Delaware § 803 Treatment of eyes on birth

Delaware Statutes

§ 803 — Treatment of eyes on birth

Delaware § 803

Title16

PartRegulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health

Ch. 8INFLAMMATION OF EYES OF NEWBORN

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 16, § 803 (2026).

Text

(a)The Department of Health and Social Services shall regulate the type of prophylactic treatment to be employed against inflammation of the eye or eyes of the newborn, the conditions under which such prophylaxis will be employed and the diseases for which reporting is required. Such regulation shall conform with standards promulgated by the United States Center for Disease Control, United States Public Health Service. A record of the prophylactic used and details thereof shall be recorded on the birth certificate.

(b)Nothing in this section shall require medical treatment for the minor child of any person who is a member of a recognized church or religious denomination and whose religious convictions, in accordance with the tenets and practices of the person’s church or religious denom

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(a) The Department of Health and Social Services shall regulate the type of prophylactic treatment to be employed against inflammation of the eye or eyes of the newborn, the conditions under which such prophylaxis will be employed and the diseases for which reporting is required. Such regulation shall conform with standards promulgated by the United States Center for Disease Control, United States Public Health Service. A record of the prophylactic used and details thereof shall be recorded on the birth certificate.

(b) Nothing in this section shall require medical treatment for the minor child of any person who is a member of a recognized church or religious denomination and whose religious convictions, in accordance with the tenets and practices of the person’s church or religious denomination, are against medical treatment for disease.

Legislative History

29 Del. Laws, c. 51, § 3 ; 32 Del. Laws, c. 42 ; 40 Del. Laws, c. 97, § 1 ; Code 1935, § 779; 16 Del. C. 1953, § 903; 64 Del. Laws, c. 119, § 1 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, § 86 ; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1