Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

The Attorney General of Texas December 19, 1978 JOHN L. HILL Attorney Genml Honorable Max C. Butler, President Opinion No. Ii- 12 9 5 Texas State Board of Medical Examiners Southwest Tower Building, Suite 900 Re: What services may a mid- all Rast Seventh Street wife or nurse midwife perform? Austin, Texas 78701 Dear Dr. Butler: You ask several questions about the. services which midwives may legally provide in Texas. Articles 4510, 4510a, and 45lOb, V.T.C.S., prohibit the practice of medicine by persons who are not licensed by the Board of Medical Examiners. “Practicing medicine” is defined…