Tex. Health & Safety Code § 47.011 · Chapter 47. HEARING LOSS IN NEWBORNS
DUTIES OF MIDWIFE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "midwife" has the meaning assigned by Section 203.002, Occupations Code, and includes a nurse midwife described by Section 301.152, Occupations Code.
(b) A midwife who attends the birth of a newborn:
(1) is not required to offer the parents of the newborn a hearing screening for the newborn for the identification of hearing loss; and
(2) shall refer the parents of the newborn to a birthing facility or a provider that participates in the program and make a record of the referral.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (H.B. 411), Sec. 11, eff. June 17, 2011.
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