Tex. Occupations Code § 266.201
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 266.201, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 266.201. PRESCRIPTION REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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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