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Ex. SEC-02-003 Order Primary source read

Non-Emergent, Elective Medical Services, and Treatment Recommendations (Mar. 18, 2020; updated Apr. 7, 2020)

CMS Adult Elective Surgery and Procedures Recommendations (Tier 1-3 framework)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · United States (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States
Level
Federal
Authority
agency recommendation (no force of law)
Issued
2020-04-07 Apr. 7, 2020
Effective
recommendation (read as 2020-04-07)
End
superseded by the Apr. 19, 2020 reopening recommendations (read as 2020-04-19)
In force
Apr. 7, 2020 to Apr. 19, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • hospitals, health systems, physicians
Functions reached
  • PR
  • CL
  • DX
Collection
Physician Practices and Outpatient Care SEC-02

Operative words

[DESCRIPTION, not a quotation: tiered framework (Tier 1a/1b, 2a/2b, 3a/3b) for postponing low-acuity and non-urgent surgeries and procedures; the word 'Tier' does not occur in the saved text (4,301 characters).

Enforcement

none (guidance); incorporated by reference in State orders (Utah PHO Mar. 23, 2020; Mississippi EO 1477 sec. I(i)(ii)(2); Minnesota EO 20-09 recital; Mississippi EO 1470 recital)

Notes

Pleaded only as the framework the State orders incorporated; never as an order.

Retrieval note

guidance.

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