Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 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 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. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.