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.
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