(a) This section does not apply to a woman who objects to a standard serological syphilis test because the test is against the religious beliefs and practices of the woman. (b) (1) The individual attending a woman for pregnancy shall submit to a medical laboratory: (i) A blood sample taken from the woman at the time that the individual […]
(a) Immediately after the birth of a child, the attending physician or attending nurse midwife shall use in the eyes of the child a prophylactic, approved by the Department, against gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum. (b) If, within 2 weeks after the birth of a child, an eye of the child becomes inflamed or swollen: (1) The attending physician shall […]
(a) (1) To the extent that funds are available for this purpose, the Secretary, in collaboration with other State agencies, shall establish and promote a statewide public information, awareness, and education campaign on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other effects of prenatal alcohol exposure. (2) The campaign shall: (i) Reach out to the general public and specific populations determined to […]
