TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 9

PREVENTABLE DISEASES IN INFANTS AND NEWBORNS

39-903.  ocular antibiotic prophylaxis to be APPLIED TO eyes of newborn baby. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, physicians and midwives shall apply ocular antibiotic prophylaxis to the eyes of a newborn for the prevention of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum in accordance with the guidelines of the centers for disease control and prevention and the United States preventive services task force as standard medical practice in Idaho.

History:

[39-903, added 2025, ch. 45, sec. 9, p. 217.]