{"id":"SEC-02-067","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"02","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Jim Justice","authority":"W. Va. Code 15-5-6","instrument":"Executive Order 16-20","title":"Prohibition of elective medical procedures","dateIssued":"2020-03-31","effective":"2020-04-01","end":"","startDate":"2020-04-01","endDate":"2020-04-27","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["hospitals, offices and clinics throughout the state"],"clause":"All elective medical procedures are hereby prohibited; provided that patients will still have access to urgent, medically necessary procedures like those needed to preserve the patient\u0027s life or long-term health; and provided that this prohibition applies equally to all types of elective medical procedures performed in hospitals, offices, and clinics throughout the state (ACS quotation)","enforcement":"W. Va. Code 15-5-19 (misdemeanor)","functions":["PR","CL","CB"],"notes":"Offices and clinics named in terms.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":false,"fileBytes":0,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-02","url":"/library/SEC-02-067","exhibitUrl":null,"citation":"Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 16-20 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-067)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":[]}