Florida Statute 383.06 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 383
MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CARE

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383.06 Report of inflammation or discharge in infant’s eyes.—Any person who shall nurse or attend any infant shall report any inflammation or unnatural discharge in the eyes of said child that shall develop within 2 weeks after birth, to the local health officer or licensed physician, which report shall be made within 6 hours.

History.—s. 3, ch. 20690, 1941.

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Cases Citing Statute 383.06

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Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Simpson

128 So. 2d 420, 1961 Fla. App. LEXIS 3028

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 1961 | Docket: 638486

Cited 17 times | Published

§ 30, pp. 405-406. [6] 29 Am.Jur., Insurance, § 383; 6 Appleman, Insurance Law and Practice, § 4185,

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