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Tex. Occ. Code § 266.301

DENTAL PROSTHETIC APPLIANCE

Known as the Dental Practice Act

The act spans §§ 251–267 (231 sections).

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff

(a) In this section, "person" means an individual or a private legal entity, including a corporation, association, or partnership.

(b) A person may not fill a prescription to prepare or repair a dental prosthetic appliance that is to be delivered to a dental patient by a licensed dentist unless the person is a dental laboratory or dental technician.

(c) A dental laboratory that prepares or repairs a dental prosthetic appliance for a dentist shall provide to the dentist in writing at the time of the delivery the dental laboratory's assigned registration number and the expiration date of the dental laboratory's registration certificate.

(d) A dentist may not knowingly prescribe, order, or receive a dental prosthetic appliance that is to be prepared or has been prepared by an unregistered dental laboratory.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.