Texas Government Code 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 § 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 § 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).