Delaware § 803 - Treatment of eyes on birth.
Full text of Delaware Delaware Code § 803 — Treatment of eyes on birth., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 803. Treatment of eyes on birth.
(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.
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;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 803 ("Treatment of eyes on birth.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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