Bill Text: DE SB199 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly | Draft

Delaware Senate Bill 199

Draft

Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Large Health Care Facilities.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Enrolled) 2024-06-25 - Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT [SB199 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2023-SB199-Draft.html

SPONSOR:

Sen. Mantzavinos & Rep. K. Williams

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO. 199

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend Chapter 25J, Title 6 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§ 2502J. Definitions [Effective Mar. 11, 2024].

For purposes of this chapter:

(8) “Large health-care facility” means any of the following entities:

a. A hospital licensed under Chapter 10 of Title 16, whether a nonprofit subject to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), a not-for-profit entity, or a for-profit entity.

b. An outpatient clinic or facility affiliated with a hospital or operating under the license of a hospital or of which a majority of its ownership is by a hospital as defined in Chapter 10 of Title 16.

c. A licensed “freestanding emergency department” as defined in § 122 of Title 16.

(14) “Time of service” means before a patient leaves or is discharged from a large health-care facility, or within 10 days of discharge if the patient receives emergency care from a large health-care facility or from a provider employed by a large health-care facility .

SYNOPSIS

This Act further clarifies the application of the provisions of this chapter.

Author: Senator Mantzavinos