{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.401","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 203.401","heading":"PROHIBITED PRACTICES.","body":"A midwife may not:\n(1) provide midwifery care in violation of commission rule, except in an emergency that poses an immediate threat to the life of a woman or newborn;\n(2) administer a prescription drug to a client other than:\n(A) a drug administered under the supervision of a licensed physician in accordance with state law;\n(B) prophylaxis approved by the Department of State Health Services to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum; or\n(C) oxygen administered in accordance with commission rule;\n(3) use forceps or a surgical instrument for a procedure other than cutting the umbilical cord or providing emergency first aid during delivery;\n(4) remove placenta by invasive techniques;\n(5) use a mechanical device or medicine to advance or retard labor or delivery; or\n(6) make on a birth certificate a false statement or false record in violation of Section 195.003, Health and Safety Code.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 1535), Sec. 44, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.033, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 203. MIDWIVES","SUBCHAPTER I. PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.203.htm#203.401","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"07781b2a272902e7e14b293debbcf1e5b911e0dec393b66cf35cba065921369a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.357","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-203.402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}