Utah Admin. Code R386-702-14 - Special Measures for the Control of Ophthalmia Neonatorum
(1) Every physician
or midwife practicing obstetrics or midwifery shall, within three hours of the
birth of a child, instill or cause to be instilled in each eye of such newborn
0.5% ophthalmic erythromycin ointment to prevent the development of ophthalmia
neonatorum.
(2) If this ointment is
not available due to a disruption in distribution or manufacturing, a physician
or midwife shall apply or cause to be administered an alternative treatment to
infants at risk for exposure to N. gonorrhoeae included in the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment
Guidelines, 2021, incorporated by reference within this rule.
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