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- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts
- Level
- State
- Authority
- G.L. c. 17, s. 2A; Public Health Council authorization; approval of the Governor
- Issued
- 2020-12-07 Dec. 7, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-12-11 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-12-11)
- End
- Rescinded March 1, 2021 (Ex. MA-066) (read as 2021-03-01)
- In force
- Dec. 11, 2020 to Mar. 1, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q42021 Q1
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care orders
- Addressees
- hospitals and health care providers performing elective invasive procedures
- Functions reached
- SX/PR non-essential elective invasive procedures curtailed Dec. 11, 2020-Mar. 1, 2021
- IP inpatient capacity preserved
- Collection
- Massachusetts MA
Operative words
As recited in the March 1, 2021 rescission (Ex. MA-066): 'On December 7, 2020... I issued an Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Scheduling and Performance of Elective Invasive Procedures, effective from 12:01 a.m. on December 11, 2020.'
Enforcement
Notes
The mass.gov index lists it as 'DPH Order (issued December 7, 2020) related to elective procedures' with an accompanying guidance document.
Retrieval noteExistence, title, issue and effective dates confirmed from DPH's own March 1, 2021 rescission (read); the December text itself was not captured by the Wayback Machine at the posted URL.