Executive Directive No. 20-016 (Revised) (original June 24, 2020; amended July 29, 2020, October 20, 2020 and June 16, 2021; the retrieved text is the January 20, 2023 revision)

The record

Jurisdiction

New Jersey

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

N.J.S.A. 26:13-12; EO 145 para. 2; P.L. 2021, c. 103, sec. 5

Issued

2020-06-24 June 24, 2020

Effective

2020-06-24 (original); amended through 2021 and 2023 (read as 2020-06-24)

End

Continued after June 4, 2021 (amended June 16, 2021; then under P.L. 2021, c. 103); revised 2023 (outside the period) (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

June 24, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• ambulatory surgery centers licensed under N.J.A.C. 8:43A

Functions reached

• PR procedures under screening, testing, PPE and capacity protocols
• IC infection control
• CB patients (pre-procedure testing)

Collection

New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Recitals: EO 109 "ordered that, as of 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2020, all 'elective' surgeries performed on adults, whether medical or dental, and all 'elective' invasive procedures performed on adults, whether medical or dental, would be suspended in New Jersey"; "the suspension of those surgeries and procedures preserved the capacity of our healthcare system to deal with the surge of COVID-19 cases"; "the Department of Health issued Executive Directive No. 20-016 on June 24, 2020, providing guidance to ambulatory surgery centers resuming elective surgeries and invasive procedures"; "Executive Directive No. 20-016 was amended on July 29, 2020, October 20, 2020, and June 16, 2021, to correspond with the changing phases of the COVID-19 emergency response".

Enforcement

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