Sec. 203.352. PRENATAL AND CERTAIN MEDICAL CARE ENCOURAGED. A midwife shall encourage a client to seek:
(1) prenatal care; and
(2) medical care through consultation or referral, as specified by commission rules, if the midwife determines that the pregnancy, labor, delivery, postpartum period, or newborn period of a woman or newborn may not be classified as normal for purposes of this chapter.
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. 1.028, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Other Professions Performing Medical Procedures
Subchapter H. Practice by Midwife
Section 203.351. Informed Choice and Disclosure Requirements
Section 203.352. Prenatal and Certain Medical Care Encouraged
Section 203.353. Prevention of Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Section 203.354. Newborn Screening