{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 203.253","heading":"LICENSE APPLICATION.","body":"A person who practices midwifery must apply to the department to be licensed as a midwife in the manner and on a form prescribed by the executive director. The application must:\n(1) be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee; and\n(2) include information required by commission rules.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.019, 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#203.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"8c5b7ad60df1cd9056e474a4416e82cdbf847ebee5488e92669ddd2f738a208a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}