Sec. 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 rule under the process prescribed by Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(2) provide to the council the board's reasons if the board amends or rejects the proposed rule.

(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) The board shall allow the council to review and comment on a proposed rule under Subsection (b) for 30 days following the date the rule is proposed by the board.

(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.