{"id":"SEC-03-036","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Iowa","state":"IA","metro":"","industry":"03","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Kim Reynolds","authority":"Iowa Code 29C.6(1), 135.140(6), 135.144(3)","instrument":"Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 26, 2020), Sections One and Two","title":"Nonessential medical and dental services","dateIssued":"2020-03-26","effective":"2020-03-27 5:00 p.m.","end":"2020-05-08 5:00 a.m. (dental; May 6 proclamation)","startDate":"2020-03-27","endDate":"2020-05-08","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","CLOSE"],"addressees":["all dentists and their staff","hospitals","outpatient procedure providers"],"clause":"SECTION TWO.... effective at 5:00 p.m. on March 27, 2020, and continuing until this disaster proclamation expires: A. All dentists and their staff shall refrain from performing elective dental procedures, including: any cosmetic or aesthetic procedures; all routine hygiene; any orthodontic procedures other than those necessary to relieve pain or infection or to restore normal oral functioning; initiation of crowns, bridges, or dentures that do not address or prevent pain or restore normal oral functioning; any periodontal plastic surgery; extraction of asymptomatic non-carious teeth; recall visits for periodontally-healthy patients; and all appointments for high-risk patients, including ASA 2 and 3 patients, unless emergent. B. This order does not prohibit the provision of emergency dental services. C. This order shall be enforced by Iowa Dental Board investigators or their designees who, pursuant to Iowa Code 153.33(1)(b), shall have the powers and status of peace officers when enforcing this order.","enforcement":"Iowa Code 29C.6, 135.144; Dental Board investigators as peace officers","functions":["CH","PR","FD","LB","SC","CB"],"notes":"The most itemized dental closure order in the country.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Public%20Health%20Proclamation%20-%202020.03.26.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":4744207,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-03","url":"/library/SEC-03-036","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-03-036","citation":"Governor Kim Reynolds, Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (Mar. 26, 2020), Sections One and Two (Ex. SEC-03-036)","stateName":"Iowa","related":["SEC-03-037b"]}