Delaware Senate Bill 298 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-24-1)
Status: Passed on June 30 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-06-30 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This act increases the incentive for persons with a mandatory reporting obligation under the Medical Practice Act to comply with their obligation under that Act. Sections 1 and 2 of the bill give the Board of Medical Practice additional flexibility to impose appropriate fines by increasing the range of fines from a maximum of $5,000 to a maximum of $10,000 for a first violation and $50,000 for a subsequent violation. Sections 2 - 6 of the bill address the problem identified by the Department of Justice that the Board of Medical Practice lacks power to regulate individuals or entities not engaged in the practice of medicine. These sections supplement the Board's enforcement powers by granting the Board the authority to enforce fines against non-licensees who have a duty to report to the Board on the same terms as licensees.

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Imposition Of Fines By The Board Of Medical Practice.

Rep. John Atkins [D]	Rep. Michael Barbieri [D]	Rep. Edward Bennett [D]	Rep. Donald Blakey [R]
Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Sen. Colin Bonini [R]	Sen. Joseph Booth [R]	Rep. Gerald Brady [D]
Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Sen. George Bunting [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]
Rep. George Carey [R]	Rep. William Carson [D]	Rep. Richard Cathcart [R]	Sen. Catherine Cloutier [R]
Sen. Dorinda Connor [R]	Sen. Nancy Cook [D]	Sen. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]
Rep. George [?]	Rep. Robert Gilligan [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]
Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Rep. Deborah Hudson [R]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]	Rep. James Johnson [D]
Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Sen. Michael Katz [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. Thomas Kovach [R]
Rep. John Kowalko [D]	Sen. Gregory Lavelle [R]	Rep. Clifford Lee [R]	Rep. Valerie Longhurst [D]
Rep. Nick Manolakos [R]	Sen. Robert Marshall [D]	Sen. David McBride [D]	Sen. Harris McDowell [D]
Rep. Joseph Miro [R]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Rep. Michael Mulrooney [D]	Rep. William Oberle [R]
Rep. William Outten [R]	Sen. Karen Peterson [D]	Rep. Hazel Plant [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]
Rep. Teresa Schooley [D]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. Darryl Scott [D]	Rep. Bryon Short [D]
Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Sen. Gary Simpson [R]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]
Rep. Pamela Thornburg [R]	Sen. Robert Venables [D]	Rep. John Viola [D]	Rep. Robert Walls [D]
Rep. D.E. Williams [D]	Rep. D.P. Williams [D]	Sen. David Wilson [R]

2010-06-24 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2010-06-22 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-30		Signed by Governor
2010-06-24		Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 37 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 4 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2010-06-24		Necessary rules are suspended in House
2010-06-24		Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 7 On Its Merits
2010-06-23		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
2010-06-22		Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2010-06-17		Reported Out of Committee (JUDICIARY) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
2010-06-10		Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/27c9e0e4c4c3b80c8525773d005c9b97?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+298/$file/legis.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/c89c2babbabcc98f8525774a006844c8?OpenDocument
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/3a99cddb506368228525774c0077d039?OpenDocument