{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.251","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 203.251","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A person may not practice midwifery unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter.\n(b) The department shall provide a license to each person who fulfills the licensing requirements.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 203. MIDWIVES","SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.203.htm#203.251","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"3df4040b43ff040e46634919e69da3bdff7175df1b61ad00f74347471491d294","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.157","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.252"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}