Tex. Occ. Code § 203.153 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES
MANUALS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall issue basic information manuals for the practice of midwifery and instructor manuals that may be used in basic midwifery education courses.
(b) The department shall provide the manuals to each licensed midwife and to any other person on request.
(c) A basic information manual must include information about:
(1) the knowledge necessary to practice as a midwife;
(2) the basic education and continuing education requirements for a midwife;
(3) the legal requirements and procedures relating to midwifery;
(4) the standards of practice as a midwife; and
(5) other information or procedures required by the commission or the department.
(d) The department may charge a fee for each manual not to exceed $10. The department shall make the manual available in English and Spanish.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.014, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.203.htm
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