Sections
9 entriesSection 550Defines “ophthalmia neonatorum” as any inflammation, swelling, or redness in one or both eyes of an infant, with or without unnatural discharge,…Section 551Requires specified childbirth attendants, parents, relatives, maternity homes, and hospitals to treat both of a newborn’s eyes with an efficient prophylactic treatment…Section 552Establishes that a case of ophthalmia neonatorum, or blindness resulting from it, in a child attended by a person accused of violating…Section 553Requires every maternity home, hospital, and similar institution where childbirth occurs to keep a record of every case of ophthalmia neonatorum that…Section 554Requires each local health officer to investigate every reported case of ophthalmia neonatorum and any other case that comes to the officer’s…Section 555Requires the State Department of Health Services to enforce the article, adopt regulations, publish preventive information, provide free copies to physicians, midwives,…Section 556Sets misdemeanor liability for specified persons who fail to report ophthalmia neonatorum, childbirth institutions that fail to use prescribed treatment or keep…Section 557Allows the board with jurisdiction over a physician, midwife, or other professionally employed person to revoke that person’s license when a third…Section 558Requires fines collected under the applicable provisions to be divided equally: one-half goes to the county where the prosecution occurred, and one-half…