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Ex. DUT-WY-032 Standing duty Primary source read

WDH Guidance on Resuming Elective and Non-emergency Procedures (cross-reference to Ex. WY-011)

COVID-19: Guidance from the Wyoming Department of Health on Resuming Elective and Non-emergency Procedures

Wyoming Department of Health · Wyoming (Sector regulator)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Wyoming
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Guidance issued during the public health emergency; no order
Issued
2020-04-24 Apr. 24, 2020
Effective
2020-04-24
In force
Apr. 24, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersOther
Addressees
  • specified businesses (hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, dental and other providers)
Character
recommendation only
Collection
Standing duties: Wyoming DUT-WY

Operative words

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's hospital capacity during the outbreak

Penalty

None (guidance)

What it required

Nothing of its own force: the Department records that no statewide order suspended elective procedures and that providers 'were encouraged' to follow CMS and CDC recommendations; resumption conditioned on CMS gating criteria and county health officer consultation (verbs 'encouraged', 'should').

Retrieval note

Recorded as a recommendation because the text says 'encouraged' and 'recommended'. The compulsory instruments for Wyoming health care providers in 2020 Q2 were the federal CMS recommendations as incorporated by the CMS conditions of participation and the federal layer (FED), not a Wyoming order.

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