The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Colo. Const. art. IV, sec. 2; Colorado Disaster Emergency Act, C.R.S. 24-33.5-701 et seq.
- Issued
- 2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-23 00:01 (read as 2020-03-23)
- End
- 2020-04-14 as issued; extended to Apr. 26, 2020 by D 2020 027 (read as 2020-04-14)
- In force
- Mar. 23, 2020 to Apr. 14, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersSupply chain
- Addressees
- all hospitals, outpatient surgeries and procedure providers (rural and critical access hospitals directed but not mandated)
- Functions reached
- Collection
- Physician Practices and Outpatient Care SEC-02
Operative words
II.A. As of 12:01 A.M. on March 23, 2020, all voluntary or elective surgeries or procedures, whether medical, dental, or veterinary, are suspended in the State of Colorado until April 14, 2020 at the earliest. A voluntary or elective surgery or procedure means that the surgery can be delayed for a minimum of three months without undue risk to the current or future health of the patient as determined by the guidelines developed by the hospital, surgical center or other treating medical facility. B. Surgeries or procedures... may proceed if: (1) there is a threat to the patient's life...; (2) there is a threat of permanent dysfunction of an extremity or organ system...
Enforcement
Retrieval noteDownloaded from the Governor's official 2020 executive orders page link.