{"id":"NJ-016","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"New Jersey","state":"NJ","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Philip D. Murphy","authority":"N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.","instrument":"Executive Order No. 145 (2020)","title":"Resumption of elective surgeries and invasive procedures on May 26, 2020 subject to Department of Health and Division of Consumer Affairs policies","dateIssued":"2020-05-15","effective":"2020-05-15 (immediately); suspension rescinded 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2020","end":"Until revoked or modified; the resumption protocols it authorized (DOH Executive Directives 20-016 and 20-018; Division of Consumer Affairs Administrative Order 2020-07) remained in force and were revised through 2021-2023","startDate":"2020-05-15","endDate":"2021-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["HC","EMP"],"addressees":["hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers","licensed health care providers in outpatient settings (professional offices, clinics, urgent care)","Department of Health; Division of Consumer Affairs"],"clause":"Para. 1: \u0022Beginning at 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, the suspension on elective surgeries and invasive procedures instituted in Executive Order No. 109 (2020) is rescinded.\u0022 Para. 2: \u0022Elective surgeries and invasive procedures... may proceed at health care facilities, subject to limitations and precautions set forth in policies, which may include but are not limited to Executive Directives, to be issued by the Department of Health\u0022 [addressing facility eligibility, prioritization, PPE, staffing, cohorting, patient testing and quarantine, visitors, discharge and reporting]. Para. 3: procedures \u0022performed by licensed health care providers practicing in outpatient settings not licensed by the Department of Health (e.g., health care professional offices, clinics, and urgent care centers) may proceed, subject to limitations and precautions set forth in policies, which may include but are not limited to rules and administrative orders, to be issued by the Division of Consumer Affairs\u0022. Para. 4: supplemental policies \u0022shall be similarly enforceable\u0022.","enforcement":"Para. 7: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50; DOH and DCA policies enforceable as orders (para. 4)","functions":["SX/PR elective surgery resumed under conditions","CH/PR dental and office-based procedures resumed under DCA conditions","FD scheduling (testing, quarantine, companion rules)","SC PPE requirements"],"notes":"The end of the elective suspension was itself a conditioned reopening: capacity, PPE, testing, companion and reporting rules replaced the prohibition.","sourceUrl":"https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-145.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":116492,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"NJ","url":"/library/NJ-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/NJ-016","citation":"Governor Philip D. Murphy, Executive Order No. 145 (2020) (May 15, 2020) (Ex. NJ-016)","stateName":"New Jersey","related":["NJ-053","NJ-084","NJ-085","NJ-015","NJ-017","NJ-018","NJ-014","NJ-019","NJ-020","NJ-021","NJ-022","NJ-023"]}