{"id":"SEC-02-012","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"02","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418","instrument":"Executive Order GA-15","title":"Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster","dateIssued":"2020-04-17","effective":"2020-04-21 23:59","end":"2020-05-08 23:59 (superseded by GA-19 as of 12:01 a.m. May 1, 2020)","startDate":"2020-04-21","endDate":"2020-05-08","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","SUPPLY","CAP"],"addressees":["all licensed health care professionals","all licensed health care facilities"],"clause":"All licensed health care professionals and all licensed health care facilities shall postpone all surgeries and procedures that are not medically necessary to diagnose or correct a serious medical condition... provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to either of the following: any procedure that... would not deplete the hospital capacity or the personal protective equipment needed to cope with the COVID-19 disaster; any surgery or procedure performed in a licensed health care facility that has certified in writing to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission both (1) that it will reserve at least 25% of its hospital capacity for treatment of COVID-19 patients... and (2) that it will not request any personal protective equipment from any public source","enforcement":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code 418.173 (recited)","functions":["PR","CL","SC","CB"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/govdocs/Greg%20Abbott/2020/GA-15.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":393736,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-02","url":"/library/SEC-02-012","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-02-012","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-15 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-012)","stateName":"Texas","related":["SEC-02-013","SEC-02-011","SEC-02-014"]}