Additional Guidance Relating to LDH Healthcare Facility Notice #2020-COVID19-Dental Provider-004

The record

Jurisdiction

Louisiana

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Guidance under LDH Healthcare Facility Notice #2020-COVID19-DENTAL PROVIDER-004

Issued

2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020

Effective

2020-03-18

End

2020-04-16 (with Notice 004); superseded by ALL-010 effective 2020-04-27 (read as 2020-04-16)

In force

Mar. 18, 2020 to Apr. 16, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureHealth care orders

Addressees

• all dental providers in Louisiana

Functions reached

• CH chairside hygiene (prohibited as routine)
• PR elective procedures (prohibited)
• EM emergency-only period
• FD front desk (car waiting, staggered appointments)
• ST sterilization and aerosol controls

Collection

Louisiana LA

Operative words

The directive to the dental profession in the above referenced Notice was intended to reduce the risk of patients' exposure to COVID-19 and to preserve PPE and supplies... The same objectives were the basis for a similar directive the LDH issued on March 18, 2020 establishing requirements that are essentially the same for nearly all other types of health care providers and health care facilities.... 2. NON-ESSENTIAL (Dental non-emergency procedures) Routine or non-urgent dental procedures include but are not limited to: Initial or periodic oral examinations and recall visits, including routine radiographs; Routine dental cleaning and preventive therapies; Orthodontic procedures other than those to address acute issues...; Extraction of asymptomatic teeth; Restorative dentistry including treatment of asymptomatic carious lesions; Aesthetic dental procedures

Enforcement

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