{"id":"SEC-03-032","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Tennessee","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"03","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Bill Lee","authority":"Tenn. Code Ann. 58-2-107","instrument":"Executive Order No. 18","title":"An order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 by limiting non-emergency healthcare procedures","dateIssued":"2020-03-23","effective":"2020-03-24 12:01 a.m. CDT","end":"2020-04-13 (extended by EO 25 through Apr. 30; EO 31 through May 6)","startDate":"2020-03-24","endDate":"2020-04-13","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","CLOSE"],"addressees":["dental service providers","hospitals","surgical outpatient facilities"],"clause":"Dental service providers in the State of Tennessee, including but not limited to dentists, pediatric dentists, orthodontists, oral surgeons, periodontists, prosthodontists, and endodontists, shall not perform any non-emergency dental or oral procedures. Non-emergency dental or oral procedures include hygiene visits, cosmetic procedures, and other elective procedures. Emergency procedures for patients with acute dental or oral needs may still be performed, including treatment for pain, swelling, trauma, or an abscess.","enforcement":"Tenn. Code Ann. 58-2-120 (Class A misdemeanor)","functions":["CH","PR","FD","LB","SC"],"notes":"Recites the ADA and Tennessee Dental Association recommendations as its premise.","sourceUrl":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee18.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":784618,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-03","url":"/library/SEC-03-032","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-03-032","citation":"Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 18 (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-032)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["SEC-03-033","SEC-03-033b"]}