Order of the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health Requiring Reduction of Elective Procedures in Regions with Low Acute Care Treatment Capacity

The record

Jurisdiction

Pennsylvania

Level

State

Authority

Disease Prevention and Control Law, 35 P.S. 521.5; Administrative Code sec. 2102(a), 71 P.S. 532(a)

Issued

2020-11-23 Nov. 23, 2020

Effective

2020-11-30 00:01 (read as 2020-11-30)

End

with the disaster emergency (June 10, 2021) or earlier rescission (read as 2021-06-10)

In force

Nov. 30, 2020 to June 10, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Capacity limitHealth care orders

Addressees

• acute care hospitals in Regions meeting two or more metrics (staffing shortage; 50 percent COVID admission increase; medical/surgical bed availability)

Functions reached

• PR (hospital-based procedures of practice physicians; referral flow)
• CB

Collection

Physician Practices and Outpatient Care SEC-02

Operative words

Section 2: Rapid Reduction of Elective Procedures. A. Upon notice from the Department (Reduction Notice), an Acute Care Hospital located in a Region that has been determined by the Department to meet two (2) or more of the metrics under Subsection B shall reduce by fifty percent (50%) elective procedures that are scheduled to be performed at the Acute Care Hospital in the seven (7) days following the effective date of the Reduction Notice... D. A Reduction Notice shall be in effect for seven (7) days from its effective date... Section 3: Effective Date. A. This Order is effective at 12:01 a.m. on November 30, 2020

Enforcement

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