{"id":"SEC-02-013","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-19","title":"Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster","dateIssued":"2020-04-27","effective":"2020-05-01 00:01","end":"until modified, amended, rescinded or superseded (regime rescinded by GA-34 effective Mar. 10, 2021)","startDate":"2020-05-01","endDate":"2021-03-10","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["HC","CAP","EMP"],"addressees":["all licensed health care professionals","hospitals licensed under Chapter 241"],"clause":"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":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code 418.173 (recited)","functions":["PR","CL","HR","CB"],"notes":"Made the Texas Medical Board\u0027s and other boards\u0027 emergency rules the binding operating standard for every licensed professional from May 1, 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/govdocs/Greg%20Abbott/2020/GA-19.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":358873,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-02","url":"/library/SEC-02-013","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-02-013","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-19 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-013)","stateName":"Texas","related":["SEC-02-012","SEC-02-011","SEC-02-014"]}