1. (a) A dental laboratory shall be registered according to the provisions of Occupations Code, Subchapter D, §§266.151 - 266.154.

2. (b) The Dental Laboratory Certification Council (DLCC) shall review each application for registration or renewal of registration to determine if the applicant meets the requirements of Occupations Code, Chapter 266. Applications will be forwarded with a recommendation to the Board for registration if the requirements of Occupations Code, Chapter 266 and this chapter are met, and the following materials are submitted:

   1. (1) A complete application or renewal, with all required information;
   2. (2) proof of compliance with §116.6 of this chapter;
   3. (3) the appropriate fee; and,
   4. (4) effective January 1, 2009, for initial registrations only and once every three years for registration renewals, proof of completion of the Texas Jurisprudence Assessment for dental laboratories.

3. (c) It shall be the duty of each laboratory owner or manager to notify the Board in writing within 60 days of:

   1. (1) a change in ownership or management of the laboratory;
   2. (2) a change in location of the laboratory;
   3. (3) closure of the laboratory;
   4. (4) a change of designated CDT, in which case the notice must be accompanied by proof of current CDT certification for the replacement CDT;
   5. (5) a change of designated employee, if the laboratory is exempted under §116.5 of this chapter. A change of designated employee will require proof within six (6) months of the change that the designated employee meets continuing education requirements; or
   6. (6) a change in mailing address for the owner or manager of the laboratory.
4. (d) Any laboratory owner applying for a new laboratory registration who has pending fees and/or penalties due from a previous laboratory registration when such laboratory was closed for non-compliance with subsection (c) of this section must first remit to the Board any fees and penalties due on that previous registration before the new registration application will be considered by the DLCC.
5. (e) An initial registration certificate issued under this chapter on or after September 1, 2009 expires on the 30th day after the date the registration certificate is issued if the holder of the registration certificate fails to pay the required registration certificate fee on or before that date.

Source Note:The provisions of this §116.3 adopted to be effective May 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 4484; amended to be effective February 26, 2009, 34 TexReg 1246; amended to be effective February 3, 2010, 35 TexReg 642.