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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The work authorization required by § 4-402 of this subtitle for dental laboratory work shall:
(1) Be on the form that the Board requires;
(2) Be signed by a licensed dentist who requests the work; and
(3) Contain the information required by this section.
(b) The work authorization shall be prepared in duplicate and contain:
(1) The name and address of the dental laboratory to do the work;
(2) Identification of the patient by name or number;
(3) The date on which the work authorization form was completed;
(4) A description of the work to be done, including diagrams if necessary;
(5) A specification of the type of dental materials to be used; and
(6) The name and license number of the dentist who requests the work.
(c) A dental laboratory named in a work authorization may subcontract dental laboratory work, if that dental laboratory:
(1) Completes in duplicate the subcontracted work authorization form that the Board requires; and
(2) Complies with the record keeping requirements of § 4-404 of this subtitle.
(d) The Board shall publish:
(1) An approved standard work authorization form; and
(2) An approved standard subcontracted work authorization form that is of a color different from the standard work authorization form.
(e) A dental laboratory in this State may do dental laboratory work on the request of a dentist licensed and practicing in any other state or a foreign country if the request:
(1) Is on the form that the Board requires or a reasonably equivalent form; and
(2) Otherwise meets the requirements of this subtitle.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Health Occupations § 4-403 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/health-occupations/md-code-health-occup-sect-4-403/
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