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Executive Order 20-22

Allowing Elective and Non-urgent Procedures Only in Compliance with OHA Guidance; Rescinding EO 20-10

Governor Kate Brown · Oregon (State)

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Jurisdiction
Oregon
Level
State
Authority
ORS 433.441(3); ORS 401.168(1); ORS 401.188(1)-(3)
Issued
2020-04-27 Apr. 27, 2020
Effective
Procedures permitted on or after 2020-05-01 subject to OHA guidance (read as 2020-05-01)
End
Rescinded as of June 30, 2021 by EO 21-15 para. 3 (read as 2021-06-30)
In force
May 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • hospitals
  • ambulatory surgery centers
  • outpatient clinics
  • dental clinics
  • veterinary clinics
Functions reached
  • SX surgery and elective procedures (conditions: PPE stock, bed capacity, testing, distancing)
  • PR dental elective procedures
  • VS visitation (OHA guidance continued)
Collection
Oregon OR

Operative words

Elective and non-urgent procedures across all care settings that utilize PPE... shall not occur unless they meet the requirements of [OHA guidance or administrative rules];... The Oregon Health Authority shall issue guidance for the procedures authorized by paragraph 1(b) of this Executive Order... Executive Order 20-10 (conserving PPE) is rescinded as of May 1, 2020.

Enforcement

Public health law (ORS 431A.010); ORS 401.990

Notes

OHA's May 6, 2020 FAQ for resumption of non-emergent and elective procedures (on the Board of Dentistry site) implements it; the conditions bound every practice through June 29, 2021.

Retrieval note

OCR of the official scan; bracketed words paraphrase OCR-damaged text in para. 1(b).