{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-111-109a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, § 109A","heading":"Treatment of infants' eyes at time of birth","body":"Section 109A. The physician, or hospital medical officer registered under section nine of chapter one hundred and twelve, if any, personally attending the birth of a child shall treat his eyes within two hours after birth with a prophylactic remedy furnished or approved by the department. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 111"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter111/Section109A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:41Z","sha256":"b2f166f9d5a2a603cd2b4849ceddaf136b426632303efd0bff54cb13f87723a4","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-111-109","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-111-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}