Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

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

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Title 12. Health
Agency 5. Department of Health
Chapter 90. Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control
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.

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