Executive Order 20-72

The record

Jurisdiction

Florida

Level

State

Authority

s. 252.36(7), Fla. Stat.

Issued

2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020

Effective

2020-03-20

End

Superseded by EO 20-112 s. 5 effective 12:01 a.m. May 4, 2020 (procedures could resume only on the conditions stated there) (read as 2020-05-04)

In force

Mar. 20, 2020 to May 4, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureHealth care orders

Addressees

• hospitals
• ambulatory surgical centers
• office surgery centers
• dental, orthodontic and endodontic offices
• other health care practitioners' offices
• all licensed health care practitioners including dentists

Functions reached

• SX surgery and elective procedures stopped
• PR elective and aerosol-generating dental procedures stopped
• CH chairside hygiene stopped
• OC outpatient diagnostics and elective visits
• CB patients
• LB dental laboratories (no elective work)

Collection

Florida FL

Operative words

Section 1.A. All hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, office surgery centers, dental, orthodontic and endodontic offices, and other health care practitioners' offices in the State of Florida are prohibited from providing any medically unnecessary, non-urgent or non-emergency procedure or surgery which, if delayed, does not place a patient's immediate health, safety, or well-being at risk, or will, if delayed, not contribute to the worsening of a serious or life-threatening medical condition. Accordingly, all health care practitioners licensed in the State of Florida, including dentists, shall immediately cease performing these elective services.... C.... permissible procedures include... dental care related to the relief of pain and management of infection. Section 2. The Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Health shall utilize their authority under Florida law to further implement and enforce the provisions of this Executive Order

Enforcement

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