CHAPTER 247

(HB 1189)

Dental laboratory work orders modified.

         ENTITLED, An Act to  revise certain provisions regarding orders for dental laboratory work.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:

     Section  1.  That § 36-6A-43 be amended to read as follows:

     36-6A-43.   Dental technicians may work either in commercial dental laboratories or under the supervision of a dentist. Technicians, when not working under the supervision of a dentist, may not provide for dental patients' use any prosthetic appliances, materials , or devices which are inserted in the human oral cavity unless ordered by a written and signed work order of a licensed dentist. Technicians may not provide intra-oral services to patients. A technician or dental laboratory shall maintain a record of work orders for a period of two years.

     Section  2.  That § 36-6A-36 be amended to read as follows:

     36-6A-36.   Section 36-6A-32 does not apply to the service, other than service performed directly upon the person of a patient, of constructing, altering, repairing, or duplicating any

denture, partial denture, crown, bridge, splint, orthodontic, prosthetic , or other dental appliance, if performed pursuant to a written work an order from a licensed dentist in accordance with §   36-6A-43.

     Signed February 13, 2004.

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