MINIMUM STANDARDS.
Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 244.010.
in effect(a) For each level of license of a birthing center, the rules must contain minimum standards for:
(1) the qualifications for professional and nonprofessional personnel;
(2) the supervision of professional and nonprofessional personnel;
(3) the provision and coordination of treatment and services;
(4) the organizational structure, including the lines of authority and the delegation of responsibility;
(5) the keeping of clinical records; and
(6) any other aspect of the operation of a birthing center that the executive commissioner considers necessary to protect the public.
(b) This section does not authorize the executive commissioner to:
(1) establish the qualifications of a licensed practitioner; or
(2) permit a person to provide health care services who is not authorized to provide those services under another state law.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.