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TX Occ Code § 203.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter H. Practice by Midwife|Section 203.353. Prevention of Ophthalmia Neonatorum

Sec. 203.353.  PREVENTION OF OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), unless the newborn child is immediately transferred to a hospital because of an emergency, a midwife who attends the birth of the child shall comply with Section 81.091, Health and Safety Code.(b)  A midwife in attendance at childbirth who is unable to apply prophylaxis as required by Section 81.091, Health and Safety Code, due to the objection of the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the newborn child does not commit an offense under that section and is not subject to any criminal, civil, or administrative liability or any professional disciplinary action for failure to administer the prophylaxis. The midwife in attendance at childbirth shall ensure that the objection of the parent, managing conservator, or guardian is entered into the medical record of the child. |Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 203.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter H. Practice by Midwife|Section 203.354. Newborn Screening

Sec. 203.354.  NEWBORN SCREENING.  (a)  Each midwife who attends the birth of a child shall cause the newborn screening tests to be performed on blood specimens taken from the child as required by Chapter 33, Health and Safety Code.(b)  A midwife may collect blood specimens for the newborn screening tests if the midwife has been approved by the department to collect the specimen.  The commission shall adopt rules establishing the standards for approval.  The standards must recognize completion of a course of instruction that includes the blood specimen collection procedure or verification by appropriately trained health care providers that the midwife has been instructed in the blood collection procedures.(c)  A midwife who is not approved to collect blood specimens for newborn screening tests shall refer a client and her newborn to an appropriate health care facility or physician for the collection of the blood specimen and submission of the specimen to the department.(d)  If the midwife has been approved by the department to collect blood specimens under this section, the collection by the midwife of blood specimens for the required newborn screening tests does not constitute the practice of medicine as defined by Subtitle B.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.029, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 203.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter H. Practice by Midwife|Section 203.355. Support Services

Sec. 203.355.  SUPPORT SERVICES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Clinical services" include prenatal, postpartum, child health, and family planning services.(2)  "Local health unit" means a division of a municipal or county government that provides limited public health services under Section 121.004, Health and Safety Code.(3)  "Public health district" means a district created under Subchapter E, Chapter 121, Health and Safety Code.(b)  The Department of State Health Services and a local health department, a public health district, or a local health unit shall provide clinical and laboratory support services to a pregnant woman or a newborn who is a client of a midwife if the midwife is required to provide the services under this chapter.(c)  The laboratory services must include the performance of the standard serological tests for syphilis and the collection of blood specimens for newborn screening tests for phenylketonuria, hypothyroidism, and other heritable diseases as required by law.(d)  The provider may charge a reasonable fee for the services.  A person may not be denied the services because of inability to pay.(e)  If available, appropriately trained personnel from local health departments, public health districts, and local health units shall instruct licensed midwives in the approved techniques for collecting blood specimens to be used to perform newborn screening tests.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.030, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 203.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter H. Practice by Midwife|Section 203.356. Immunity

Sec. 203.356.  IMMUNITY.  (a)  A physician, a registered nurse, or other person who, on the order of a physician, instructs a midwife in the approved techniques for collecting blood specimens to be used for newborn screening tests is immune from liability arising out of the failure or refusal of the midwife to:(1)  collect the specimens in the approved manner; or(2)  submit the specimens to the Department of State Health Services in a timely manner.(b)  A physician who issues an order directing or instructing a midwife is immune from liability arising out of the failure or refusal of the midwife to comply with the order if, before the issuance of the order, the midwife provided the physician with evidence satisfactory to the department of compliance with this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 43, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.031, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 203.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter H. Practice by Midwife|Section 203.357. Additional Information Required

Sec. 203.357.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED.  (a)  The department may require information in addition to that required by Section 203.253 if it determines the additional information is necessary and appropriate to ascertain the nature and extent of midwifery in this state.  The department may not require information regarding any act that is prohibited under this chapter.(b)  The department shall prescribe forms for the additional information and shall distribute those forms directly to each midwife.  Each midwife must complete and return the forms to the department as requested.(c)  Information received under this section may not be made public in a manner that discloses the identity of any person to whom the information relates.  The information is not public information as defined by Chapter 552, Government Code.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.032, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 203.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter I. Prohibited Practices and Grounds for Disciplinary Action|Section 203.401. Prohibited Practices

Sec. 203.401.  PROHIBITED PRACTICES.  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.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: 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.|
TX Occ Code § 203.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter I. Prohibited Practices and Grounds for Disciplinary Action|Section 203.402. Prohibited Representation

Sec. 203.402.  PROHIBITED REPRESENTATION.  A midwife may not:(1)  except as provided by Section 203.403, use in connection with the midwife's name a title, abbreviation, or designation tending to imply that the midwife is a "registered" or "certified" midwife as opposed to one who is licensed under this chapter;(2)  advertise or represent that the midwife is a physician or a graduate of a medical school unless the midwife is licensed to practice medicine by the Texas Medical Board;(3)  use advertising or an identification statement that is false, misleading, or deceptive; or(4)  except as authorized by rules adopted by the Texas Board of Nursing, use in combination with the term "midwife" the term "nurse" or another title, initial, or designation that implies that the midwife is licensed as a registered nurse or vocational nurse.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.015, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 203.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter I. Prohibited Practices and Grounds for Disciplinary Action|Section 203.403. Prohibited Use of Title

Sec. 203.403.  PROHIBITED USE OF TITLE.  (a)  A midwife certified by the North American Registry of Midwives who uses "certified" as part of the midwife's title in an identification statement or advertisement must include in the statement or advertisement a statement that the midwife is certified by the North American Registry of Midwives.(b)  A midwife may not use an identification statement or advertisement that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the midwife is certified by a governmental entity.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 203.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter I. Prohibited Practices and Grounds for Disciplinary Action|Section 203.404. Grounds for Disciplinary Action

Sec. 203.404.  GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.(a)  The commission or executive director may discipline a licensed midwife, refuse to renew a midwife's license, or refuse to issue a license to an applicant if the person:(1)  violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;(2)  submits false or misleading information to the department;(3)  uses alcohol or drugs intemperately;(4)  engages in unprofessional or dishonorable conduct that may reasonably be determined to deceive or defraud the public;(5)  is unable to practice midwifery with reasonable skill and safety because of illness, disability, or psychological impairment;(6)  is determined by a court judgment to be mentally impaired;(7)  submits a birth or death certificate known by the person to be false or fraudulent or engages in another act that violates Title 3, Health and Safety Code, or a rule adopted under that title;(8)  violates Chapter 244, Health and Safety Code, or a rule adopted under that chapter; or(9)  fails to practice midwifery in a manner consistent with the public health and safety.(b)  The commission or executive director may discipline a licensed midwife and may refuse to issue a license to an applicant for a disciplinary action taken by another jurisdiction that affects the person's authority to practice midwifery, including a suspension, a revocation, or another action.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.034, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 400 (S.B. 1531), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 203.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter K. Enforcement Provisions|Section 203.502. Injunctions

Sec. 203.502.  INJUNCTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "health authority" means a physician who administers state and local laws regulating public health under Chapter 121, Health and Safety Code.(b)  If the executive director or a health authority determines that a person has violated this chapter, the executive director may institute an action described by Section 51.352.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(25), eff. September 1, 2015.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.015, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.037, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.222(25), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 203.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter K. Enforcement Provisions|Section 203.503. Venue

Sec. 203.503.  VENUE.  (a)  Venue for a civil action arising out of the imposition of an administrative penalty is in the county in which the defendant resides or in the county in which the violation occurred.(b)  Venue for the civil action may be changed only after a good faith effort has been made to address the violation in the county in which venue is proper.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.038, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 203.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 203 - Midwives|Subchapter K. Enforcement Provisions|Section 203.505. Cease and Desist Order

Sec. 203.505.  CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(26), eff. September 1, 2015.(b)  A violation of a cease and desist order issued by the executive director constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.039, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.222(26), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 204.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 204.001. Short Title

Sec. 204.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Physician Assistant Licensing Act.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 204.002. Definitions

Sec. 204.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Medical board" means the Texas Medical Board.(2)  "Physician assistant board" means the Texas Physician Assistant Board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.01, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 204.003. Applicability

Sec. 204.003.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  A person is not required to hold a license issued under this chapter to practice as:(1)  a technician, assistant, or employee of a physician who performs delegated tasks but does not act as a physician assistant or represent that the person is a physician assistant;  or(2)  any other licensed health care worker acting within the scope of that person's license if the person:(A)  does not use the title "physician assistant" or the initials "P.A.";  or(B)  is not represented or designated as a physician assistant.(b)  This chapter does not limit the employment arrangement of a physician assistant licensed under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 204.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter B. Texas Physician Assistant Board|Section 204.051. Texas Physician Assistant Board

Sec. 204.051.  TEXAS PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT BOARD.  (a)  The Texas Physician Assistant Board is an advisory board to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.(b)  A reference in any other law to the former Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners means the Texas Physician Assistant Board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.03, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter B. Texas Physician Assistant Board|Section 204.052. Appointment of Board

Sec. 204.052.  APPOINTMENT OF BOARD.  (a)  The physician assistant board consists of 13 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:(1)  seven practicing physician assistant members who each have at least five years of clinical experience as a physician assistant;(2)  three physician members who are licensed in this state and who supervise physician assistants; and(3)  three public members who are not licensed as a physician or physician assistant.(b)  Appointments to the physician assistant board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.04, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 622), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 204.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter B. Texas Physician Assistant Board|Section 204.053. Membership Eligibility and Restrictions

Sec. 204.053.  MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or profession problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person may not be a public member of the physician assistant board if the person or the person's spouse:(1)  is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of health care;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board or physician assistant board;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the medical board or physician assistant board; or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the medical board or physician assistant board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for physician assistant board membership, attendance, or expenses.(c)  A person may not be a member of the physician assistant board and may not be a medical board employee in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care.(d)  A person may not be a member of the physician assistant board or act as the general counsel to the physician assistant board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the medical board or physician assistant board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 204.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter B. Texas Physician Assistant Board|Section 204.054. Terms; Vacancies

Sec. 204.054.  TERMS;  VACANCIES.  (a)  Members of the physician assistant board are appointed for staggered six-year terms.  The terms of four or five members, as applicable, expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.(b)  A member may not serve more than:(1)  two consecutive full terms;  or(2)  a total of three full terms.(c)  If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 622), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Occ Code § 204.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures|Chapter 204 - Physician Assistants|Subchapter B. Texas Physician Assistant Board|Section 204.055. Officers

Sec. 204.055.  OFFICERS.  The governor shall designate a physician assistant member of the physician assistant board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor.  The physician assistant board shall select from its membership a secretary to serve a one-year term.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 2.06, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 622), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|