{"id":"DC-038","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"District of Columbia","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"DC Health","authority":"Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-075 sec. VIII.2; Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-103 sec. VI.3","instrument":"DC Health, COVID-19: Guidance for Elective Surgery (Phase Two; last updated September 29, 2020)","title":"Guidance for Elective Surgery","dateIssued":"2020-09-29","effective":"2020-09-29","end":"In force through Phase Two","startDate":"2020-09-29","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP","MASK","CAP"],"addressees":["ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals and proceduralists"],"clause":"During Phase Two, the public and businesses will be required to adopt new behaviors and rigorous safeguards... the following measures are required... [facilities operating above] conventional capacity must not resume normal elective surgery volumes.... All patients and visitors must be assessed for symptoms of COVID-19 upon arrival... There must be a written policy in place to ensure that visitors to the facility are limited... Healthcare providers and staff must wear surgical facemasks at all times.","enforcement":"Mayor\u0027s Order 2020-103 sec. VI.3 (\u0027Guidance issued by the Department of Health... must be followed\u0027)","functions":["SX elective volumes conditioned on capacity","IC screening and PPE","VS visitors limited","WF staff exclusion when symptomatic"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://dchealth.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/coronavirus/page_content/attachments/COVID-19_DC_Health_%20Guidance_for_Elective_Surgery_2020-9-29.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":133818,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"DC","url":"/library/DC-038","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DC-038","citation":"DC Health, DC Health, COVID-19: Guidance for Elective Surgery (Phase Two; last updated September 29, 2020) (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. DC-038)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["DC-069","DC-040","DC-049","DC-046","DC-050","DC-044","DC-042","DC-045","DC-048"]}