# Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.040: Report of existence of ophthalmia neonatorum to be made to local health officer; duties of health officer or physician to whom report is made

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.040

## Section

- **Citation:** Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.040
- **Heading:** Report of existence of ophthalmia neonatorum to be made to local health officer; duties of health officer or physician to whom report is made
- **Jurisdiction:** Nevada
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NV Code / Title 40 / Chapter 442 / Section 442.040

## Text

1. Any physician, midwife, nurse, freestanding birthing center or hospital of any nature, parent, relative or person attending or assisting in any way any infant, or the person who gave birth to any infant, at childbirth, or any time within 2 weeks after childbirth, knowing the condition defined in NRS 442.030 to exist, shall immediately report such fact in writing to the local health officer of the county, city or other political subdivision within which the infant or the person who gave birth to any infant may reside.

2. Midwives shall immediately report conditions to some qualified practitioner of medicine and thereupon withdraw from the case except as they may act under the physician's instructions.

3. On receipt of such report, the health officer, or the physician notified by a midwife, shall immediately give to the parents or persons having charge of such infant a warning of the dangers to the eye or eyes of the infant, and shall, for indigent cases, provide the necessary treatment at the expense of the county, city or other political subdivision.

## Nearby sections

- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.003 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.003.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.005 Administration of chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.005.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.007 Standards for perinatal care: Regulations of State Board of Health](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.007.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.008 Examination of infants: Regulations; performance of tests by State Public Health Laboratory; duties of physician, midwife, nurse, freestanding birthing center or hospital; exemption](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.008.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.010 Examination of pregnant woman for discovery of syphilis: Blood sample; treatment for infection; exception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.010.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.013 Examination of pregnant woman for discovery of Chlamydia trachomatis, gonorrhea and hepatitis; exception](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.013.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.016 Limitations on charge to third party](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.016.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.020 Civil penalty; action for enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.020.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.030 “Inflammation of the eyes of the newborn” defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.030.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.040 Report of existence of ophthalmia neonatorum to be made to local health officer; duties of health officer or physician to whom report is made](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.040.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.050 Physician or midwife to instill germicide in eyes of newborn baby](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.050.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.060 Report of birth to include statement concerning instillation of germicide](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.060.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.070 Duties of local health officer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.070.md)
- [Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.080 Duties of Division](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NV_T40_C442_S442.080.md)

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