California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 1 — General ProvisionsArticle 3 — Ophthalmia NeonatorumSection 552

Any case of ophthalmia neonatorum or of blindness resulting from it upon which one accused of a violation of this article has been in attendance constitutes prima facie evidence of knowledge of the case by the one accused.

Notes

Establishes that a case of ophthalmia neonatorum, or blindness resulting from it, in a child attended by a person accused of violating the article is prima facie evidence that the accused knew of the condition. The provision specifies the evidentiary effect without creating an additional reporting or treatment requirement.

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