In preparation for elective surgeries resuming in Oklahoma on April 24, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) today issued the following guidelines for elective surgery centers and hospitals:
Testing guidelines:
- Elective surgery centers and hospitals must administer COVID-19 tests in partnership with private labs to test all patients prior to surgery.
- Patients should receive a negative COVID-19 test result within 48 hours of the scheduled procedure.
- Elective surgery centers and hospitals should not perform an operation on a patient with a medical history of COVID-19 until that patient has received two negative COVID-19 test results.
by Muskogee Politico - April 23, 2020 at 11:45AM
OSDH issues guidance for resuming elective surgical procedures
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