{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-22-20-2","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 22-20-2","heading":"Prevention of Infantile Blindness.","body":"Any physician, midwife, nurse or other person in attendance on a confinement case shall, within two hours after the birth of the child, use one of the following prophylactic solutions for the prevention of infantile blindness or ophthalmia neonatorum, two drops of the solution to be dropped in each eye after the eyelids have been opened:\n(1) A one percent fresh solution of nitrate of silver, or\n(2) Such other solution as may be prescribed by the State Board of Health.","path":["Title 22 Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.","Title 1 Health and Environmental Control Generally.","Chapter 20 Miscellaneous Health Laws."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=22-20-2","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"d71a4be3baa39984a6c6bedc243aa8c0f85c5917ff21b7676a2987f461d8dbfb","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-22-20-1","next":"us-al/ala.-code-22-20-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}