Text of Statute

Every physician, certified nurse-midwife, or other person in attendance at childbirth shall, immediately after the birth, use in the eyes of the newborn child some prophylactic against inflammation of the eyes of such child, and shall make a record on the birth certificate of the prophylactic used.

HISTORY: GC § 1248-5; 106 v 321, § 5; 119 v 608; Bureau of Code Revision, 10-1-53; 142 v H 529 (Eff 6-14-88); 142 v H 790 (Eff 3-16-89); 146 v S 154. Eff 9-10-96.