2019 Montana Code Annotated
Title 37. Professions and Occupations
Chapter 4. Dentistry and Dental Hygiene
Part 5. Regulatory Provisions
37-4-501. Work order for construction or repair of appliances

37-4-501. Work order for construction or repair of appliances. (1) A licensed dentist who employs or engages the services of a person, firm, or corporation to construct, reproduce, make, alter, or repair bridges, crowns, dentures, other prosthetic appliances, surgical appliances, or orthodontic appliances shall furnish the person, firm, or corporation with a written work authorization on forms that must contain:

(a) the name and address of the person, firm, or corporation to which the work authorization is directed;

(b) the patient's name or identification number, but if only a number is used, the patient's name must be written on the duplicate copy of the work authorization retained by the dentist;

(c) the date on which the work authorization was written;

(d) a description of the work to be done, including diagrams if necessary;

(e) a specification of the type and quality of the materials to be used; and

(f) the signature of the dentist and the number of the dentist's license to practice dentistry.

(2) The person, firm, or corporation receiving a work authorization from a licensed dentist shall retain the original work authorization, and the dentist shall retain the duplicate copy for inspection at a reasonable time by the board for a period of 2 years from date of issuance.

History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 48, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 3115.10, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 38, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 34, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 352, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 83, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-910(3); amd. Sec. 1364, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 109, L. 2009.