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DC Health recommendation (Mar. 17, 2020) that all elective medical procedures, non-urgent hospital and outpatient visits and non-urgent dental procedures be postponed; DC Health guidance for resuming elective surgery (May 26, 2020)

DC Health guidance on elective procedures

DC Health (Department of Health) · District of Columbia (State)

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Jurisdiction
District of Columbia
Level
State
Authority
Guidance under Mayor's Order 2020-045 et seq.
Issued
2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17
End
2020-05-26 (phase 1 resumption guidance) (read as 2020-05-26)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to May 26, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • hospitals and providers
Functions reached
  • SX
  • OC
Collection
Hospitals and Health Systems SEC-01

Operative words

The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) is recommending that ALL elective medical procedures, non-urgent hospital and outpatient visits, and non-urgent dental procedures be postponed to preserve health care capacity (ACS tracker quotation).

Enforcement

Guidance; the Mayor's stay-at-home order (2020-054, Mar. 30, 2020) supplied the mandatory layer

Retrieval note

Text read. This exhibit is the May 26, 2020 document only; the Mar. 17, 2020 recommendation to postpone elective procedures (the record's date_issued) is not in it, and the file is named by the document's own date. The live coronavirus.dc.gov host currently returns HTTP 522.

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