{"id":"DUT-WY-032","kind":"duty","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Wyoming","state":"WY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Wyoming Department of Health","authority":"Guidance issued during the public health emergency; no order","instrument":"WDH Guidance on Resuming Elective and Non-emergency Procedures (cross-reference to Ex. WY-011)","title":"COVID-19: Guidance from the Wyoming Department of Health on Resuming Elective and Non-emergency Procedures","dateIssued":"2020-04-24","effective":"2020-04-24","end":"","startDate":"2020-04-24","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","OTHER"],"addressees":["specified businesses (hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, dental and other providers)"],"clause":"hospitals and providers were encouraged to follow guidance from CMS and CDC that recommended suspending these procedures in order to preserve PPE and protect Wyoming\u0027s hospital capacity during the outbreak","enforcement":"None (guidance)","functions":[],"notes":"Nothing of its own force: the Department records that no statewide order suspended elective procedures and that providers \u0027were encouraged\u0027 to follow CMS and CDC recommendations; resumption conditioned on CMS gating criteria and county health officer consultation (verbs \u0027encouraged\u0027, \u0027should\u0027).","sourceUrl":"https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID19-WDH-Guidance-on-Elective-Procedures_4.24.20.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":82786,"grade":"primary","character":"recommendation_only","description":"","collection":"DUT-WY","url":"/library/DUT-WY-032","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-WY-032","citation":"Wyoming Department of Health, WDH Guidance on Resuming Elective and Non-emergency Procedures (cross-reference to Ex. WY-011) (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-032)","stateName":"Wyoming","related":["DUT-WY-019"]}