Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 266.152. CERTIFIED DENTAL TECHNICIAN. (a) A dental laboratory must have at least one dental technician working on the laboratory's premises who is certified by a recognized board of certification for dental technology. (b) A dental laboratory is exempt from Subsection (a) if…

Sec. 266.153. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION; TERM. (a) An owner or manager of a dental laboratory shall: (1) apply to the board for the registration of each dental laboratory doing business in this state to which the owner or manager is connected or in which the owner or manager h…

Sec. 266.154. REGISTRATION RENEWAL. (a) An applicant for renewal of a dental laboratory registration must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that at least one employee who works on the dental laboratory's premises: (1) has completed the minimum number of hours of continui…

Sec. 266.155. INITIAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE FEE. An initial registration certificate issued under this subchapter expires on the 30th day after the date the registration certificate is issued if the holder of the registration certificate fails to pay the required registration …

Sec. 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 …

Sec. 266.202. RELIANCE ON PRESCRIPTION. (a) The owner, manager, or employee of a dental laboratory or a dental technician may not perform or aid or abet another person in performing a dental laboratory service unless: (1) the service was ordered by and any resulting item will be …

Sec. 266.203. TRANSPORTATION OF DENTAL MATERIAL PERMITTED. This chapter does not prohibit a person who is subject to and complies with this chapter from using the United States mail, a railway express agency, Western Union, or a messenger or common or contract carrier to handle, …

Sec. 266.251. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) The board may refuse to issue a registration certificate, may impose a fine on a person who holds a registration certificate, may suspend or revoke a person's registration certificate, or may probate any portion of the suspension…

Sec. 266.252. PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. The board shall follow the procedures under Chapter 263 in a complaint or disciplinary action under this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. SUBCHAPTER G. PROHIBITED PRACTICES, ENFORCEMENT, AND PENA…

Sec. 266.301. DENTAL PROSTHETIC APPLIANCE. (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 …

Sec. 266.302. INJUNCTION. The board may apply for a restraining order or injunction to enforce this chapter or a board rule adopted under this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 266.303. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) is a dentist and provides a dental laboratory service without being exempt under Section 266.002(2); or (2) violates Section 266.151 or 266.301. (b) An offense for a violation of Section 266.151 …