Texas Occupations Code 266.201 – Prescription Required
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(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.
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 266.201
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Signature: includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(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.