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- Jurisdiction
- West Virginia
- Level
- State
- Authority
- W. Va. Code 15-5-6
- Issued
- 2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-01
- End
- 2020-04-30 (EO 28-20 and EO 30-20, Apr. 27, 2020, permitted resumption from Apr. 30 under board guidance) (read as 2020-04-30)
- In force
- Apr. 1, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care orders
- Addressees
- hospitals, offices and clinics throughout the State
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Hospitals and Health Systems SEC-01
Operative words
All elective medical procedures are hereby prohibited; provided that patients will still have access to urgent, medically necessary procedures like those needed to preserve the patient's life or long-term health; and provided that this prohibition applies equally to all types of elective medical procedures performed in hospitals, offices, and clinics throughout the state (ACS tracker quotation).
Enforcement
W. Va. Code 15-5-19 (misdemeanor)