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Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 266.201. Prescription Required

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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