Texas Occupations Code - Section 157.004. Delegation Regarding Certain Care For Newborns; Liability
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§ 157.004. DELEGATION REGARDING CERTAIN CARE FOR
NEWBORNS; LIABILITY. (a) It is the policy of this state that the
prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum in newborn infants is of
paramount importance for the protection of the health of the
children of this state.
(b) The authority to delegate medical acts to a midwife
under Chapter 203 applies to the possession and administration of
eye prophylaxis for the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum.
(c) A physician who issues a standing delegation order to a
midwife under Chapter 203 is not liable in connection with an act
performed under that standing delegation order if the midwife
provides proof of licensure under that chapter before the order is
issued.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended
by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1240, § 53, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 156.054 156.055 156.056 156.057 157.001 157.002 157.003 157.004 157.005 157.006 157.007 157.051 157.0511 157.052 157.053
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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