{"id":"WY-011","kind":"order","level":"sector-regulator","jurisdiction":"Wyoming","state":"WY","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Wyoming Department of Health","authority":"Guidance issued under the public health emergency (not an order)","instrument":"WDH Guidance on Resuming Elective and Non-emergency Procedures","title":"COVID-19: Guidance from the Wyoming Department of Health on Resuming Elective and Non-emergency Procedures","dateIssued":"2020-04-24","effective":"2020-04-24 (Governor\u0027s April 28, 2020 release: resumption \u0027effective immediately\u0027)","end":"","startDate":"2020-04-24","endDate":"2020-06-30","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","OTHER"],"addressees":["hospitals","health care providers","county health officers"],"clause":"While the Wyoming Department of Health and Governor\u0027s Office did not prohibit elective procedures through statewide orders, hospitals and providers were encouraged to follow guidance from CMS and CDC that recommended suspending these procedures in order to preserve PPE and protect Wyoming\u0027s hospital capacity during the outbreak.... 3. Hospitals and providers should work with their County Health Officer and the State Health Officer in determining if the \u0027gating criteria\u0027 outlined in the CMS recommendations have been met in the region, before resuming non-emergent and elective procedures.... 8. PPE provided by the State of Wyoming shall not be used for non-emergent care or elective procedures.","enforcement":"Guidance; condition on State-supplied PPE","functions":["SX surgery and elective procedures","PR elective visits and procedures","CH/PR dental elective procedures","SC PPE allocation"],"notes":"Wyoming\u0027s own statement that its elective-procedure suspension in March-April 2020 operated through federal CMS/CDC recommendations rather than a State order; the memoranda plead the federal instruments (CMS March 18, 2020 recommendations; FED files) and this State guidance as the facts and circumstances of the resumption.","sourceUrl":"https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID19-WDH-Guidance-on-Elective-Procedures_4.24.20.pdf","snapshot":"https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/COVID19-WDH-Guidance-on-Elective-Procedures_4.24.20.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":82786,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WY","url":"/library/WY-011","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WY-011","citation":"Wyoming Department of Health, WDH Guidance on Resuming Elective and Non-emergency Procedures (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. WY-011)","stateName":"Wyoming","related":["WY-015"]}