Tex. Occupations Code § 203.401
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 203.401, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 203.401. PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Official statutory text
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, Health and Safety Code.
(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, Health and Safety Code.
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