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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Texas (Governor; Texas Department of Criminal Justice); State level · Texas
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Tex. Gov't Code § 418.016
- Issued
- 2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-20
- End
- For the disaster period (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Mar. 20, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Health care ordersOther
- Addressees
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- incarcerated Texans
- Functions reached
- HC correctional health-care providers (UTMB, Texas Tech HSC) billing
- OP
- Character
- context
- Collection
- State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD
Operative words
Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to temporarily suspend inmate fees for health care services related to COVID-19.... 'This suspension will protect the health of both inmates and TDCJ staff, and is a crucial tool in our efforts to mitigate any potential spread of COVID-19 in closely confined populations.'
Enforcement
Gubernatorial direction under ch. 418; § 501.063 suspended in part
Notes
Documents gubernatorial direction of TDCJ's COVID-19 operations at the outset; TDCJ's own visitation suspension (Mar. 13, 2020) is Ex. 066.