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Rescission of Order of the Commissioner of Public Health (elective invasive procedures)

Rescission of the December 7, 2020 elective-procedures order

Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel · Massachusetts (State)

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Jurisdiction
Massachusetts
Level
State
Authority
G.L. c. 17, s. 2A
Issued
2021-03-01 Mar. 1, 2021
Effective
2021-03-01
End
Self-executing (read as 2021-03-31)
In force
Mar. 1, 2021 to Mar. 31, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q1
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • hospitals and health care providers
Functions reached
  • SX/PR elective procedures resumed Mar. 1, 2021
Collection
Massachusetts MA

Operative words

On December 7, 2020... I issued an Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive Procedures, effective from 12:01 a.m. on December 11, 2020.... Accordingly, as its provisions are no longer necessary to protect patients and the healthcare workforce, or to conserve resources, I now RESCIND the Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive Procedures, effective March 1, 2021.

Enforcement

n/a

Notes

Recites the 7-day average of COVID-19 hospitalizations falling from 2,343 (Jan. 8, 2021) to 926 (Feb. 24, 2021).