Amend CSHB 1535 by striking SECTION 5 of the bill (page 2,
line 12 through page 3, line 3) and substituting the following:
SECTION 5. Section 203.052(a), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The midwifery board consists of nine members appointed
as follows:
(1) three midwife members each of whom has at least
three years' experience in the practice of midwifery [and not more
than one of whom is a licensed health care professional];
(2) one certified nurse-midwife member;
(3) one physician member who is certified by a
national professional organization of physicians that certifies
obstetricians and gynecologists;
(4) one physician member who is certified by a
national professional organization of physicians that certifies
family practitioners or pediatricians; and
(5) three 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.