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Director's Order for the Management of Non-essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio

Director's Order for the Management of Non-essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio

Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health · Ohio (State)

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Jurisdiction
Ohio
Level
State
Authority
R.C. 3701.13
Issued
2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18 5:00 p.m. (read as 2020-03-18)
End
2020-04-30 11:59 p.m. (rescinded by Stay Safe Ohio Order para. 9, Ex. OH-019; conditions continued by Ex. OH-027 to Apr. 5, 2021) (read as 2020-04-30)
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • hospitals
  • outpatient surgery and procedure providers
  • dentists (Ex. OH-019 para. 9: 'medical providers, including dentists')
Functions reached
  • SX surgery and elective procedures
  • PR procedures and elective visits
  • CH chairside dental care
  • OC outpatient clinics
  • SC PPE
Collection
Ohio OH

Operative words

1. Effective 5:00 p.m. Wednesday March 18, 2020, all non-essential or elective surgeries and procedures that utilized PPE should not be conducted. 2. A non-essential surgery is a procedure that can be delayed without undue risk to the current or future health of a patient.... 4. Each hospital and outpatient surgery or procedure provider, whether public, private, or nonprofit, shall establish an internal governance structure to ensure the principles outlined above are followed.

Enforcement

Enforcement paragraph not included; R.C. 3701.352 and 3701.99(C) apply by statute

Notes

Issued 'for the purposes of preserving personal protective equipment (PPE) and critical hospital capacity'; consistent with the Ohio Hospital Association guidelines of Mar. 16, 2020.

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