Sec. 531.653.  CASE MANAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN PROGRAM:  PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS.  Program services may be provided only by a provider who completes the standardized case management training required by the commission under Section 531.654 and who is:
(1)  an advanced practice nurse who holds a license, other than a provisional or temporary license, under Chapter 301, Occupations Code;
(2)  a registered nurse who holds a license, other than a provisional or temporary license, under Chapter 301, Occupations Code, and:
(A)  completed a baccalaureate degree program in nursing; or
(B)  completed an associate degree program in nursing and has:
(i)  at least two years of cumulative paid full-time work experience; or
(ii)  at least two years of cumulative, supervised full-time educational internship or practicum experience obtained in the last 10 years that included assessing the psychosocial and health needs of and making community referrals of:
(a)  children who are 21 years of age or younger; or
(b)  pregnant women;
(3)  a social worker who holds a license, other than a provisional or temporary license, under Chapter 505, Occupations Code, appropriate for the individual's practice, including the practice of independent social work;
(4)  a community health worker as defined by Section 48.001, Health and Safety Code, who is certified by the Department of State Health Services; or
(5)  a doula who is certified by a recognized national certification program, as determined by the commission, unless the doula qualifies as a certified community health worker under Subdivision (4).
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 316 (H.B. 1575), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.