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TX Occ Code § 264.0526 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 264 - Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Subchapter B. Injunction; Cease and Desist Order|Section 264.0526. Emergency Cease and Desist Order

Sec. 264.0526.  EMERGENCY CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.  (a)  The board may issue an emergency cease and desist order to a person if the board reasonably believes that:(1)  the person is engaging or is likely to engage in an activity without a license or registration certificate required by this subtitle;  and(2)  the unauthorized activity constitutes a clear, imminent, or continuing threat to a person's physical health or well-being.(b)  The order must:(1)  be delivered on issuance to the person affected by the order by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address;(2)  state the acts or practices alleged to be an unauthorized activity and require the person immediately to cease and desist from the unauthorized activity;  and(3)  contain a notice that a request for hearing may be filed under this section.(c)  Unless the person against whom the emergency order is directed requests a hearing in writing before the 11th day after the date it is served on the person, the emergency order is final and nonappealable as to that person.  A request for a hearing must:(1)  be in writing and directed to the board;  and(2)  state the grounds for the request to set aside or modify the order.(d)  On receiving a request for a hearing, the board shall serve notice of the time and place of the hearing by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.  The hearing must be held not later than the 10th day after the date the board receives the request for a hearing unless the parties agree to a later hearing date.  A hearing under this subsection is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.(e)  After the hearing, the board shall affirm, modify, or set aside in whole or in part the emergency cease and desist order.  An order affirming or modifying the emergency cease and desist order is immediately final for purposes of enforcement and appeal.(f)  An order continues in effect unless the order is stayed by the board.  The board may impose any condition before granting a stay of the order.(g)  The board may release to the public a final cease and desist order issued under this section or information regarding the existence of the order if the board determines that the release would enhance the effective enforcement of the order or will serve the public interest.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 264.0527 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 264 - Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Subchapter B. Injunction; Cease and Desist Order|Section 264.0527. Appeal of Cease and Desist Order

Sec. 264.0527.  APPEAL OF CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.  (a)  A person affected by a cease and desist order issued, affirmed, or modified after a hearing may file a petition for judicial review.(b)  A filed petition for judicial review does not stay or vacate the order unless the court, after hearing, specifically stays or vacates the order.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 264.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 264 - Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Subchapter B. Injunction; Cease and Desist Order|Section 264.053. Remedies Cumulative

Sec. 264.053.  REMEDIES CUMULATIVE.  The remedies provided by this subchapter are in addition to criminal prosecution and cumulative of other remedies provided to prevent the unlawful practice of dentistry.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 17, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 264.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 264 - Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Subchapter C. Civil Penalty|Section 264.101. Civil Penalty

Sec. 264.101.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates a provision of this subtitle is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000.(b)  Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing the civil penalty.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 264.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 264 - Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Subchapter C. Civil Penalty|Section 264.102. Collection of Civil Penalty

Sec. 264.102.  COLLECTION OF CIVIL PENALTY.  At the board's request, the attorney general or the district attorney or county attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred shall file suit to collect the civil penalty.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 264.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 264 - Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Subchapter D. Criminal Penalty|Section 264.151. Criminal Penalties

Sec. 264.151.  CRIMINAL PENALTIES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 256.001.  An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.  Each day of a violation is a separate offense.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 256.052.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.  If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this subsection that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense for a violation of Section 256.052, the offense is a felony of the third degree.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person violates Subchapter D, Chapter 262.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.  Each day of a violation is a separate offense.(d)  A person commits an offense if the person is a dentist or dental hygienist and violates an injunction or cease and desist order issued under Subchapter B.  An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.  If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this subsection that the defendant was previously convicted of an offense for a violation of an injunction or cease and desist order issued under Subchapter B, the offense is a felony of the third degree.  Each day of a violation is a separate offense.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 772 (S.B. 887), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 264.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 264 - Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Subchapter D. Criminal Penalty|Section 264.152. Criminal Penalty: Dental Records Access

Sec. 264.152.  CRIMINAL PENALTY:  DENTAL RECORDS ACCESS.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 258.0511.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 264.151, an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.(c)  If it is shown at the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant was previously convicted under this section, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1119 (H.B. 3876), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 266.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 266.001. Definitions

Sec. 266.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 48(11), eff. September 1, 2017.(2)  "Dental laboratory" means a place in which a person performs or offers to perform a dental laboratory service.(3)  "Dental laboratory service" means:(A)  the making, assembly, processing, production, repair, relining, or adjustment of a prosthetic or orthodontic dental appliance, a full or partial denture, a fixed or removable dental bridge, a dental plate of false teeth, an artificial restoration, or a substitute or corrective device for any part of the human teeth, gums, jaws, or alveolar process;  or(B)  the fitting of a dental appliance, a denture, a bridge, a plate, false teeth, an artificial restoration, or a substitute or corrective device for the human teeth, gums, or jaws to or on a dental model, impression, or cast of any part of the human teeth, gums, jaws, or alveolar process.(4)  "Dental technician" means a person who performs, offers to perform, or aids, abets, or causes another to perform or offer to perform a dental laboratory service.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 48(11), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 266.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 266.002. Exemptions

Sec. 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 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.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1240, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 266.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter C. Board Powers and Duties|Section 266.102. Board Powers and Duties

Sec. 266.102.  BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES.(a)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 48(14), eff. September 1, 2017.(b)  The board may adopt rules regarding dental laboratories in only the following areas:(1)  processing registration applications;(2)  prescribing:(A)  requirements for registration;(B)  the form and content of registration applications and other forms required to administer this chapter;(C)  procedures for renewal of certificates of registration;  and(D)  fees necessary to administer this chapter;(3)  monitoring records necessary to administer this chapter;(4)  establishing continuing education requirements for dental technicians employed by dental laboratories, including prescribing the content of continuing education courses;  and(5)  regulating:(A)  infection control;(B)  shade-taking procedures authorized by a prescription from a licensed dentist;(C)  computer-imaging procedures for an oral cavity authorized by a prescription from a licensed dentist;(D)  referral of dental prescriptions to out-of-state laboratories to be filled;  and(E)  the transportation and manufacture of dental prosthetic devices or other dental work performed by a dental laboratory located in another state or a foreign country for use in this state.(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 recognized board of certification for dental technology.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 48(14), eff. September 1, 2017.(e)  The board shall provide annually to each dentist licensed in this state a list of dental laboratories registered under this chapter.  The list must include the expiration date of each laboratory's registration certificate.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1240, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 48(14), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 266.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter D. Certification, Registration, and Renewal Requirements|Section 266.151. Registration Required

Sec. 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 or offer to operate a dental laboratory or provide or offer to provide dental laboratory services unless the person holds a registration certificate issued under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 266.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter D. Certification, Registration, and Renewal Requirements|Section 266.152. Certified Dental Technician

Sec. 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 for dental technology.(b)  A dental laboratory is exempt from Subsection (a) if the laboratory is:(1)  owned by a licensed dentist engaged in the practice of dentistry in this state or by a professional corporation or partnership in which that dentist is an officer, partner, or employee;  and(2)  located on the premises within which the dentist practices dentistry.(c)  The exemption under Subsection (b) does not apply to a dental laboratory if the laboratory employs three or more dental technicians.(d)  The owner of a dental laboratory registered with the board on September 1, 1987, is exempt from Subsection (a) if:(1)  the registration of the laboratory has been timely renewed since that date, and all registration fees have been paid;(2)  the beneficial ownership of at least 51 percent of the laboratory has not been transferred; and(3)  the owner is employed on the laboratory's premises for not less than 30 hours each week.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.094(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1240, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 266.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter D. Certification, Registration, and Renewal Requirements|Section 266.153. Application for Registration; Term

Sec. 266.153.  APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION; TERM.  (a)  An owner or manager of a dental laboratory shall:(1)  apply to the board for the registration of each dental laboratory doing business in this state to which the owner or manager is connected or in which the owner or manager has an interest; and(2)  pay the application fee set by the board.(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)  any other information required by the board.(c)  The board may issue a certificate of registration only to a dental laboratory that complies with the requirements of this section.(d)  A dental laboratory registration issued under this chapter is valid for a term of one or two years, as determined by board rule.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1240, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 266.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter D. Certification, Registration, and Renewal Requirements|Section 266.154. Registration Renewal

Sec. 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 the dental laboratory's premises:(1)  has completed the minimum number of hours of continuing education during the previous registration period as required by board rule; or(2)  is certified as required by Section 266.152(a), if applicable.(b)  An owner or manager of a dental laboratory may renew an unexpired registration certificate for a dental laboratory if the owner or manager:(1)  pays the required renewal fee to the board on or before the expiration date;  and(2)  complies with any other renewal requirements.(c)  If the owner or manager of a dental laboratory fails to renew the dental laboratory's registration and pay the renewal fee before the date the registration expires, the board shall suspend the registration certificate of the laboratory.(d)  An owner or manager of a dental laboratory whose registration certificate has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the registration certificate if the person pays to the board the required renewal fee and a fee equal to one-half of the amount of the renewal fee.  If the registration certificate has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the owner or manager may renew the certificate by paying to the board all unpaid renewal fees and a fee equal to the amount of the initial registration fee.(e)  An owner or manager of a dental laboratory may not renew a registration certificate that has been expired for one year or more.  The owner or manager may obtain a new certificate by complying with the requirements for obtaining an original certificate.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.094(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 266.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter D. Certification, Registration, and Renewal Requirements|Section 266.155. Initial Registration Certificate Fee

Sec. 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 the registration certificate fails to pay the required registration certificate fee on or before that date.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 772 (S.B. 887), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 266.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter E. Practice by Registration Holder|Section 266.201. Prescription Required

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.|
TX Occ Code § 266.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter E. Practice by Registration Holder|Section 266.202. Reliance on Prescription

Sec. 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 a dental laboratory service unless:(1)  the service was ordered by and any resulting item will be delivered to:(A)  a dentist engaged in the practice of dentistry in this state or in a jurisdiction in which the dentist maintains a dental office and engages in the practice of dentistry;  or(B)  an employee of the dentist, if the service is performed for and on behalf of the dentist;  and(2)  the dental laboratory receives a prescription or work order for the service in accordance with Section 266.201.(b)  If a dental laboratory receives a prescription or work order for dental laboratory services and refers the work to another laboratory, the referral must be accompanied by a written statement that the prescription or work order is on file with the original laboratory.(c)  A dental laboratory owner or manager shall maintain on the premises of a dental laboratory as a part of the laboratory's records a record of each prescription or work order completed at the dental laboratory until the second anniversary of the date the prescription or work order is furnished.  The owner or manager shall also maintain the record in an alphabetized file in a separate place.(d)  The premises of a dental laboratory, the records of a dental laboratory or a dental technician employed by the dental laboratory pertaining to dental prescriptions or work orders, and records relating to the referral of work to a dental technician or the owner or manager of a dental laboratory shall be open and available for inspection by a member, officer, employee, investigator, or agent of the board during regular office hours.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 266.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle D - Dentistry|Chapter 266 - Regulation of Dental Laboratories|Subchapter E. Practice by Registration Holder|Section 266.203. Transportation of Dental Material Permitted

Sec. 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 agency, Western Union, or a messenger or common or contract carrier to handle, accept from, or transport or deliver to a dentist or dental laboratory an item in any form or state of completion on which a dental laboratory service will be or has been offered or ordered to be performed.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|