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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Wyoming
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Guidance issued under the public health emergency (not an order)
- Issued
- 2020-04-24 Apr. 24, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-24 (Governor's April 28, 2020 release: resumption 'effective immediately') (read as 2020-04-24)
- In force
- Apr. 24, 2020 to June 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersOther
- Addressees
- hospitals
- health care providers
- county health officers
- Functions reached
- SX surgery and elective procedures
- PR elective visits and procedures
- CH/PR dental elective procedures
- SC PPE allocation
- Collection
- Wyoming WY
Operative words
While the Wyoming Department of Health and Governor's Office did not prohibit elective procedures through statewide orders, hospitals and providers were encouraged to follow guidance from CMS and CDC that recommended suspending these procedures in order to preserve PPE and protect Wyoming's hospital capacity during the outbreak.... 3. Hospitals and providers should work with their County Health Officer and the State Health Officer in determining if the 'gating criteria' outlined in the CMS recommendations have been met in the region, before resuming non-emergent and elective procedures.... 8. PPE provided by the State of Wyoming shall not be used for non-emergent care or elective procedures.
Enforcement
Guidance; condition on State-supplied PPE
Notes
Wyoming's own statement that its elective-procedure suspension in March-April 2020 operated through federal CMS/CDC recommendations rather than a State order; the memoranda plead the federal instruments (CMS March 18, 2020 recommendations; FED files) and this State guidance as the facts and circumstances of the resumption.
Retrieval noteGuidance document, not an order; cite as such.