Tex. Health and Safety Code § 244.010: MINIMUM STANDARDS.

(a) For each level of license of a birthing center, the rules must contain minimum standards for:

(1) the qualifications for professional and nonprofessional personnel;

(2) the supervision of professional and nonprofessional personnel;

(3) the provision and coordination of treatment and services;

(4) the organizational structure, including the lines of authority and the delegation of responsibility;

(5) the keeping of clinical records; and

(6) any other aspect of the operation of a birthing center that the executive commissioner considers necessary to protect the public.

(b) This section does not authorize the executive commissioner to:

(1) establish the qualifications of a licensed practitioner; or

(2) permit a person to provide health care services who is not authorized to provide those services under another state law.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0682, eff. April 2, 2015.