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CHAPTER 1240
H.B. No. 1535
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Midwifery
3 Board.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1i. Section 203.002, Occupations Code, is amended by
6 amending Subdivisions (3), (4), and (6) and adding Subdivision
7 (4-a) to read as follows:
8 (3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of state
9 health services p bli-c hcalt-].
10 (4) "Department" means the Department of State Health
11 Services [Tcema eaP..rm..n~nt f UHealth]
12 (4-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive
13 commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
14 (6) "Midwife" means a person who practices midwifery
15 and has met the licensing [documentation] requirements established
16 by this chapter and midwifery board rules.
17 SECTION 2. Section 203.005, Occupations Code, is amended to
18 read as follows:
19 Sec. 203.005. EFFECT ON LOCAL ORDINANCES. This chapter
20 does not prohibit a municipality from adopting a local ordinance or
21 rule to regulate the practice of midwifery in the municipality if
22 the ordinance or rule is compatible with and at least as strict as
23 this chapter and midwifery board rules.
24 SECTION 3. Section 203.006, Occupations Code, is amended to
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1535, Chapter 1240, legislative document, June 18, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth156540/m1/1/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.