Amend HB 1535 on third reading 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) four [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) two [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.