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Ex. SEC-02-036 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio

Non-essential surgery order

Director of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of Health · Ohio (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Ohio
Level
State
Authority
R.C. 3701.13
Issued
2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-03-18
In force
Mar. 18, 2020 to Apr. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersSupply chain
Addressees
  • hospitals, ambulatory surgical facilities, health care providers
Functions reached
  • PR
  • SC
  • CL
  • CB
Collection
Physician Practices and Outpatient Care SEC-02

Operative words

Non-essential or elective surgeries and procedures that utilize PPE should not be conducted. A non-essential surgery is a procedure that can be delayed without undue risk to the current or future health of a patient (ACS quotation)

Enforcement

R.C. 3701.352, 3701.99 (second-degree misdemeanor)

Notes

Required PPE inventory reporting.

Retrieval note

Portal path found on the archived ODH orders page.