{"id":"AL-082","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Alabama","state":"AL","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama","authority":"Ala. Code § 34-9-43; Ala. Admin. Code r. 270-X-2-.15 (dentists must follow current CDC guidelines); implementing the State Health Officer\u0027s order","instrument":"Alabama Dental Treatment Protocol Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic (effective April 3, 2020; updated April 7, 2020)","title":"Board protocol: all elective dental procedures delayed by order of the State Health Officer; urgent care only; daily staff self-assessment; PPE; waiting-room rules","dateIssued":"2020-04-03","effective":"2020-04-03","end":"2020-04-30 5:00 p.m. (procedures permitted to resume under the Safer at Home Order); replaced by the Return-to-Practice protocol of April 29, 2020 (Ex. AL-083)","startDate":"2020-04-03","endDate":"2020-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP"],"addressees":["all licensed dentists and dental offices in Alabama"],"clause":"Effective April 3, 2020, by Order of Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama State Health Officer, all elective dental and medical procedures shall be delayed. This Order supersedes all orders previously issued by the State Health Officer and Jefferson and Mobile County Health Officers.... C. Scope of Treatment 1. Reschedule Elective Procedures (Urgent Care patients only)... Each office/clinic staff member must self-assess their health daily before reporting to work.","enforcement":"Board licensing authority; Ala. Admin. Code r. 270-X-2-.15","functions":["CH chairside care","PR elective and aerosol-generating procedures","EM emergency-only period","ST sterilization and screening","FD scheduling","HR staff screening"],"notes":"Dental: the Board\u0027s own document that every Alabama dental practice was limited to urgent care from March 19/28 through April 30, 2020.","sourceUrl":"http://www.dentalboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/REVISED-Alabama-Protocol-April-3.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":363033,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AL","url":"/library/AL-082","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AL-082","citation":"Board of Dental Examiners of Alabama, Alabama Dental Treatment Protocol Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic (effective April 3, 2020; updated April 7, 2020) (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. AL-082)","stateName":"Alabama","related":["AL-083"]}