{"id":"WV-014","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Jim Justice","authority":"W. Va. Code 15-5-6 and 15-5-1","instrument":"Executive Order 16-20","title":"Prohibition of all elective medical procedures in hospitals, offices and clinics","dateIssued":"2020-03-31","effective":"2020-04-01 12:00 a.m.","end":"Amended Apr. 20, 2020 (EO 28-20: hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers may resume more urgent elective procedures on OHFLAC approval no earlier than Apr. 28); terminated for all facilities and practitioners other than OHFLAC-regulated hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers 12:00 a.m. Apr. 30, 2020 (EO 30-20 paragraph 1); formally terminated Apr. 20, 2021 (EO 12-21)","startDate":"2020-04-01","endDate":"2020-04-20","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["all 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. The term \u0027elective\u0027 includes medical procedures that are not immediately medically necessary to preserve the patient\u0027s life or long-term health, except that procedures that cannot be postponed without compromising the patient\u0027s long-term health, procedures that cannot be performed consistent with other law at a later date, or procedures that are religiously mandated shall not be considered \u0027elective\u0027 under this Order.","enforcement":"Order under W. Va. Code 15-5-6; licensing enforcement by the Chapter 30 boards and OHFLAC","functions":["SX surgery and elective procedures","PR procedures and elective visits","CH chairside dental care and PR aerosol-generating procedures","OC outpatient clinics","CB patients","WF"],"notes":"Recital: \u0027prohibiting elective medical procedures is necessary during this state of emergency to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by further limiting the movement of persons and occupancy of premises throughout the state, and by conserving limited medical personnel, personal protective equipment, and other necessary medical equipment and supplies.\u0027 Reaches dental practices in terms (\u0027offices, and clinics\u0027).","sourceUrl":"https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/EO%2016-20electiveprocedures.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200406211125/https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/EO%2016-20electiveprocedures.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":79273,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WV","url":"/library/WV-014","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WV-014","citation":"Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 16-20 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. WV-014)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["WV-013","WV-016","WV-012","WV-015","WV-017","WV-018","WV-011","WV-009","WV-019","WV-010","WV-020","WV-021"]}