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Executive Order 2020-10

Delaying Elective Surgeries to Conserve Personal Protective Equipment Necessary to Test and Treat Patients with COVID-19

Governor Douglas A. Ducey · Arizona (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Arizona
Level
State
Authority
Ariz. Const.; A.R.S. 26-303; 36-787
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-21 8:00 a.m. (read as 2020-03-21)
End
Conditional resumption from May 1, 2020 under EO 2020-32; rescinded Apr. 1, 2021 (EO 2021-08) (read as 2020-05-01)
In force
Mar. 21, 2020 to May 1, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • all licensed healthcare facilities
  • all licensed healthcare providers
  • dental practices
Functions reached
  • SX surgery and elective procedures
  • PR elective and aerosol-generating dental procedures
  • OC outpatient clinics
  • CB patients
Collection
Arizona AZ

Operative words

Beginning on Saturday, March 21, at 8:00 AM, all non-essential or elective surgeries, including elective dental surgeries, that utilize personal protective equipment or ventilators shall not be performed at any licensed healthcare facility or by any licensed healthcare provider in the State of Arizona.

Enforcement

A.R.S. 26-317; licensing authority of ADHS and health boards; 'reconsidered for repeal or revision every two weeks'

Notes

Defines non-essential or elective surgery as one 'that can be delayed without undue risk to the current or future health of a patient'; the medical professional applies 'best medical judgment'.

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