily to persons having AIDS or the human immunodeficiency virus.
(b) For
purposes of this rule, the terms "reduced fee" and "underserved populations"
have the following meanings:
(1) Reduced
fee--A fee that is less than that charged by other dental service providers in
the area for the same service; or fees that are equal to or less than those
provided by Medicaid for a service.
(2) Underserved populations--Individuals
whose income, or individuals from families earning income that is below the
federal poverty guidelines as established by the federal government.
(c) The Board may refuse to
approve and certify or may revoke an approval or certification if in the
Board's determination a health organization is established, organized, or
operated in contravention of or with the intent to circumvent any of the
provisions of the Dental Practice Act.
(d) A certified non-profit health
organization shall notify the Board within thirty (30) calendar days of the
discontinuation of business in the manner described in subsection (a)(2)(C) of
this section.
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