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PRINTER'S NO. 944
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
844
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY MURT, NEILSON, FREEMAN, LAWRENCE AND HILL-EVANS,
MARCH 14, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, MARCH 14, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.216, No.76), entitled "An
act relating to dentistry; defining and providing for the
licensing and registration of dentists and dental hygienists,
and for the revocation and suspension of such licenses and
registrations, subject to appeal, and for their
reinstatement; defining the powers and duties of the State
Dental Council and Examining Board and the Department of
Public Instruction; providing penalties; and repealing
existing laws," further providing for dental technicians and
prescriptions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 11.1(b) and (d) of the act of May 1, 1933
(P.L.216, No.76), known as The Dental Law, are amended to read:
Section 11.1. Dental Technicians; Prescriptions.--* * *
(b) Any dentist who uses the services of a dental technician
[in this State] shall furnish [him] the dental technician with a
written prescription, based upon a physical examination of the
patient's oral health conducted by the prescribing dentist, on
forms prescribed by the board, which shall contain: (1) the name
and address of the dental technician; (2) The patient's name or
identification number. If a number is used the patient's name
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shall be written upon the duplicate copy of the prescription
retained by the dentist; (3) The date on which the prescription
was written; (4) A prescription of the work to be done, with
diagrams if necessary; (5) A specification of the type and
quality of materials to be used; (6) The signature of the
dentist and his license number.
The dental technician shall retain the original prescription,
and the dentist shall retain a duplicate copy thereof for
inspection by the board or its agent for a period of two years.
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(d) It shall be unlawful for any dental technician to
furnish services to any [dentist] person without first obtaining
a prescription therefor from [him] a dentist, or to fail to
retain the original prescription for two years, or to refuse to
allow the board or its agent to inspect his files.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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