Tex.
Occ. Code Section 203.151
General Powers and Duties
(a)
The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter.(a-1)
The commission shall:(1)
adopt rules prescribing the standards for the practice of midwifery in this state, including standards for:(A)
the delineation of findings that preclude a woman or newborn from being classified as having a normal pregnancy, labor, delivery, postpartum period, or newborn period; and(B)
administration of oxygen by a midwife to a mother or newborn;(2)
adopt rules prescribing:(A)
the type of courses and number of hours required to meet the basic midwifery education course and continuing midwifery education course requirements; and(B)
minimum standards for the approval and revocation of approval of:(i)
basic midwifery education courses and continuing midwifery education courses; and(ii)
instructors or facilities used in basic midwifery education courses and continuing midwifery education courses; and(3)
adopt rules as necessary to establish eligibility for reciprocity for initial licensing under this chapter.(a-2)
The department shall:(1)
implement rules governing:(A)
basic midwifery education courses and continuing midwifery education courses; and(B)
approval of instructors or facilities used in offering basic midwifery education courses and continuing midwifery education courses;(2)
prepare and distribute basic midwifery information and instructor manuals;(3)
enter into agreements necessary to carry out this chapter; and(4)
establish a program for licensure as a midwife as prescribed by commission rules.(b)
Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(9), eff. September 1, 2015.
Source:
Section 203.151 — General Powers and Duties, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.203.htm#203.151 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).
