Tex. Health and Safety Code § 244.010
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 244.010, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 244.010. MINIMUM STANDARDS.
Official statutory text
(a) For each level of license of a birthing center, the rules must contain minimum standards for:
(1) the qualifications for professional and nonprofessional personnel;
(2) the supervision of professional and nonprofessional personnel;
(3) the provision and coordination of treatment and services;
(4) the organizational structure, including the lines of authority and the delegation of responsibility;
(5) the keeping of clinical records; and
(6) any other aspect of the operation of a birthing center that the executive commissioner considers necessary to protect the public.
(b) This section does not authorize the executive commissioner to:
(1) establish the qualifications of a licensed practitioner; or
(2) permit a person to provide health care services who is not authorized to provide those services under another state law.
(1) the qualifications for professional and nonprofessional personnel;
(2) the supervision of professional and nonprofessional personnel;
(3) the provision and coordination of treatment and services;
(4) the organizational structure, including the lines of authority and the delegation of responsibility;
(5) the keeping of clinical records; and
(6) any other aspect of the operation of a birthing center that the executive commissioner considers necessary to protect the public.
(b) This section does not authorize the executive commissioner to:
(1) establish the qualifications of a licensed practitioner; or
(2) permit a person to provide health care services who is not authorized to provide those services under another state law.
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