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Ex. SEC-02-053 Order Primary source read

ADH Directive on Elective Surgeries

Directive postponing elective procedures, testing and office visits

Arkansas Department of Health (Secretary of Health Nathaniel Smith, M.D.) · Arkansas (State)

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Jurisdiction
Arkansas
Level
State
Authority
Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-109, 20-7-110; EO 20-03
Issued
2020-03-30 Mar. 30, 2020
Effective
2020-04-03
In force
Apr. 3, 2020 to Apr. 24, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care ordersSupply chain
Addressees
  • hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, physicians' offices, dental and eye care providers (small rural and critical access hospitals excluded)
Functions reached
  • PR
  • CL
  • DX
  • FD
  • CB
Collection
Physician Practices and Outpatient Care SEC-02

Operative words

The following mandatory actions can preserve staff, personal protective equipment (PPE), and patient care supplies... Procedures, testing, and office visits that can be safely postponed shall be rescheduled to an appropriate future date. Routine dental and eye care visits shall be postponed. Emergent, urgent and care designated as an exception below will continue (ACS quotation)

Enforcement

Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-101 (misdemeanor)

Notes

Expressly reaches 'office visits' and 'testing'.

Retrieval note

Text read. The directive itself is dated Apr. 3, 2020 (the record's approximate date_issued of Mar. 30, 2020 should read 2020-04-03; the file is named by the document date).

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