Tex. Occ. Code § 266.152 · Subchapter D. CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, AND RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS
CERTIFIED DENTAL TECHNICIAN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.266.htm
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