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Ex. MA-058Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding non-essential elective invasive procedures (hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers)Order postponing non-essential elective invasive proceduresCommissioner of Public HealthMassachusettsStateMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-125NCDHHS Secretary's letter to hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (Mar. 20, 2020) requesting suspension of elective and non-urgent procedures effective Mar. 23, 2020NCDHHS request to suspend elective and non-urgent procedures and surgeriesSecretary of Health and Human Services Mandy Cohen (NCDHHS)North CarolinaStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-056State Health Officer order postponing elective surgeries requiring overnight hospitalizationOrder postponing elective surgeries requiring overnight hospitalization, December 15, 2020State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs (MSDH)MississippiSector regulatorDec. 15, 20202020 Q4Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-130State Public Health Order (Mar. 23, 2020) postponing elective surgeries and proceduresState Public Health Order: elective surgeries and proceduresUtah Department of Health (Executive Director Joseph Miner)UtahStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NE-022Directed Health Measure Orders of Nov. 13, 2020 (e.g., 2020-DCHD-014)Directed Health Measures effective Nov. 16, 2020 (elective surgery pause)Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical OfficerNebraska (all districts)StateNov. 13, 20202020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-092Order of Public Health Emergency TwoOrder of Public Health Emergency Two: Elective Surgery DelaysGovernor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman OliverVirginiaStateMar. 25, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-105Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 26, 2020), section on nonessential surgeries; Proclamation of Apr. 24, 2020 (effective Apr. 27)Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (elective surgeries and procedures)Governor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Capacity limitHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-113Executive Order D 2020 009Ordering the Temporary Cessation of All Elective and Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures and Preservation of Personal Protective…Governor Jared PolisColoradoStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-063Executive Order 2020-32Requesting Exemption from Executive Order 2020-10 Elective SurgeriesGovernor Douglas A. DuceyArizonaStateApr. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-076Executive Order 20-13Directive to postpone elective and non-urgent surgical or invasive procedures (superseding EO 20-04 para. 7)Governor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-031Executive Order No. 20-10Prohibition on elective and non-urgent procedures; conservation of PPE; visitation restrictionsGovernor Kate BrownOregonStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-108COVID-19 Health Mandate 005 (Mar. 19, 2020; revised Apr. 7 and Apr. 21, 2020)Health Mandate 005: Elective Medical Procedures (later: Health Care Providers and Facilities)Governor Mike Dunleavy, Commissioner of Health and Social Services Adam Crum, Chief Medical Officer Anne ZinkAlaskaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-036Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout OhioNon-essential surgery orderDirector of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of HealthOhioStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-02-043Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Apr. 24, 2020)Modification permitting resumption of elective surgeries and procedures from Apr. 27, 2020 under conditionsGovernor Kim ReynoldsIowaStateApr. 24, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-03-028Executive Order 2020-10Postponement of Elective SurgeriesGovernor Douglas A. DuceyArizonaStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersSupply chainConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-077Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout OhioDirector's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout OhioDirector of Health Amy Acton (Ohio Department of Health)OhioStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-044Emergency rules adopted Mar. 24, 2020 to enforce Executive Order GA-09 (postponement of surgeries and procedures not immediately medically necessary), 22 TAC § 190.8 (Violation Guidelines)TMB Passes Emergency Rules to Enforce Gov. Abbott's Executive Order GA-09 (Mar. 24, 2020)Texas Medical Board, Executive CommitteeTexas Medical Board; State levelSector regulatorMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Business closureHealth care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-075Documenting Mississippi's path to recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021Ballotpedia Mississippi recovery timeline (newsletter entries April 2020 - June 2021)Ballotpedia (secondary tracker)MississippiStateJune 14, 2021OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-132Amendment to Addendum 3 to Executive Order 01-20 (May 4, 2020)Authorizing the Commissioner of Health to permit resumption of clinic visits, diagnostic imaging and outpatient procedures with minimal…Governor Philip B. ScottVermontStateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersConfirmed from a secondary source

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