Sec. 203.158. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING  


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  • (a) The midwifery board may not propose rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a licensed midwife except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

    (b) The midwifery board may not include in its proposed rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a licensed midwife a rule that:

    (1) restricts the licensed midwife's use of any advertising medium;

    (2) restricts the licensed midwife's personal appearance or use of the licensed midwife's voice in an advertisement;

    (3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the licensed midwife; or

    (4) restricts the licensed midwife's advertisement under a trade name.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1240 , Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2005.