Healthcare Delivery
Date of last comprehensive review: 3/15/2021
| State | Modified Medicaid requirements with 1135 waivers (date of CMS approval) | Reopened ACA enrollment using a special enrollment period | Allowed audio-only telehealth | Expanded Medicaid telehealth coverage | Suspended CHIP premium non-payment lock-outs | Suspended elective medical procedures | Resumed elective medical procedures | Suspended elective medical procedures x2 | Resumed elective medical procedures x2 | Elective medical procedure notes |
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| Alabama | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Alaska | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Arizona | -- | ■ | -- | -- | ||||||
| Arkansas | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| California | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesCA - Elective medical procedures suspended via stay-at-home order; state allowed local authorities to decide when to resume elective procedures | |||||||
| Colorado | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Connecticut | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Delaware | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| District of Columbia | -- | -- | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesDC – The Department of Health recommended the postponement of all elective medical procedures, non-urgent hospital and outpatient visits, and non-urgent dental procedures if the delay will not cause harm (3/17/2020) | |||||
| Florida | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Georgia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Hawaii | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesHI – Reported that the governor said hospitals can resume elective procedures, but cannot find official guidance or order | ||||
| Idaho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Illinois | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesIL – Illinois Department of Public Health issued guidance that recommended the suspension of elective procedures, but did not order/mandate it | ||||
| Indiana | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Iowa | -- | ■ | Elective medical procedure notesIA – Non-essential and elective procedures whose delay will not harm the life or wellbeing of the patient are not allowed. If a hospital has to transfer COVID patients they may not perform non-emergent procedures. | |||||||
| Kansas | -- | ■ | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Kentucky | -- | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesKY – 4/27 allowed non-urgent outpatient procedures. 5/6 allow non-emergency surgeries and procedures with restrictions | ||||||
| Louisiana | -- | ■ | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesLA – Announced by governor during a press conference, but could not find any official order or guidance | |||||
| Maine | -- | ■ | -- | -- | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesME – Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued recommendations to postpone elective procedures but did not mandate it | |||
| Maryland | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Michigan | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Minnesota | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Mississippi | -- | |||||||||
| Missouri | -- | ■ | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Montana | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Nebraska | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Nevada | ■ | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| New Hampshire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| New Jersey | -- | ■ | -- | -- | ||||||
| New Mexico | -- | |||||||||
| New York | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesNY – Cancelled non-essential procedures 3/20, 3/22 extended order to include non-essential elective surgeries; 4/28 some hospitals allowed to resume elective procedures (must be in counties outside of New York City and at low risk of experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases) | |||||||
| North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesNC – NC DHHS issued a letter 3/20 requesting hospitals and medical facilities suspend non-essential and elective surgeries, but no order | |||
| North Dakota | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Ohio | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Oklahoma | -- | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesOK – Select procedures allowed based on specific criteria (PPE, age/risk of patient, staff and testing capabilities) | ||||||
| Oregon | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Pennsylvania | -- | ■ | -- | -- | ||||||
| Rhode Island | -- | -- | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesRI - State requested suspension of elective medical procedures 3/17 but not mandated; State requested to resume elective medical procedures 5/9 | |||||
| South Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| South Dakota | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Tennessee | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Texas | -- | -- | -- | Elective medical procedure notesTX – Loosened some restrictions for procedures at select facilities that do not use PPE necessary for COVID effort | ||||||
| Utah | -- | ■ | -- | -- | ||||||
| Vermont | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Virginia | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Washington | -- | -- | ||||||||
| West Virginia | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Wisconsin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Wyoming | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Total | 51 | 12 | 48 | 50 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 3 |