Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 4-403 - Work authorization(a) The work authorization required by § 4-402 of this subtitle for dental laboratory work shall:(1) Be on the form that the Board requires;(2) Be signed by a licensed dentist who requests the work; and(3) Contain the information required by this section.(b) The work authorization shall be prepared in duplicate and contain:(1) The name and address of the dental laboratory to do the work;(2) Identification of the patient by name or number;(3) The date on which the work authorization form was completed;(4) A description of the work to be done, including diagrams if necessary;(5) A specification of the type of dental materials to be used; and(6) The name and license number of the dentist who requests the work.(c) A dental laboratory named in a work authorization may subcontract dental laboratory work, if that dental laboratory:(1) Completes in duplicate the subcontracted work authorization form that the Board requires; and(2) Complies with the record keeping requirements of § 4-404 of this subtitle.(d) The Board shall publish:(1) An approved standard work authorization form; and(2) An approved standard subcontracted work authorization form that is of a color different from the standard work authorization form.(e) A dental laboratory in this State may do dental laboratory work on the request of a dentist licensed and practicing in any other state or a foreign country if the request: (1) Is on the form that the Board requires or a reasonably equivalent form; and(2) Otherwise meets the requirements of this subtitle.