Delaware Senate Bill 216 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-5)
Status: Passed on August 1 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-08-01 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

This Act increases the civil penalties for violations of the statutes in Title 16, Chapter 11 related to Long Term Care Facilities and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. For violations that the Department determines pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the minimum penalty in Section 1109 of Title 16 is increased from $1,000 per violation to $2,000, and the maximum penalty is increased from $10,000 to $20,000 per violation. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation. For violations that do not constitute a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident, the maximum penalty is increased from $5,000 to $10,000 per violation. The civil penalties in Section 1109(a)(2) for violations that pose a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident were established in 1998 and have not been increased since then. The maximum civil penalty in Section 1109(c) for violations that do not constitute a serious threat to the health and safety of a resident was set at $10,000 in 1998, but was later reduced to $5,000 in 2000, and has not been increased since then. This Act also repeals the provision which places a cap on the civil penalties for continuing violations.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Long Term Care Facilities And Services And Civil Penalties.

Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]
Rep. Michael Smith [R]	Rep. William Bush [D]	Sen. Stephanie Hansen [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]
Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]
Rep. Kevin Hensley [R]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]	Rep. Stell Parker Selby [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]

2024-06-27 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-04-18 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-08-01		Signed by Governor
2024-06-27		Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
2024-05-22		Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
2024-04-23		Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
2024-04-18		Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-04-18		Amendment SA 1 to SB 216 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
2024-03-27		Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
2024-03-26		Amendment SA 1 to SB 216 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
2024-02-26		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

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Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocumentEngrossment?engrossmentId=36269&docTypeId=6
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#55465
Roll Call	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/RollCall/GetRollCallVoteByRollCallId#56275