{"id":"SEC-02-026","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Tennessee","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"02","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Bill Lee","authority":"Tenn. Code Ann. 58-2-107","instrument":"Executive Order No. 18","title":"An Order to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 by Limiting Non-Emergency Healthcare Procedures","dateIssued":"2020-03-23","effective":"2020-03-24 00:01","end":"2020-04-13 00:01 (amended and superseded by EO 25 effective Apr. 9, 2020)","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"2020-04-13","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","SUPPLY"],"addressees":["dental service providers","all hospitals and surgical outpatient facilities","non-hospital healthcare providers (requested and urged)"],"clause":"2. All hospitals and surgical outpatient facilities in the State of Tennessee shall not perform non-essential procedures, which includes any medical procedure that is not necessary to preserve the patient\u0027s life or health, including, at a minimum, joint replacement, bariatric surgery, and cosmetic surgery... 3. Non-hospital healthcare providers impacted by this Order are requested and urged to postpone elective and non-urgent procedures and to provide any PPE in their possession and not required for the emergency care exempted in the Order... 5. This Order shall be effective and enforceable at 12:01 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on March 24, 2020","enforcement":"Tenn. Code Ann. 58-2-120 (Class A misdemeanor)","functions":["PR","SC","CL","CB"],"notes":"Office-based providers were \u0027requested and urged\u0027 under EO 18 and ordered under EO 25.","sourceUrl":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee18.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":784618,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-02","url":"/library/SEC-02-026","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-02-026","citation":"Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 18 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-026)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["SEC-02-027","SEC-02-044"]}