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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES |
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Chapter 203. MIDWIVES |
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Subchapter B. MIDWIFERY BOARD |
Sec. 203.052. APPOINTMENT OF MIDWIFERY BOARD
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(a) The midwifery board consists of nine members appointed as follows:
(1) five licensed midwife members each of whom has at least three years' experience in the practice of midwifery;
(2) one physician member who is certified by a national professional organization of physicians that certifies obstetricians and gynecologists;
(3) one physician member who is certified by a national professional organization of physicians that certifies family practitioners or pediatricians; and
(4) two members who represent the public and who are not practicing or trained in a health care profession, one of whom is a parent with at least one child born with the assistance of a midwife.
(b) Appointments to the midwifery board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.