Section He-P 301.06 - Prevention of Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum and Perinatal Hepatitis B Infection(a) All hospitals and healthcare facilities at which births are attended shall administer neonatal prophylaxis against gonococcal ophthalmia.(b) All hospitals and healthcare facilities at which births are attended shall administer hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) and the first hepatitis B vaccine dose within 12 hours of birth to all infants born to hepatitis B surface antigen positive women.(c) For infants born to women of unknown hepatitis B surface antigen status, the hospital or healthcare facility at which the birth was attended shall: (1) Administer the first hepatitis B vaccine dose within 12 hours of birth; and(2) If the mother tests positive for hepatitis B surface antigen, the hospital or healthcare facility at which the birth was attended or the health care provider shall administer HBIG to the infant within 7 days of birth.N.H. Code Admin. R. He-P 301.06
#4230, eff 2-23-87; ss by #4946, eff 10-2-90; EXPIRED: 10-2-96
New. #6634, eff 11-25-97; ss by #8242, eff 12-30-04; ss by #9172, eff 6-6-08
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 45, Filed November 10, 2016, Proposed by #12033, Effective 11/3/2016, Expires 11/3/2026.