Public Health Law § 2502 · Title 1. General Provisions
Report of certain conditions
Text — Law content up to date as of October 9, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 2502. Report of certain conditions. Any nurse-midwife, nurse or other person having the care of an infant within the age of two weeks who neglects or omits to report immediately to the health officer or to a legally qualified practitioner of medicine of the city, town or place where such child is being cared for, the fact that one or both eyes of such infant are inflammed or reddened whenever such shall be the case, or who applies any remedy therefor without the advice, or except by the direction of such officer or physician is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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