{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.252","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 203.252","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS FOR INITIAL LICENSE.","body":"(a) A person qualifies to become a licensed midwife under this chapter if the person provides the department with documentary evidence that the person has:\n(1) satisfied each requirement for basic midwifery education; and\n(2) passed the comprehensive midwifery examination and jurisprudence examination required by this chapter.\n(b) The initial license must be issued before the midwife begins to practice midwifery and may be issued at any time during the year.\n(c) The term of the initial license begins on the date the requirements are met and extends through March 1 of the second year after the year in which the initial license is issued.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.013, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.018, eff. September 1, 2015.","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#203.252","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"fdb89eb0e57ab3809a7659e3a3374b4245f4a3e7eaaf457998d6917c5bf36a55","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.251","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.253"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}