By: Carona S.B. No. 1571
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of dental laboratories and dental
technicians.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 266.002, Occupations Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 266.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a student enrolled in a program of a school of
dentistry; [or]
(2) a licensed dentist engaged in the practice of
dentistry in this state who performs a dental laboratory service
for compensation or an employee of the dentist or of the
professional corporation or partnership in which the dentist is an
officer, partner, or employee if the service is performed:
(A) for a patient of the dentist or of the
professional corporation or partnership in which the dentist is an
officer, partner, or employee; and
(B) on the premises in which the dentist
practices dentistry; or
(3) a manufacturer of materials or component parts,
used in the fabrication of a dental prosthetic appliance and for
sale or use by a dental laboratory, that are not directly fitted to
a dental model or cast of the human teeth, gums, jaws, or alveolar
process.
SECTION 2. Subsection (c), Section 266.102, Occupations
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) In prescribing the content of continuing education
courses under Subsection (b)(4), the board shall require the course
content to be at least as comprehensive as a course approved by a
[nationally] recognized board of certification for dental
technology.
SECTION 3. Subsection (a), Section 266.152, Occupations
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A dental laboratory must have at least one dental
technician working on the laboratory's premises who is certified by
a [nationally] recognized board of certification for dental
technology.
SECTION 4. Subsection (b), Section 266.153, Occupations
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The application must include:
(1) evidence satisfactory to the board that the dental
laboratory meets the requirements prescribed by Section
266.152(a), if applicable; and
(2) [the name and address of each dental technician
employed by the dental laboratory; and
[(3)] any other information required by the board.
SECTION 5. Subsection (b), Section 266.201, Occupations
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(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 address]; and
(4) a description of the dental laboratory service
ordered.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.