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.