The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
- Level
- State
- Authority
- KRS ch. 39A; KRS 194A.025, 214.020; EO 2020-215
- Issued
- 2020-04-27 Apr. 27, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-27
- End
- Further modified May 1/6, May 8/13, May 27 and Sept. 10, 2020 (KY-029) (read as 2020-09-10)
- In force
- Apr. 27, 2020 to Sept. 10, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Capacity limitHealth care ordersWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- hospital outpatient departments
- clinics and medical offices
- physical therapy and chiropractic
- optometrists
- dental offices
- Functions reached
- CL clinical intake and waiting room
- PR procedures
- CH dental chairside
- VS visitation
- IC screening, masking, PPE
- SC PPE supply ('Each healthcare setting must be MUST be able to procure all necessary PPE... via normal supply chains')
- Collection
- Kentucky KY
Operative words
As of April 27, 2020 all non-urgent and non-emergent healthcare services, diagnostic radiology and laboratory services may resume in the following practice areas: a. Hospital outpatient settings; b. Healthcare clinics and medical offices; c. Physical therapy settings and chiropractic offices; d. Optometrists; e. Dental offices (with enhanced aerosol protections); 2. Non-urgent and non-emergent surgeries and invasive procedures are explicitly excluded... 3. All providers must eliminate traditional waiting/common seating areas... 13. No visitors are allowed to any healthcare facility/office except when necessary for end of life, assisting vulnerable populations and caring for minor children.
Enforcement
Directive of the Governor's designee under KRS ch. 39A; 'The Commonwealth of Kentucky relies upon licensed healthcare professionals within the state to exercise these directives'
Notes
Universal masking of staff and patients; screening of every person; telemedicine 'strongly urged'
Retrieval noteScanned; OCR sidecar.