{"id":"MA-060","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel","authority":"G.L. c. 17, s. 2A; Public Health Council authorization; approval of the Governor","instrument":"Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive Procedures","title":"Phase I elective-procedure resumption order (attestation required)","dateIssued":"2020-05-18","effective":"2020-05-18","end":"Superseded by the June 24, 2020 order","startDate":"2020-05-18","endDate":"2020-06-24","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP"],"addressees":["all health care providers (hospitals, ASCs, physician and dental practices)"],"clause":"a health care provider that has submitted an attestation to the state certifying that they meet clinical, capacity, safety standards, and governance requirements to resume providing high-priority preventative care and urgent procedures or services that cannot be delivered remotely and would lead to high risk or significant worsening of the patient\u0027s condition if deferred shall implement procedures published by the Department of Public Health regarding the scheduling and performance of such urgent elective invasive procedures. Any such health care provider that has not submitted the attestation shall not perform any non-essential elective invasive procedures.","enforcement":"Facility and professional licensure","functions":["SX/PR elective procedures limited to urgent, attesting providers","CH/PR dental hygiene and elective dental procedures","FD scheduling"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://www.mass.gov/doc/order-on-elective-surgery-may-18/download","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200620150157/https://www.mass.gov/doc/order-on-elective-surgery-may-18/download","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":187445,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MA","url":"/library/MA-060","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MA-060","citation":"Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding the Scheduling and Performance of Urgent Elective Invasive Procedures (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MA-060)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["MA-061","MA-057"]}