2005 Idaho Code - 39-906 — DUTIES OF DIRECTOR

                                  TITLE  39
                              HEALTH AND SAFETY
                                  CHAPTER 9
                      PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS AND OTHER
                       PREVENTABLE DISEASES IN INFANTS
    39-906.  DUTIES OF DIRECTOR. It shall be the duty of the director of the
department of health and welfare:
    1.  To enforce the provisions of this chapter.
    2.  To administer such rules and regulations as shall, under this chapter,
be necessary for the purpose of this chapter, and such as the state board of
health and welfare may deem necessary for the further and proper guidance of
local health officers.
    3.  To publish and promulgate such further advice and information
concerning the dangers of inflammation of the eyes of the newborn as is
necessary for prompt and effective treatment.
    4.  To furnish copies of this law to all physicians and midwives as may be
engaged in the practice of obstetrics, or assisting at childbirth.
    5.  To keep a proper record of any and all cases of inflammation of the
eyes of the newborn as shall be filed in the office of the state board of
health and welfare in pursuance of this law, and as may come to their
attention in any way, and to constitute such records a part of the annual
report to the governor.
    6.  To report any and all violations of this chapter as may come to their
attention to the prosecuting attorney of the county wherein said misdemeanor
may have been committed, and to assist said official in any way possible, as
by securing necessary evidence, et cetera.
    7.  To furnish birth certificates which shall include the question "Did
you comply with section six (three) of this act? If so, state what solution
used."