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Executive Order 20-72

Emergency Management - COVID-19 - Non-essential Elective Medical Procedures

Governor Ron DeSantis · Florida (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Florida
Level
State
Authority
Fla. Stat. ch. 252; EO 20-52
Issued
2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
Effective
2020-03-20
End
2020-05-04 12:01 a.m. (EO 20-112 supersedes conflicting provisions) (read as 2020-05-04)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to May 4, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureHealth care orders
Addressees
  • hospitals
  • ambulatory surgical centers
  • office surgery centers
  • dental, orthodontic and endodontic offices
  • other health care practitioners' offices
Functions reached
  • CH
  • PR
  • FD
  • LB
  • SC
Collection
Dental Practices SEC-03

Operative words

All hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, office surgery centers, dental, orthodontic and endodontic offices, and other health care practitioners' offices in the State of Florida are prohibited from providing any medically unnecessary, non-urgent or non-emergency procedure or surgery which, if delayed, does not place a patient's immediate health, safety, or well-being at risk, or will, if delayed, not contribute to the worsening of a serious or life-threatening medical condition.... any health care practitioner, including dentists, shall immediately cease performing these elective services.

Enforcement

Fla. Stat. 252.50 (second-degree misdemeanor)

Notes

Recites CMS's recommendation 'including dental procedures'.

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