Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 266.201 - Prescription Required(a) A dentist who orders a dental laboratory service shall prepare and deliver to the dental laboratory a prescription or work order for the service to be performed.(b) The prescription or work order must contain:(1) the signature and Texas dental license number of the dentist;(2) the date the prescription or work order is signed;(3) the patient's name; and(4) a description of the dental laboratory service ordered.(c) A dentist shall keep a copy of each prescription or work order at the dentist's office in a separate file for two years for inspection by the board's officers, agents, or employees.(d) A dentist shall label as provided by board rule a removable dental prosthesis fabricated in this state by the dentist or by a person under a prescription or work order prepared by the dentist.Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1240, Sec. 5, eff. 9/1/2003. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.