{"id":"DC-037","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"District of Columbia","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"DC Health","authority":"Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-067 sec. IV (\u0027Guidance on allowable Phase One procedures is provided by DOH\u0027) and sec. III.3 (businesses \u0027must follow... guidance provided by the Department of Health\u0027)","instrument":"DC Health, Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Elective Surgery (Phase 1; last updated May 26, 2020)","title":"Guidance for Elective Surgery","dateIssued":"2020-05-26","effective":"2020-05-29 (Phase One)","end":"Superseded by the Phase Two guidance of June 17, 2020 (Ex. DC-069)","startDate":"2020-05-29","endDate":"2020-06-17","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP"],"addressees":["hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and providers resuming elective procedures"],"clause":"During Phase 1, the public and businesses will be required to adopt new behaviors and rigorous safeguards... providers that will resume elective procedures and non-emergency services during Phase 1 [must] Prioritize elective medical and surgical care that is essential, based on the urgency... Visitors should generally be prohibited.","enforcement":"Incorporated by Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-067 sec. III.3 and sec. XI","functions":["SX elective and non-emergency procedures","PR","VS visitors prohibited","IC screening and PPE"],"notes":"The District never issued a stand-alone elective-procedure suspension; the stay-at-home order\u0027s definition of Essential Activities (\u0027obtaining medical care that cannot be provided through telehealth\u0027) and this conditional resumption guidance are the operative texts","sourceUrl":"https://dchealth.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/coronavirus/page_content/attachments/COVID-19_DC_Health_Guidance_for_Elective_Surgery_Reopening_DC_2020.05.26_FINAL.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":124112,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DC","url":"/library/DC-037","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DC-037","citation":"DC Health, DC Health, Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Elective Surgery (Phase 1; last updated May 26, 2020) (Ex. DC-037)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["DC-069","DC-029","DC-039","DC-053","DC-054","DC-055","DC-067","DC-063","DC-064","DC-065","DC-066","DC-068"]}