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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 81.091 — OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM PREVENTION; CRIMINAL PENALTY

HS § 81.091Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES · Art. E. CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES

Statute text

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(a)A physician, nurse, midwife, or other person in attendance at childbirth shall use or cause to be used prophylaxis approved by the executive commissioner to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum.
(b)A midwife is responsible for the administration of the prophylaxis to each infant the midwife delivers by:
(1)administering the prophylaxis under standing delegation orders issued by a licensed physician; or
(2)requiring the prophylaxis to be administered by an appropriately licensed and trained individual under standing delegation orders issued by a licensed physician.
(c)Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall furnish prophylaxis approved by the executive commissioner free of charge to:
(1)health care providers if the newborn's financially responsible adult is unable to pay; and
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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0236, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (H.B. 2886), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 81.091 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.