As prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, section 150A.10, subdivision 3, dental technicians may only upon a written authorization prepared and signed by a licensed dentist, construct, alter, repair, reline, reproduce, or duplicate any prosthetic device or other structure to be used in the human mouth.
A dentist may not use the services of a technician without written authorization, and a carbon copy thereof shall be on printed forms and shall include:
A duplicate copy of each written authorization issued by the dentist shall be retained by the dentist for not less than two years.
The original of each written authorization issued shall be retained by the technician or dental laboratory to whom it was issued for not less than two years.
The board or its agents may inspect the original and the duplicate copy of all written authorizations retained by either the dentist issuing the same, or the technician or dental laboratory to whom it was issued.
The board or its agents may inspect any devices being fabricated by a technician or dental laboratory, as well as the casts, impressions, interocclusal records, other materials sent to the technician or dental laboratory by the dentist, and the written authorization accompanying them.
Minn. R. agency 125, ch. 3100, ALLIED DENTAL PERSONNEL, pt. 3100.8800
Statutory Authority: MS s 150A.04; 150A.10