Tex. Occ. Code Section 203.401
Prohibited Practices

A midwife may not:

(1)

provide midwifery care in violation of commission rule, except in an emergency that poses an immediate threat to the life of a woman or newborn;

(2)

administer a prescription drug to a client other than:

(A)

a drug administered under the supervision of a licensed physician in accordance with state law;

(B)

prophylaxis approved by the Department of State Health Services to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum; or

(C)

oxygen administered in accordance with commission rule;

(3)

use forceps or a surgical instrument for a procedure other than cutting the umbilical cord or providing emergency first aid during delivery;

(4)

remove placenta by invasive techniques;

(5)

use a mechanical device or medicine to advance or retard labor or delivery; or

(6)

make on a birth certificate a false statement or false record in violation of Section 195.003 (False Records), Health and Safety Code.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.033, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 203.401 — Prohibited Practices, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­203.­htm#203.­401 (accessed Apr. 13, 2024).

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