{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-253.11","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 253.11","heading":"Infant blindness.","body":"(1) For the prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum or infant blindness the attending physician or midwife shall use a prophylactic agent approved by the department.\n(2) In a confinement not attended by a physician or nurse-midwife, if one or both eyes of an infant become inflamed, swollen and red or show an unnatural discharge at any time within 2 weeks after birth, the nurse, parents, or other person in charge shall report the facts in writing within 6 hours to the local health officer who shall immediately warn the person of the danger. The local health officer shall employ at the expense of the local health department a competent physician to examine and treat the case.\n(3) Any person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.","path":["Chs. 250-257, Health","Chapter 253 Maternal And Child Health"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/253.11","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:12Z","sha256":"652a7838bf909687ce1755e843c3d9c9fe84c59580ffefae0203999e6c2f9aec","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-253.107","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-253.115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}