{"id":"TX-004","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code §§ 418.011, 418.012, 418.016(a), 418.173","instrument":"Executive Order GA-09","title":"Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster","dateIssued":"2020-03-22","effective":"2020-03-22 (immediately)","end":"2020-04-21 11:59 p.m. (followed by GA-15 from 2020-04-21 11:59 p.m.)","startDate":"2020-03-22","endDate":"2020-04-21","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC","CLOSE"],"addressees":["all licensed health care professionals","all licensed health care facilities"],"clause":"beginning 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; PROVIDED, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any procedure that, if performed in accordance with the commonly accepted standard of clinical practice, would not deplete the hospital capacity or the personal protective equipment needed to cope with the COVID-19 disaster.","enforcement":"Recites Tex. Gov\u0027t Code § 418.173: \u0027failure to comply with any executive order issued during the COVID-19 disaster is an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both\u0027; licensing boards (TMB, TSBDE) enforced through emergency rules","functions":["SX surgery and elective procedures","PR elective and aerosol-generating dental procedures","CH chairside care","OC outpatient clinics and diagnostics","CB patients"],"notes":"Statewide postponement of elective surgeries and procedures for every licensed professional and facility, including dentists, physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers and hospitals; also suspends 25 TAC ch. 133 hospital licensing provisions for surge capacity","sourceUrl":"https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/govdocs/Greg%20Abbott/2020/GA-09.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":380508,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"TX","url":"/library/TX-004","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/TX-004","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-09 (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. TX-004)","stateName":"Texas","related":["DUT-TX-005","DUT-TX-021","ECO-A-121","ECO-A-125","SEC-18-033","TX-003","TX-005","TX-006","TX-007","TX-001","TX-008","TX-010"]}