Occupations Code § 266.201

Sec. 266.201. PRESCRIPTION REQUIRED. (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. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1240, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.