Texas Occupations Code

§ 203.401 — PROHIBITED PRACTICES

OC § 203.401Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES · Ch. 203. MIDWIVES · Art. I. PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION

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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;

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Legislative history

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.