12VAC5-90-140. Procedure for preventing ophthalmia neonatorum.

Part VII. Prevention of Blindness from Ophthalmia Neonatorum

The physician, nurse, or midwife in charge of the infant's care after delivery of a baby shall ensure that a 1-cm ribbon of 0.5% erythromycin ophthalmic ointment is administered in each eye of the infant as soon as possible after birth and shall record the treatment in the medical record of the infant.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-12, 32.1-35, and 32.1-42 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR355-28-100 § 7.1, eff. July 1, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 27, Issue 13, eff. March 28, 2011; Volume 36, Issue 6, eff. December 26, 2019; Volume 41, Issue 26, eff. September 10, 2025.

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