{"id":"VA-005","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Virginia","state":"VA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver","authority":"Va. Code §§ 32.1-13, 32.1-20","instrument":"Order of Public Health Emergency Two","title":"Order of the Governor and State Health Commissioner, Order of Public Health Emergency Two (elective procedures)","dateIssued":"2020-03-25","effective":"2020-03-25","end":"2020-04-24, extended to 2020-04-30 11:59 p.m. by amendment of Apr. 23, 2020 (VA-008)","startDate":"2020-03-25","endDate":"2020-04-24","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","CLOSE"],"addressees":["inpatient and outpatient surgical hospitals","free-standing endoscopy centers","physicians\u0027 offices","dental, orthodontic and endodontic offices"],"clause":"the Governor and State Health Commissioner hereby issue this Order prohibiting all inpatient and outpatient surgical hospitals licensed under 12 VAC 5-410, free-standing endoscopy centers, physicians\u0027 offices, and dental, orthodontic, and endodontic offices in the Commonwealth from providing procedures and surgeries that require PPE, which if delayed, are not anticipated to cause harm to the patient by negatively affecting the patient\u0027s health outcomes, or leading to disability or death. This does not include outpatient visits delivered in hospital-based clinics.","enforcement":"Any willful violation or refusal, failure, or neglect to comply is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor pursuant to § 32.1-27; injunctive relief in circuit court","functions":["SX surgery and elective procedures","PR procedures and elective visits","CH chairside care","PR aerosol-generating procedures","CB patients"],"notes":"Recites severe disruption of the PPE supply chain and anticipated bed shortage as grounds.","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/Order-of-Public-Health-Emergency-Two---Order-of-The-Governor-and-State-Health-Commissioner.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200326111849/https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/Order-of-Public-Health-Emergency-Two---Order-of-The-Governor-and-State-Health-Commissioner.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":176650,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"VA","url":"/library/VA-005","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/VA-005","citation":"Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, Order of Public Health Emergency Two (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. VA-005)","stateName":"Virginia","related":["VA-008","DUT-VA-001","DUT-VA-011","VA-002","VA-010","VA-011","VA-019","VA-012","VA-013","VA-047"]}