{"id":"UT-014","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Utah","state":"UT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Joseph K. Miner, M.D., Executive Director, Utah Department of Health","authority":"Utah Code 26-1-10, 26-1-30, 26-6-3","instrument":"State Public Health Order rescinding the March 23, 2020 elective-procedure order and imposing protocols on covered healthcare providers (version dated May 1, 2020; original Apr. 21, 2020)","title":"State Public Health Order (covered healthcare providers)","dateIssued":"2020-05-01","effective":"immediately","end":"2020-05-15 11:59 p.m.","startDate":"2020-05-01","endDate":"2020-05-15","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP","MASK"],"addressees":["every covered healthcare provider licensed in Utah (physicians, nurses, dentists, dental hygienists, optometrists, physical therapists, podiatrists, chiropractors, naturopaths, athletic trainers, veterinarians and healthcare facilities), excluding hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities"],"clause":"1. The state public health order issued on March 23, 2020, relating to elective surgeries and procedures, is hereby rescinded.... 3. Each covered healthcare provider shall: a. implement the following protocols regarding the use of face masks: i.... require each individual in a healthcare facility, including each staff member, patient, and individual accompanying a patient, to wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth when within six feet of another individual;... b. permit no more than one individual to accompany each patient; c. ensure that no individual is permitted to congregate in or near the healthcare facility, including to the extent practicable, requiring a patient to wait outside the healthcare facility or in the individual\u0027s vehicle...; d. remove any toy, magazine, and other similar item from each waiting room...; e. screen each individual who enters the healthcare facility by: i. taking the individual\u0027s temperature; and ii. g. install a protective barrier that separates patients from front desk personnel or require front desk personnel to wear a mask...; h. require each healthcare professional to wear a face shield or goggles that seal around the eyes when performing a treatment that creates an aerosol","enforcement":"Utah Code 26-1-10, 26-1-30, 26-6-3","functions":["CH chairside care","PR aerosol-generating procedures","FD front desk and scheduling","CL clinical intake and waiting room","ST sterilization and PPE","CB patients (one companion; vehicle waiting)"],"notes":"Recital: \u0027many procedures postponed as a result of my March 23, 2020, order are now more urgent and medically necessary\u0027; ICU occupancy by COVID-19 patients \u0027stabilized below 20 percent\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://coronavirus-download.utah.gov/Health/state%20public%20health%20order.20.04.21.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":64363,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"UT","url":"/library/UT-014","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/UT-014","citation":"Joseph K. Miner, M.D., Executive Director, Utah Department of Health, State Public Health Order rescinding the March 23, 2020 elective-procedure order and imposing protocols on covered healthcare providers (version dated May 1, 2020; original Apr. 21, 2020) (Ex. UT-014)","stateName":"Utah","related":["UT-003","DUT-UT-003","DUT-UT-016","UT-010","UT-005","UT-002","UT-019"]}