Texas Occupations Code Title 3, Chapter 266 - Regulation Of Dental Laboratories

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 266.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Council" means the Dental Laboratory Certification Council. (2) "Dental laboratory" means a place in which a person performs or offers to...

SUBCHAPTER B DENTAL LABORATORY CERTIFICATION COUNCIL

• Texas Section 266.002 - Exemptions
  This chapter does not apply to: (1) a student enrolled in a program of a school of dentistry; (2) a licensed dentist engaged in the...
• Texas Section 266.051 - Appointment Of Council; Membership
  The Dental Laboratory Certification Council consists of three members appointed by the board. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
• Texas Section 266.052 - Member Eligibility
  (a) A person is eligible for appointment to the council if the person: (1) is a dental technician who is certified as described by Section...
• Texas Section 266.053 - Terms
  (a) Council members serve two-year terms. (b) A member may not serve more than four terms. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 266.054 - President
  The council shall elect from its members a presiding officer to serve a one-year term. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 266.055 - Per Diem
  A council member is entitled to the per diem set for members of state boards and commissions by the General Appropriations Act. Acts 1999, 76th...
• Texas Section 266.056 - Meetings
  The council: (1) shall meet at least once each year; and (2) may meet at other times at the call of the presiding officer of...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL AND BOARD

• Texas Section 266.057 - Civil Liability
  A member of the council is not liable in a civil action for an act performed in good faith while performing duties as a council...
• Texas Section 266.101 - Council Powers And Duties
  (a) The council shall review each application for registration or renewal of registration to determine if the applicant meets the requirements of this chapter. (b)...

SUBCHAPTER D CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, AND RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS

• Texas Section 266.102 - Board Powers And Duties
  (a) The board shall: (1) not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives a recommended rule from the council, consider the...
• Texas Section 266.151 - Registration Required
  (a) In this section, "person" means an individual or a private legal entity, including a corporation, association, or partnership. (b) A person may not operate...
• Texas Section 266.152 - Certified Dental Technician
  (a) A dental laboratory must have at least one dental technician working on the laboratory's premises who is certified by a recognized board of certification...
• Texas Section 266.153 - Application For Registration
  (a) An owner or manager of a dental laboratory shall annually: (1) apply to the board for the registration of each dental laboratory doing business...
• Texas Section 266.154 - Registration Renewal
  (a) An applicant for renewal of a dental laboratory registration must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that at least one employee who works on...

SUBCHAPTER E PRACTICE BY REGISTRATION HOLDER

• Texas Section 266.155 - Initial Registration Certificate Fee
  An initial registration certificate issued under this subchapter expires on the 30th day after the date the registration certificate is issued if the holder of...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 266.202 - Reliance On Prescription
  (a) The owner, manager, or employee of a dental laboratory or a dental technician may not perform or aid or abet another person in performing...

SUBCHAPTER F DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

• Texas Section 266.203 - Transportation Of Dental Material Permitted
  This chapter does not prohibit a person who is subject to and complies with this chapter from using the United States mail, a railway express...
• Texas Section 266.251 - Grounds For Disciplinary Action
  (a) The board may refuse to issue a registration certificate, may impose a fine on a person who holds a registration certificate, may suspend or...

SUBCHAPTER G PROHIBITED PRACTICES, ENFORCEMENT, AND PENALTIES

• Texas Section 266.252 - Procedures For Disciplinary Action
  The board shall follow the procedures under Chapter 263 in a complaint or disciplinary action under this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec....
• Texas Section 266.301 - Dental Prosthetic Appliance
  (a) In this section, "person" means an individual or a private legal entity, including a corporation, association, or partnership. (b) A person may not fill...
• Texas Section 266.302 - Injunction
  The board may apply for a restraining order or injunction to enforce this chapter or a board rule adopted under this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th...
• Texas Section 266.303 - Criminal Penalties
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) is a dentist and provides a dental laboratory service without being exempt under Section 266.002(2);...

Last modified: September 28, 2016