Virginia Code 32.1-63: Duty of physician, midwife or nurse noting ophthalmia neonatorum.
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It shall be the duty of any physician, midwife or nurse who notes ophthalmia neonatorum within two weeks after the birth of an infant to perform or cause to be performed such tests as are necessary to ascertain the cause of such inflammation and to institute or have instituted appropriate therapy. When the cause of such inflammation is ascertained to be gonococcus, such physician, nurse or midwife shall report the infection to the local health director or the Commissioner as provided in § 32.1-36.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 32.1-63
- ophthalmia neonatorum: means any inflammation, swelling or unusual redness in one or both eyes of any infant, either apart from or together with any unnatural discharge from the eye or eyes of such infant, independent of the nature of the infection, if any, occurring at any time within two weeks after the birth of such infant. See Virginia Code 32.1-61
Code 1950, § 32-106; 1979, c. 711.