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§ 18-308. Gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum

MD Health-Gen Code § 18-308 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    Immediately after the birth of a child, the attending physician or attending nurse midwife shall use in the eyes of the child a prophylactic, approved by the Department, against gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum.

(b)    If, within 2 weeks after the birth of a child, an eye of the child becomes inflamed or swollen:

(1)    The attending physician shall test to determine if gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum is the cause of the inflammation or swelling; or

(2)    If there is no attending physician, any other individual who has care of the child shall report the condition immediately to a physician or to the health officer for the county where the child is located, so that testing may be done.

(c)    Within 48 hours after a physician knows that a child under the physician’s care has gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum, the physician shall submit a report to the Department.

(d)    An individual other than a physician may not treat the inflammation or swelling.

(e)    A person who violates any provision of subsection (b)(2) or (d) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both.

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