Decline to Answer TX
A linktree that provides KYR cards in various languages about your rights when it comes to healthcare access following Executive Order GA-46. Also includes a link to join Worker Defense Project’s efforts, a legislative brief, and a memo for medical providers about GA-46.
Organization Source:
TCRP, ACLU of TX, TxILC, WDP, and Every Texan
Organization Website:
https://workersdefense.org/
Categories:
Texas laws (TX) | TX – GA46 – immigration status ask
Date Last Updated: November 1, 2024

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What is Executive Order GA46?
On August 8, Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, issued executive order GA-46. GA-46 directs hospitals to collect information on immigration status, the number of inpatient discharges, number of emergency visits, and the costs associated with the care provided to “patients who are not lawfully present in the United States.” GA-46 will go into effect on November 1, 2024.
What can I do to protect myself and what are my rights?
Nothing about this order restricts your right to access emergency medical care, and YOU SHOULD NOT let this order make you afraid to go to the hospital if you or your family needs emergency health services.
Where will GA-46 be implemented?
The executive order directs the Health and Human Services Commission to require “hospitals” to collect this information. The executive order states that “hospitals” includes “acute care hospitals enrolled in Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).”
How might this affect my care?
One thing the order makes clear is that YOUR CARE MUST NOT BE AFFECTED by any answer you give in response to a question regarding your lawful presence in the United States. Although the order requires hospitals to ask you for this information, it DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO ANSWER.

