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Executive Order No. 31

An Order to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 by Limiting Non-Emergency Dental Procedures

Governor Bill Lee · Tennessee (State)

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Jurisdiction
Tennessee
Level
State
Authority
Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-107
Issued
2020-04-29 Apr. 29, 2020
Effective
12:01 a.m. CDT Apr. 30, 2020 (read as 2020-04-30)
End
12:01 a.m. May 6, 2020 (¶ 4) (read as 2020-05-06)
In force
Apr. 30, 2020 to May 6, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • dental service providers
Functions reached
  • CH/PR dental hygiene and elective procedures barred Mar. 24-May 6, 2020 (EO 18, 25, 31 in sequence)
  • ST PPE conservation
Collection
Tennessee TN

Operative words

1. Dental service providers in the State of Tennessee... shall not perform any non-emergency dental or oral procedures. Non-emergency dental or oral procedures include hygiene visits, cosmetic procedures, and other elective procedures.... 2. In order to conserve personal protective equipment, dental service providers and facilities in Tennessee must limit attendance to essential personnel in the rooms where surgeries and invasive procedures are being performed.

Enforcement

¶ 3 suspends any law limiting the Order; Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-2-120

Notes

Completes the dental closure chain: Mar. 24 through May 5, 2020 (43 days of emergency-only dentistry)

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