Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced updated quarantine guidance on Dec. 7, 2020. This guidance is on Close Contacts and Tracing. We are working to update other areas of the website, documents, and other materials as quickly as possible.
These updates are based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance that shortens quarantine in certain situations. CDC: Options to Reduce Quarantine for Contacts of Persons with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Using Symptom Monitoring and Diagnostic Testing
Surgeries and Procedures During COVID-19
Some surgeries and medical procedures in Minnesota are restricted due to COVID-19. Beginning after May 10 at 11:59 p.m., hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and clinics, including dental, veterinary, mobile, and other facilities performing procedures that use personal protective equipment or ventilators, may resume some procedures. They must meet certain requirements described in the documents below.
Executive Orders from Governor Walz
See Emergency Executive Order 20-51: Requiring Facilities to Prioritize Surgeries and Procedures and Provide Safe Environment during COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency
For patients
- Frequently Asked Questions for Patients: Surgeries and Medical Procedures During COVID-19 (PDF)
5/5/20
For health care providers
- Guidance: Requiring Facilities to Prioritize Surgeries and Procedures and Provide Safe Environment during COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency (PDF)
5/5/20 - Frequently Asked Questions for Providers: Surgeries and Medical Procedures During COVID-19 (PDF)
5/5/20 - Supplemental FAQ for Providers Regarding Executive Order 20-51 (PDF)
5/21/20
Contact
If you have questions or comments about the Executive Order, email electivesurgeries@state.mn.us.
COVID-19 information in other languages:
- Kab Mob Khaus Las Nas Vais Lav 2019 (COVID-19)
(Hmong) - Cudurka Koronafayras 2019 (COVID-19)
(Somali) - Enfermedad del Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
(Spanish) - American Sign Language (ASL) Videos
Contact us:
If you have questions or comments about this page, use our IDEPC Comment Form or call 651-201-5414 for the MDH Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division.