Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-510
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Required eye treatment of infant - Exemption
Official statutory text
A. It shall be the duty of any physician, midwife, or other
person attendant upon the birth of a newborn infant to ensure
treatment of the eyes of the infant with a prophylactic ophthalmic
agent as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention as prophylaxis against ophthalmia neonatorum.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a
parent or legal guardian of a newborn infant from refusing
prophylactic treatment on religious grounds or when such person
deems that it is in the best interest of the child. If the parent
or legal guardian of the newborn infant refuses the prophylactic
treatment, the health care provider shall document the refusal in
the medical file of the newborn infant.
C. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules as
necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
person attendant upon the birth of a newborn infant to ensure
treatment of the eyes of the infant with a prophylactic ophthalmic
agent as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention as prophylaxis against ophthalmia neonatorum.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a
parent or legal guardian of a newborn infant from refusing
prophylactic treatment on religious grounds or when such person
deems that it is in the best interest of the child. If the parent
or legal guardian of the newborn infant refuses the prophylactic
treatment, the health care provider shall document the refusal in
the medical file of the newborn infant.
C. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules as
necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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