I am in receipt of your question concerning neurodiagnostic testing.
Executive Order 20-72 states:
A. All hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, office surgery centers, dental, orthodontic and endodontic offices, and other health care practitioners’ offices in the state Florida are prohibited from providing any medically unnecessary, non-urgent or non-emergency procedure or surgery which, if delayed, does not place a patient’s immediate health, safety, or well-being at risk, or will, if delayed, not contribute to the worsening of a serious or life-threatening medical condition. Accordingly, all health care practitioners licensed in Florida, including dentists, shall immediately cease performing these elective services.
While some specific examples of which procedures should be postponed are also contained within Executive Order 20-72, licensed health care practitioners are tasked with exercising reasonable and appropriate professional judgment in evaluating their patients’ specific circumstances, overall health, and the medical necessity of any procedures performed. Therefore, the Executive Order explicitly leaves total discretion on proceeding with procedures to you, the medical professional, based on your expertise and the specific factual situation of each patient. Only the medical professional can make that determination.
Regards,
Stefan Grow - GENERAL COUNSEL-AHCA