{"id":"MN-018","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Minnesota","state":"MN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Tim Walz","authority":"Minn. Stat. secs. 12.21, subd. 3, 12.32; Minn. Stat. ch. 182 (Minnesota OSHA); approved by the Executive Council","instrument":"Emergency Executive Order 20-51","title":"Requiring Facilities to Prioritize Surgeries and Procedures and Provide Safe Environment during COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency","dateIssued":"2020-05-05","effective":"2020-05-10 11:59 p.m.","end":"2021-05-27 11:59 p.m. (rescinded by EO 21-21 para. 2); para. 6.a.vi amended May 14, 2021 by EO 21-23 para. 8","startDate":"2020-05-10","endDate":"2021-05-27","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP"],"addressees":["every medical, dental and veterinary facility offering procedures that utilize PPE or ventilators"],"clause":"1. Beginning on May 10, 2020 at 11:59 p.m., healthcare facilities providing procedures that utilize PPE or ventilators--whether veterinary, medical, or dental--must complete the requirements set forth in this Executive Order. 2.... Executive Orders 20-09 and 20-17 are rescinded as of May 10, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.... 6.... Any facility that offers procedures that utilize PPE or ventilators must develop and implement an internal oversight structure and written plan... establishing criteria for determining whether a procedure should proceed during the COVID-19 pandemic, for prioritizing procedures, and for ensuring a safe environment for staff, patients, and visitors.... iii.... the facility must not allow symptomatic patients, staff, and visitors into the facility... Staff must be screened at the beginning of each shift.... iv.... Procedures on the mucous membranes that carry a high risk of aerosol transmission must be performed with great caution and utilize appropriate respiratory protection (i.e., a face shield and a N95 or higher-level respirator).... v.... the facility is not permitted to seek additional PPE from public reserves for use in non-COVID-19 procedures... vi.... require facility patients and visitors to wear source-control facemasks","enforcement":"Para. 6.d: \u0027MDH, applicable professional licensing authorities, or any other state facility regulatory or licensing authorities may enforce this order against a facility or provider that fails to implement the Plan Guidance, fails to adhere to the facility\u0027s Plan... DLI may issue citations, civil penalties, or closure orders to places of employment with unsafe or unhealthy conditions\u0027; para. 6.e: these regulatory actions supersede sec. 12.45 penalties","functions":["SX surgery and elective procedures","PR aerosol-generating dental procedures","CH chairside care","ST sterilization and infection control","FD scheduling (patient consultation and cancellation)","SC PPE (commercial supply only)","VS visitation (screening and masks)","HR screening each shift"],"notes":"Incorporates MDH\u0027s \u0027Requiring Facilities to Prioritize Surgeries and Procedures and Provide Safe Environment\u0027 guidance by reference; the Board of Dentistry\u0027s \u0027Implementation Plan for Management and Treatment of Non-emergent and Elective Dental Care\u0027 templates carried it into every dental office (MN-057). Telehealth \u0027strongly encouraged\u0027 (para. 5).","sourceUrl":"https://www.leg.mn.gov/archive/execorders/20-51.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":397645,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MN","url":"/library/MN-018","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MN-018","citation":"Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-51 (May 5, 2020) (Ex. MN-018)","stateName":"Minnesota","related":["SEC-26-004","MN-057","MN-019","MN-016","MN-017","MN-021","MN-023","MN-024","MN-014","MN-013","MN-012","MN-009"]}