{"id":"WA-049","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Washington","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Jay Inslee","authority":"RCW 43.06.220(1)(h); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW","instrument":"Proclamation 20-24.2","title":"Requirements for Non-Urgent Medical and Dental Procedures","dateIssued":"2020-11-25","effective":"2020-12-03 12:01 a.m.","end":"Until the state of emergency is rescinded or the order is amended or rescinded; 20-24.3 (Jan. 13, 2022) reimposed restrictions Jan. 17 - Feb. 17, 2022 (post-period); series rescinded Oct. 27, 2022 (20-24.4)","startDate":"2020-12-03","endDate":"2022-01-13","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["HC","EMP"],"addressees":["all health care, dental and dental specialty facilities, practices, and practitioners","hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities"],"clause":"I hereby prohibit all health care, dental and dental specialty facilities, practices, and practitioners in Washington State from providing non-urgent health care and dental services, procedures, and surgeries, unless they act in good faith and with reasonable clinical judgment to meet and follow the procedures and criteria provided below: Expansion and Contraction of Care Plan. Each health care, dental or dental specialty facility, practice, or practitioner must develop, and maintain, an expansion and contraction of care plan that is both congruent with the community COVID-19 assessment, consistent with the clinical and operational capabilities and capacities of the organization, and responsive to the criteria provided below.","enforcement":"RCW 43.06.220(5); DOH licensing","functions":["SX surgery and elective procedures","PR procedures","CH chairside care","ST sterilization and fallow time","SC PPE","OC outpatient","CB patients"],"notes":"Winter 2020-21 tightening for health care: non-urgent services \u0027must be reduced or stopped until compliance is achieved\u0027; hospitals must report to WA HEALTH; conditions in force through Q3 2021.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/proc_20-24.2.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":277550,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WA","url":"/library/WA-049","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WA-049","citation":"Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-24.2 (Nov. 25, 2020) (Ex. WA-049)","stateName":"Washington","related":["WA-050","WA-048","WA-051","WA-052","WA-047","WA-053","WA-054","WA-055","WA-056","WA-046","WA-057","WA-058"]}