Section 124111 Of Article 6.4. Newborn Eye Pathology Screening From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 106. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 6.4.
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. (a) The Newborn Eye Pathology Screening Task Force is
established and shall advise the State Department of Health Services
on the newborn eye pathology screening protocol.
(b) The task force shall be composed of the following 12 members:
(1) The Director of Health Services as a nonvoting ex officio
member.
(2) The 11 voting members shall be appointed by the Director of
Health Services as follows:
(A) One ophthalmologist with a background in or knowledge of
providing services to infants with retinoblastoma.
(B) One pediatric ophthalmologist who sees general pediatric
patients and is a designee of the American Association for Pediatric
Ophthalmology and Strabismus.
(C) One academic pediatrician with a background in or knowledge of
infant eye pathology screening.
(D) One parent representing families with a child with blindness
or other ocular abnormalities affecting vision.
(E) One representative from the California Academy of Family
Physicians.
(F) One representative recommended by the State Department of
Health Services.
(G) One representative from the American Academy of Pediatrics,
California District.
(H) One community pediatrician with a background in or experience
with the routine instillation of dilating eye drops as part of red
reflex screening.
(I) One nurse with a background in or knowledge of the current
department program for the instillation of eye drops to prevent
conjunctivitis.
(J) One retinal specialist with research experience in detecting
the signs of treatable congenital eye disease.
(K) One optometrist with a background in or experience with pupil
dilation in infants and red reflex screening for intraocular
pathology.
(c) Task force members shall serve without compensation, but shall
be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the
performance of the duties of the task force.