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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1979, chapter 711.<\/p>","references":[{"id":359721,"section_number":"32.1-73","catch_line":"Failure to comply with provisions; grounds for revocation of license or permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-73\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1429195,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359664,"identifier":"32.1-62","token":"32.1\/2\/6\/32.1-62","url":"\/32.1-62\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-62\/","token":"32.1\/2\/6\/32.1-62","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedure upon infant’s birth","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-62","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In order<\/span> to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, the physician, nurse or midwife in charge of the delivery of a baby or, if none, the first attending physician shall, immediately after the baby’s birth, perform upon such baby the procedure prescribed by the Board<\/span>. Such action shall be duly recorded in the medical record of the baby.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURE UPON INFANT’S BIRTH (\u00a7 32.1-62)\n\nIn order to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, the physician, nurse or midwife in\ncharge of the delivery of a baby or, if none, the first attending physician\nshall, immediately after the baby’s birth, perform upon such baby the\nprocedure prescribed by the Board. Such action shall be duly recorded in the\nmedical record of the baby.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-107; 1979, c. 711.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}