{"id":"OH-007","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Ohio","state":"OH","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health","authority":"R.C. 3701.13","instrument":"Director\u0027s Order for the Management of Non-essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio","title":"Director\u0027s Order for the Management of Non-essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio","dateIssued":"2020-03-17","effective":"2020-03-18 5:00 p.m.","end":"2020-04-30 11:59 p.m. (rescinded by Stay Safe Ohio Order para. 9, Ex. OH-019; conditions continued by Ex. OH-027 to Apr. 5, 2021)","startDate":"2020-03-18","endDate":"2020-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["hospitals","outpatient surgery and procedure providers","dentists (Ex. OH-019 para. 9: \u0027medical providers, including dentists\u0027)"],"clause":"1. Effective 5:00 p.m. Wednesday March 18, 2020, all non-essential or elective surgeries and procedures that utilized PPE should not be conducted. 2. A non-essential surgery is a procedure that can be delayed without undue risk to the current or future health of a patient.... 4. Each hospital and outpatient surgery or procedure provider, whether public, private, or nonprofit, shall establish an internal governance structure to ensure the principles outlined above are followed.","enforcement":"Enforcement paragraph not included; R.C. 3701.352 and 3701.99(C) apply by statute","functions":["SX surgery and elective procedures","PR procedures and elective visits","CH chairside dental care","OC outpatient clinics","SC PPE"],"notes":"Issued \u0027for the purposes of preserving personal protective equipment (PPE) and critical hospital capacity\u0027; consistent with the Ohio Hospital Association guidelines of Mar. 16, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/OHOOD/2020/03/17/file_attachments/1403950/Director%27s%20Order%20non-essential%20surgery%203-17-2020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":262533,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"OH","url":"/library/OH-007","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/OH-007","citation":"Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director\u0027s Order for the Management of Non-essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. OH-007)","stateName":"Ohio","related":["OH-019","OH-027","OH-056","OH-003","OH-006","OH-008","OH-069","OH-004","OH-053","OH-011","OH-002","OH-010"]}