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Ex. SEC-01-063 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Executive Order 2020-32

Requesting Exemption from Executive Order 2020-10 Elective Surgeries

Governor Douglas A. Ducey · Arizona (State)

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Jurisdiction
Arizona
Level
State
Authority
A.R.S. 26-303
Issued
2020-04-22 Apr. 22, 2020
Effective
Surgeries may begin on or after May 1, 2020 for exempted facilities (read as 2020-05-01)
End
'shall remain in place until further notice, and shall be reconsidered for repeal or revision every two weeks in conjunction with review of Executive Order 2020-10' (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
May 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Capacity limitHealth care orders
Addressees
  • hospitals, healthcare facilities and providers seeking exemption
Functions reached
  • SX
  • IP 80 percent occupancy ceiling
  • IC testing and screening
  • VS
  • SC PPE
Collection
Hospitals and Health Systems SEC-01

Operative words

Hospitals, healthcare facilities, and providers (including dental surgery providers) must demonstrate in a request for exemption from Executive Order 2020-10... A continuing supply of PPE... for more than 14 days and that is not reliant on the state or a county health department; and Adequate staffing and bed availability with no greater than 80% of total bed capacity occupied, if it is a hospital; and Implementation of a robust COVID-19 testing plan to test all at-risk healthcare workers and each patient prior to the scheduling of an elective, non-essential surgery... Implementation of a universal symptom screening process for all staff, patients, and visitors prior to entry into the facility... A hospital, healthcare facility or provider who has an exemption from Executive Order 2020-10 is not eligible to request or receive PPE distributed by the state or county health departments.

Enforcement

A.R.S. 26-317; ADHS exemption process

Notes

Resumption by application only, on capacity, testing, screening and PPE conditions.

Retrieval note

Text from ACS (SEC-01-031).