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LDH Healthcare Facility Notice/Order #2020-COVID19-ALL-020

Supplemental Amended and Updated Notice: Medical and Surgical Procedures; Dental Visits, Procedures and Surgeries; Other Healthcare Services

Louisiana Department of Health; Jimmy Guidry, M.D., State Health Officer · Louisiana (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Louisiana
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
La. R.S. 40:1 et seq., 40:4(A)(13), 40:5(A)(2); La. R.S. 29:760 et seq.
Issued
2020-06-04 June 4, 2020
Effective
2020-06-05 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-06-05)
End
2020-07-05, extended 'until further notice' by the July 2, 2020 Emergency Order (LA-046); released effective 2021-05-24 (LA-047) (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
June 5, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all licensed health care facilities
  • all LDH-licensed health care professionals
  • dental providers (Section II of ALL-010 continued)
Functions reached
  • SX surgery (testing, PPE and surge-capacity conditions)
  • PR elective procedures
  • CH/PR dental (Section II of ALL-010 'remain in place')
  • IC infection control
  • SC PPE
Collection
Louisiana LA

Operative words

the State of Louisiana, Department of Health, is DIRECTING AND REQUIRING that all licensed healthcare facilities in Louisiana and all healthcare professionals... adhere to the following provisions, restrictions, and limitations, EFFECTIVE at 12:01 a.m. on June 5, 2020, and shall remain in effect through July 5, 2020, unless otherwise continued, modified or suspended by the State Health Officer.... (2) Medical and surgical procedures are allowed based on the needs of the specific patient, appropriately documented in the medical record, subject to the following conditions: (a) The facility/healthcare provider shall perform an appropriate pre-operative clinical evaluation on each patient to minimize the risk that the patient has COVID-19; such clinical evaluation shall include appropriate COVID-19 testing, if available; (b)... strict social distancing measures from the time of the pre-operative clinical evaluation through the day of the surgery; (c) The facility/healthcare provider shall have an adequate and appropriate supply of personal protective equipment (PPE)

Enforcement

State Health Officer emergency order; Sanitary Code

Notes

Kept the dental restrictions of ALL-010 Section II in force; medical and surgical conditions on every procedure through May 24, 2021.

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