Executive Order 28-20

The record

Jurisdiction

West Virginia

Level

State

Authority

W. Va. Code 15-5-6 and 15-5-1

Issued

2020-04-20 Apr. 20, 2020

Effective

2020-04-20 12:00 a.m. (read as 2020-04-20)

End

Kept in force by EO 12-21 paragraph 2(h) as 'providing for a plan to be in place at hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers regarding capacity in the event of any adverse change in public health conditions or surge in COVID-19' (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Apr. 20, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chain

Addressees

• hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers regulated by OHFLAC
• health care providers at such facilities
• OHFLAC
• DHHR

Functions reached

• SX surgery and elective procedures
• IP surge capacity
• SC supply chain (14-day PPE inventories)
• CB patients

Collection

West Virginia WV

Operative words

1. More urgent elective medical procedures may be resumed at a hospital or ambulatory surgical center that is regulated by OHFLAC... upon application to and approval by OHFLAC. In such application to OHFLAC, the applicant hospital or ambulatory surgical center must certify that it satisfies the following criteria: a. There is an established plan in place to safely phase in surgeries based on sound clinical judgment; provided that such plan should use guidelines established by the American College of Surgeons as a benchmark...; c. The established plan and all policies governing resumption of more urgent elective medical procedures ensure services can be timely and effectively adjusted in response to any change in public health conditions or surge in COVID-19 cases. d. There are measures in place to ensure necessary PPE for medical staff and patients...; such measures shall include at a minimum ensuring that providers have the following: i. Adequate inventories of PPE, supplies, equipment, and medicine in their facilities for at least a 14-day supply; ii. A plan for conserving PPE, supplies, equipment, and medicine; and iii. Access to a reliable supply chain... 3. Hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers that have applied to and received approval from OHFLAC may resume more urgent elective medical procedures no earlier than April 28, 2020.

Enforcement

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