{"id":"KY-009","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Kentucky","state":"KY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Acting Secretary Friedlander as Governor\u0027s designee; Commissioner Stack)","authority":"KRS ch. 39A; KRS 194A.025, 214.020; EO 2020-215","instrument":"CHFS Directive of March 23, 2020 (Elective Procedures)","title":"Directive that all non-emergent, non-urgent in-person medical, surgical, dental and other health-care procedures cease","dateIssued":"2020-03-23","effective":"2020-03-18 midnight (recited)","end":"Modified Apr. 27 (outpatient), May 6 (outpatient surgery), May 13 (inpatient 50 percent), May 27, 2020 (full volume) and Sept. 10, 2020 (KY-015, KY-029)","startDate":"2020-03-18","endDate":"2020-05-27","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["HC","CLOSE"],"addressees":["all licensed health-care professionals and facilities","hospitals","dental practices","chiropractors"],"clause":"ALL non-emergent, non-urgent in-person medical, surgical, dental, and any other healthcare practice or procedure must have immediately ceased effective close of business on March 18, 2020.... Non-Urgent — Any healthcare service that, were it not provided, is unlikely to result in any serious and/or irreparable harm to a patient if not provided for more than 30 days. (For example, chiropractic medicine.)... All healthcare providers are instructed to follow these recommendations when considering what procedures to cancel.","enforcement":"Directive of the Governor\u0027s designee under KRS ch. 39A; SB 150 sec. 1 ties liability protection to compliance with CHFS elective-procedure directives","functions":["SX surgery","PR procedures","CH chairside dental","OC outpatient clinics","DX diagnostics","CB patients"],"notes":"Telemedicine \u0027strongly urged\u0027; Medicare and Medicaid telehealth waivers recited","sourceUrl":"https://governor.ky.gov/attachments/20200323_Directive_Elective-Procedures.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":94663,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"KY","url":"/library/KY-009","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/KY-009","citation":"Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (Acting Secretary Friedlander as Governor\u0027s designee; Commissioner Stack), CHFS Directive of March 23, 2020 (Elective Procedures) (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. KY-009)","stateName":"Kentucky","related":["KY-015","KY-029"]}