{"id":"SEC-02-027","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. 25","title":"An Order to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 by Limiting Non-Emergency Healthcare Procedures (superseding EO 18)","dateIssued":"2020-04-08","effective":"2020-04-09 00:01","end":"2020-04-30 00:01","startDate":"2020-04-09","endDate":"2020-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","SUPPLY"],"addressees":["all healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities in Tennessee","dental service providers"],"clause":"2. All healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities in the State of Tennessee shall postpone surgical and invasive procedures that are elective and non-urgent. Elective and non-urgent procedures are those procedures that can be delayed until the expiration of this Order because they are not required to provide life-sustaining treatment, to prevent death or risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function, or to prevent rapid deterioration or serious adverse consequences to a patient\u0027s physical condition... 3. In order to conserve personal protective equipment, healthcare providers and healthcare facilities shall [limit PPE use to settings] where surgeries and invasive procedures are being performed... 6. This Order shall take effect at 12:01 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on April 9, 2020, and shall remain in effect until 12:01 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on April 30, 2020","enforcement":"Tenn. Code Ann. 58-2-120","functions":["PR","SC","CL","CB"],"notes":"Extends the mandate from hospitals and surgical outpatient facilities to \u0027all healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee25.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1215751,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-02","url":"/library/SEC-02-027","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-02-027","citation":"Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 25 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-027)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["SEC-02-026","SEC-02-044"]}