Delaware Senate Bill 90 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)
Status: Introduced on May 31 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-31 - Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Health & Social Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This Bill gives the Department of Health and Social Services the authority to require accreditation for medical facilities that perform invasive medical procedures. It also gives DHSS the authority to promulgate regulations for accreditation. The Bill requires that DHSS work with stakeholders in the development of the regulations and it outlines who those stakeholders should be. Finally, the Bill prohibits individuals licensed under Chapters 5, 11 and 17 of Title 24 from working in any facility where invasive medical procedures are performed unless the facility is licensed or accredited.

An Act To Amend Title 16 And Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Accreditation For Safe And Sanitary Operation Of Facilities Where Invasive Medical Procedures Are Performed.

Sen. Patricia Blevins [D]	Sen. Brian Bushweller [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Rep. Earl Jaques [D]
Rep. Quinton Johnson [D]	Sen. Michael Katz [D]	Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Sen. Karen Peterson [D]
Rep. Teresa Schooley [D]	Rep. Daniel Short [R]	Sen. Liane Sorenson [R]	Rep. John Viola [D]
Rep. Rebecca Walker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-31		Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/3a476c6eeb6737c18525787f005293c7?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+90/$file/legis.html?open