These states have canceled elective procedures for the foreseeable future, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association:
Alabama: suspended elective procedures on March 19
Alaska: canceled elective procedures on March 19
Arizona: suspended elective procedures on March 21
Arkansas: suspended elective procedures April 3
Colorado: suspended elective procedures until April 26
Florida: halted elective procedures on March 20
Illinois: recommended delaying elective procedures on March 17
Indiana: suspended elective procedures on March 16
Iowa: suspended elective procedures March 26
Kentucky: canceled elective procedures on March 18
Louisiana: delayed elective procedures on March 21 for the foreseeable future
Maine: recommended canceling elective procedures on March 15
Maryland: suspended elective procedures effective March 24
Massachusetts: allowed ASCs to cancel procedures they determined were elective March 18
Michigan: postponed elective procedures on March 20, effective until the state of emergency is lifted
Minnesota: halted elective procedures March 19
Mississippi: canceled elective procedures March 19
Nebraska: suspended elective medical procedures April 3
New Jersey: suspended elective procedures March 23
New Mexico: canceled elective procedure March 25
New York: delayed elective procedures March 23
North Carolina: canceled elective procedure March 23
Ohio: suspended nonessential procedures that involve personal protective equipment March 18
Oklahoma: delayed elective procedures on March 24
Oregon: ceased elective procedures on March 18
Pennsylvania: suspended elective procedures on March 19
South Dakota: canceled elective procedures through May 2
Teneessee: suspended elective procedures until April 30
Texas: delayed elective procedures until April 21
Utah: canceled elective procedures on March 24
Vermont: suspended elective procedures through May 15
Virgina: delayed elective procedures through April 24
Washington: canceled elective procedures on March 19
Washington, D.C.: suspended elective procedures March 17
West Virginia: suspended elective procedures March 31
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