{"id":"SEC-01-133","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"West Virginia","state":"WV","metro":"","industry":"01","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Jim Justice","authority":"W. Va. Code 15-5-6","instrument":"Executive Order 16-20","title":"Prohibiting all elective medical procedures","dateIssued":"2020-03-31","effective":"2020-04-01","end":"2020-04-30 (EO 28-20 and EO 30-20, Apr. 27, 2020, permitted resumption from Apr. 30 under board guidance)","startDate":"2020-04-01","endDate":"2020-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["hospitals, offices and clinics throughout the State"],"clause":"All elective medical procedures are hereby prohibited; provided that patients will still have access to urgent, medically necessary procedures like those needed to preserve the patient\u0027s life or long-term health; and provided that this prohibition applies equally to all types of elective medical procedures performed in hospitals, offices, and clinics throughout the state (ACS tracker quotation).","enforcement":"W. Va. Code 15-5-19 (misdemeanor)","functions":["SX","OC"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://governor.wv.gov/","snapshot":"","fileExists":false,"fileBytes":0,"grade":"secondary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-01","url":"/library/SEC-01-133","exhibitUrl":null,"citation":"Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 16-20 (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-133)","stateName":"West Virginia","related":["SEC-01-134"]}