South Carolina § 44-37-20 Instillation of prophylactic to prevent blindness within one hour after birth.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-37-20 — Instillation of prophylactic to prevent blindness within one hour after birth.

South Carolina § 44-37-20

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 37CARE OF THE NEWLY BORN

This text of South Carolina § 44-37-20 (Instillation of prophylactic to prevent blindness within one hour after birth.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 44-37-20 (2026).

Text

Every doctor, midwife, nurse or other person attending the delivery at birth of a child in this State shall instill, or have instilled, into the eyes of the baby, within one hour after birth, some effective prophylactic approved by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, for prevention of blindness from ophthalmia neonatorum. A record of such administration or instillation shall be reported on the birth certificate, showing the time with respect to the birth and the kind of prophylactic administered.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Every doctor, midwife, nurse or other person attending the delivery at birth of a child in this State shall instill, or have instilled, into the eyes of the baby, within one hour after birth, some effective prophylactic approved by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, for prevention of blindness from ophthalmia neonatorum. A record of such administration or instillation shall be reported on the birth certificate, showing the time with respect to the birth and the kind of prophylactic administered.