{"id":"TN-009","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Tennessee","state":"TN","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Bill Lee","authority":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107","instrument":"Executive Order No. 25","title":"An Order to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 by Limiting Non-Emergency Healthcare Procedures","dateIssued":"2020-04-08","effective":"12:01 a.m. CDT Apr. 9, 2020","end":"12:01 a.m. Apr. 30, 2020 (¶ 6) (EO 30 ¶ 16 confirms it \u0027remains effective through April 30, 2020\u0027); dental restriction continued by EO 31 to May 6, 2020","startDate":"2020-04-09","endDate":"2020-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["dental service providers","all healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities"],"clause":"1. Dental service providers... shall not perform any non-emergency dental or oral procedures... 2. All healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities in the State of Tennessee shall postpone surgical and invasive procedures that are elective and non-urgent. Elective and non-urgent procedures are those procedures that can be delayed until the expiration of this Order because they are not required to provide life-sustaining treatment, to prevent death or risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function, or to prevent rapid deterioration or serious adverse consequences... 3. In order to conserve personal protective equipment, healthcare providers and facilities in Tennessee must limit attendance to essential personnel in the rooms where surgeries and invasive procedures are being performed.","enforcement":"¶ 5 suspends any law limiting the Order; Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-120","functions":["SX/PR elective and non-urgent procedures postponed at every health care facility and practice (not only hospitals)","CH/PR dental hygiene and elective care barred","IC attendance in procedure rooms limited","CB patient volume"],"notes":"Expanded EO 18 from hospitals and ASCs to \u0027all healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee25.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":1215751,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TN","url":"/library/TN-009","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TN-009","citation":"Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 25 (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. TN-009)","stateName":"Tennessee","related":["TN-010","TN-011","TN-008","TN-007","TN-006","TN-005","TN-004","TN-012","TN-003","TN-013","TN-002","TN-014"]}