{"id":"SEC-03-015","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Texas","state":"TX","metro":"","industry":"03","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Greg Abbott","authority":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code ch. 418","instrument":"Executive Order GA-15","title":"Relating to hospital capacity and personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 disaster","dateIssued":"2020-04-17","effective":"2020-04-21 11:59 p.m.","end":"2020-05-01 12:01 a.m. (superseded by GA-19; own expiry May 8)","startDate":"2020-04-21","endDate":"2020-05-01","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["HC"],"addressees":["all licensed health care professionals","all licensed health care facilities"],"clause":"All licensed health care professionals and all licensed health care facilities shall postpone all surgeries and procedures that are not medically necessary to diagnose or correct a serious medical condition of, or to preserve the life of, a patient... PROVIDED, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to either of the following: [procedures that would not deplete hospital capacity or PPE; surgeries in facilities certifying reserved capacity].","enforcement":"Tex. Gov\u0027t Code 418.173","functions":["CH","PR","FD","SC"],"notes":"","sourceUrl":"https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/govdocs/Greg%20Abbott/2020/GA-15.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":393736,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-03","url":"/library/SEC-03-015","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-03-015","citation":"Governor Greg Abbott, Executive Order GA-15 (Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-03-015)","stateName":"Texas","related":["SEC-03-016","SEC-03-014"]}