| Ex. AR-044 | ADH Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Hospitals (March 11, 2020)Voluntary, suggested screening criteria for hospital employees and visitors; review of visitation criteria | Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasSector regulator | Mar. 11, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-045 | ADH-DHS Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Long-Term Care Facilities (revised March 13, 2020) (directive)Directive barring visitation and restricting entry at long-term-care facilities | Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasSector regulator | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-074 | ADH-DHS Guidance for Limiting the Transmission of COVID-19 for Long-Term Care Facilities (revised March 13, 2020), as posted on the ADH directives page through summer 2020 ('directive_long_term_care')Long-term-care visitation prohibition and screening directive (second copy of the March 13, 2020 text) | Secretary of Health and Secretary of Human Services | ArkansasSector regulator | Mar. 13, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-036 | ADH Directive to Dentists to suspend non-emergent dental care (March 23, 2020)Directive limiting dental practice to emergency care | Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasSector regulator | Mar. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-040 | ADH Directive on Elective Surgeries (April 3, 2020)Directive postponing elective procedures, testing, office visits and routine dental and eye care | Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasSector regulator | Apr. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q2 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-058 | ADH Directive on Resuming Elective Dental Services (revised June 22, 2020)Dental resumption conditioned on screening, masking, aerosol controls, modified waiting rooms and longer appointments | Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasSector regulator | May 15, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-059 | ADH Directive on Resuming Elective Procedures, Phase IV (effective May 25, 2020; testing timeframe revised July 6; pre-procedure testing rescinded effective Aug. 1, 2020)Elective procedures: history of the April 27 resumption and its testing conditions; symptomatic-patient testing, contact exclusion and… | Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasSector regulator | Aug. 3, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-064 | Revised Visitation, Screening, and Staffing Directive for Long-term Care Facilities (October 6, 2020)Long-term-care visitation prohibited except as allowed; screening; expanded visitation only in facilities meeting conditions | Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasSector regulator | Oct. 6, 2020 | 2020 Q4 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AR-068 | Revised Visitation, Screening, and Staffing Directive for Long-term Care Facilities (December 23, 2020)Long-term-care visitation directive in force through 2021 | Arkansas Department of Health | ArkansasSector regulator | Dec. 23, 2020 | 2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Health care orders | Primary source read | |