Journal of the House of Representatives of the First Called Session of the Seventy-Second Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 6 Page: 1,351
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(3) an application for a delayed birth certificate or delayed death certificate;
or
(4) an application for a certified copy of a vital record.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly
supplies false information, or intentionally or knowingly creates a false record, or
directs another person to supply false information or create a false record, for use
in the preparation of a certificate, record, report, or amendment under this title.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person, without lawful authority and
with intent to deceive, makes, counterfeits, alters, amends, or mutilates or directs
another person to make, counterfeit, alter, amend, or mutilate:
(1) a certificate, record, or report required under this title; or
(2) a certified copy of a certificate, record, or report required under this
title.
(d) A person commits an offense if the person, for purposes of deception,
intentionally or knowingly obtains, possesses, uses, sells, or furnishes, or attempts
or directs another person to attempt to obtain, possess, use, sell, or furnish a
certificate, record, or report required under this title, or a certified copy of a
certificate, record, or report required under this title, if the document:
(1) is made, counterfeited, altered, amended, or mutilated without lawful
authority and with intent to deceive;
(2) is false in whole or in part; or
(3) relates to the birth of another individual.
(e) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly
fraudulently identifies himself or herself to obtain or return registration forms,
certificates, or any other forms required under this title.
(f. An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
jg) [(f)] In this section, "person" means an individual, corporation, or
association.
(h) If a person is convicted of an offense under this section, the court shall
order as a condition of probation that the person cannot obtain a certificate, record,
or report to which this section applies or practice midwifery, and the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice shall require as a condition of parole that the person
cannot obtain a certificate, record, or report to which this section applies or practice
midwifery.
SECTION 5.16. Section 17, Texas Midwifery Act (Article 4512i, Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes), as amended by Chapter 158, Acts of the 72nd Legislature,
Regular Session, 1991, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 17. PROHIBITED ACTS. A midwife may not:
(1) except for prophylaxis approved by the board to prevent ophthalmia
neonatorum, administer a prescription drug to a client except under the supervision
of a licensed physician in accordance with the laws of this state;
(2) use forceps or surgical instruments for any procedure other than
cutting the umbilical cord or providing emergency first aid during delivery;
(3) remove placenta by invasive techniques;
(4) advance or retard labor or delivery by using medicines or mechanical
devices;
(5) use in connection with the midwife's name a title, abbreviation or any
designation tending to imply that the midwife is a "registered" or "certified"
midwife as opposed to one who is identified in compliance with this Act;August 9, 1991
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the First Called Session of the Seventy-Second Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 6, legislative document, 1991; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth145973/m1/93/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.