{"id":"SEC-01-045","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"01","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418","instrument":"Executive Order GA-09","title":"Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster","dateIssued":"2020-03-22","effective":"2020-03-22","end":"2020-04-21 11:59 p.m. (superseded by GA-15)","startDate":"2020-03-22","endDate":"2020-04-21","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["all licensed health care professionals and all licensed health care facilities"],"clause":"now and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on April 21, 2020, all licensed health care professionals and all licensed health care facilities shall postpone all surgeries and procedures that are not immediately medically necessary to correct a serious medical condition of, or to preserve the life of, a patient who without immediate performance of the surgery or procedure would be at risk for serious adverse medical consequences or death, as determined by the patient\u0027s physician.","enforcement":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code 418.173 (fine up to $1,000; confinement up to 180 days); licensing boards","functions":["SX","OC","IP","CB"],"notes":"Enforced against providers (Attorney General actions Mar. 23, 2020).","sourceUrl":"https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA_09_COVID-19_hospital_capacity_IMAGE_03-22-2020.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":357139,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-01","url":"/library/SEC-01-045","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-01-045","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-09 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-045)","stateName":"Texas","related":["SEC-01-046","SEC-01-047"]}