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Executive Order GA-19

Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster

Governor Greg Abbott · Texas (State)

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Jurisdiction
Texas
Level
State
Authority
Tex. Gov't Code §§ 418.012, 418.016(a)
Issued
2020-04-27 Apr. 27, 2020
Effective
2020-05-01 12:01 a.m. (read as 2020-05-01)
End
2020-09-17 (superseded by GA-31:'This executive order supersedes Executive Orders GA-19 and GA-27') (read as 2020-09-17)
In force
May 1, 2020 to Sept. 17, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all licensed health care professionals
  • hospitals licensed under Health & Safety Code ch. 241
Functions reached
  • SX surgery (15% capacity reservation)
  • CH/PR dental practice under board emergency rules
  • CL clinical intake under board minimum standards
  • IC infection control
Collection
Texas TX

Operative words

All licensed health care professionals shall be limited in their practice by, and must comply with, any emergency rules promulgated by their respective licensing agencies dictating minimum standards for safe practice during the COVID-19 disaster. Every hospital licensed under Chapter 241 of the Texas Health and Safety Code shall reserve at least 15 percent of its hospital capacity for treatment of COVID-19 patients.

Enforcement

§ 418.173; licensing agency emergency rules (Texas Medical Board; Texas State Board of Dental Examiners Emergency Rule 108.7, Ex. TX-054/055) given the force of the executive order

Notes

Makes every licensing board's COVID-19 emergency rule a term of the Governor's order for every licensed health professional (physicians, dentists, hygienists, therapists, chiropractors, optometrists)

Retrieval note

End field: GA-25 concerns jails; GA-19 remained in force until GA-31 (Sept. 17, 2020) superseded it.