{"id":"SEC-02-015","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-31","title":"Relating to hospital capacity during the COVID-19 disaster","dateIssued":"2020-09-17","effective":"2020-09-17","end":"rescinded by GA-34 effective 2021-03-10","startDate":"2020-09-17","endDate":"2021-03-10","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1"],"types":["HC","CAP"],"addressees":["hospitals licensed under Chapter 241 in areas with high hospitalizations; all Chapter 241 hospitals (10 percent reservation)"],"clause":"Every hospital that is licensed under Chapter 241... and is also located in an area with high hospitalizations as defined below, shall postpone all surgeries and procedures that are not medically necessary... \u0027Areas with high hospitalizations\u0027 means any Trauma Service Area that has had seven consecutive days in which the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients as a percentage of all hospitalized patients exceeds 15 percent... every hospital... shall reserve at least 10 percent of its hospital capacity","enforcement":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code 418.173 (recited)","functions":["PR","CB"],"notes":"The winter 2020-21 regional postponement trigger in Texas; DSHS list at dshs.texas.gov/ga3031.","sourceUrl":"https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/govdocs/Greg%20Abbott/2020/GA-31.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":411539,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-02","url":"/library/SEC-02-015","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-02-015","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-31 (Sept. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-015)","stateName":"Texas","related":["SEC-02-016","SEC-02-014"]}