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Executive Order No. 25

An Order to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 by Limiting Non-Emergency Healthcare Procedures

Governor Bill Lee · Tennessee (State)

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Jurisdiction
Tennessee
Level
State
Authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107
Issued
2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020
Effective
12:01 a.m. CDT Apr. 9, 2020 (read as 2020-04-09)
End
12:01 a.m. Apr. 30, 2020 (¶ 6) (EO 30 ¶ 16 confirms it 'remains effective through April 30, 2020'); dental restriction continued by EO 31 to May 6, 2020 (read as 2020-04-30)
In force
Apr. 9, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • dental service providers
  • all healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities
Functions reached
  • SX/PR elective and non-urgent procedures postponed at every health care facility and practice (not only hospitals)
  • CH/PR dental hygiene and elective care barred
  • IC attendance in procedure rooms limited
  • CB patient volume
Collection
Tennessee TN

Operative words

1. Dental service providers... shall not perform any non-emergency dental or oral procedures... 2. All healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities in the State of Tennessee shall postpone surgical and invasive procedures that are elective and non-urgent. Elective and non-urgent procedures are those procedures that can be delayed until the expiration of this Order because they are not required to provide life-sustaining treatment, to prevent death or risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function, or to prevent rapid deterioration or serious adverse consequences... 3. In order to conserve personal protective equipment, healthcare providers and facilities in Tennessee must limit attendance to essential personnel in the rooms where surgeries and invasive procedures are being performed.

Enforcement

¶ 5 suspends any law limiting the Order; Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-120

Notes

Expanded EO 18 from hospitals and ASCs to 'all healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities'

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