{"id":"SEC-03-042","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Florida","state":"FL","metro":"","industry":"03","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Ron DeSantis","authority":"Fla. Stat. ch. 252; EO 20-52","instrument":"Executive Order 20-72","title":"Emergency Management - COVID-19 - Non-essential Elective Medical Procedures","dateIssued":"2020-03-20","effective":"2020-03-20","end":"2020-05-04 12:01 a.m. (EO 20-112 supersedes conflicting provisions)","startDate":"2020-03-20","endDate":"2020-05-04","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","CLOSE"],"addressees":["hospitals","ambulatory surgical centers","office surgery centers","dental, orthodontic and endodontic offices","other health care practitioners\u0027 offices"],"clause":"All hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, office surgery centers, dental, orthodontic and endodontic offices, and other health care practitioners\u0027 offices in the State of Florida are prohibited from providing any medically unnecessary, non-urgent or non-emergency procedure or surgery which, if delayed, does not place a patient\u0027s immediate health, safety, or well-being at risk, or will, if delayed, not contribute to the worsening of a serious or life-threatening medical condition.... any health care practitioner, including dentists, shall immediately cease performing these elective services.","enforcement":"Fla. Stat. 252.50 (second-degree misdemeanor)","functions":["CH","PR","FD","LB","SC"],"notes":"Recites CMS\u0027s recommendation \u0027including dental procedures\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-72.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200321180536/https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-72.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1371847,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-03","url":"/library/SEC-03-042","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-03-042","citation":"Governor Ron DeSantis, Executive Order 20-72 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-042)","stateName":"Florida","related":["SEC-03-043"]}