An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Informed Consent And Confidentiality. [HB-440]
Delaware's Confidentiality of Personal Health Information Statute prevents DHSS from engaging in activities, permitted under federal HIPAA, which would protect Delaware residents. This legislation carves out 4 narrow exceptions which would allow DHSS to release protected health information for law enforcement activities, pursuant to court order, for patient care and coordination, and for healthcare business operations. The federal HIPAA law applies in Delaware, and these exceptions allow entities to share information under guidelines set forth by
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HB-440: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Informed Consent And Confidentiality.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry
Signed By Governor on 07/15/2010
An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses. [HB-445]
This bill prohibits registered sex offenders from residing in or loitering near a facility that is subject to licensure as a provider of child care services by the Office of Child Care Licensing. The bill clarifies “loitering” as it applies to registered sex offenders near a child care facility, mirrored after the statute on sex offenders and schools.
HB-445: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Specific Offenses.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Hocker
Introduced And Assigned To Judiciary Committee In House on 06/03/2010
HB-455: An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Durable Powers Of Attorney And Adding A Chapter 49a Thereto Relating To Durable Personal Powers Of Attorney.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry
Signed By Governor on 08/19/2010
You have voted HB-455: An Act To Amend Title 12 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Durable Powers Of Attorney And Adding A Chapter 49a Thereto Relating To Durable Personal Powers Of Attorney..
You have voted HB-456: An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Treatment Of Minors By Physicians Under The Medical Practice Act..
HB-457: An Act To Amend Titles 11, 24 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Training On Child Sexual And Physical Abuse, Exploitation And Domestic Violence And The Mandatory Reporting Thereof.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 06/30/2010
You have voted HB-457: An Act To Amend Titles 11, 24 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Training On Child Sexual And Physical Abuse, Exploitation And Domestic Violence And The Mandatory Reporting Thereof..
An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Registration To Practice Medicine. [HB-458]
This act improves the licensure and renewal requirements of Delaware law for physicians. Section 1 requires disclosure an applicant for licensure or renewal to disclose any professional regulatory investigation, and requires physicians to be fingerprinted by the State Bureau of Identification at least every ten years. Section 2 authorizes the State Bureau of Identification to release any subsequent criminal history it receives regarding licensees to the Board of Medical Practice, and Section 3 requires the Board to review that information at least
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HB-458: An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Registration To Practice Medicine.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 06/30/2010
An Act To Amend Titles 24 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Medical Practice Act, The Board Of Medical Practice And The Department Of State. [HB-459]
This act improves the reporting process of the Board of Medical Practice by strengthening the Board's authority to police unprofessional conduct and clarifying and simplifying the Board's administrative procedures to improve the efficiency of the board and its ability to work with law enforcement. This act also makes certain similar changes that would affect all boards administered by the Division of Professional Regulation. Section 1 broadens the scope of hospital disciplinary actions that must be reported to the Board. Some hospitals implement
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HB-459: An Act To Amend Titles 24 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Medical Practice Act, The Board Of Medical Practice And The Department Of State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson
Signed By Governor on 07/01/2010
You have voted HB-459: An Act To Amend Titles 24 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Medical Practice Act, The Board Of Medical Practice And The Department Of State..
An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii And The Schedule Of The Delaware Constitution Of 1897, As Amended, Relating To The Recorder Of Deeds. [HB-465]
This is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to provide for the development of a statewide and integrated recordation system. At the present time, the three counties operate three separate offices that handle the functions of the Recorder of Deeds. Each operates using its own requirements and procedures, each provides services only in its respective county, and each is managed by a different elected official. This proposed constitutional amendment will enable the General Assembly to create by statute a more cost-effective and efficient statewide
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HB-465: An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii And The Schedule Of The Delaware Constitution Of 1897, As Amended, Relating To The Recorder Of Deeds.
Sponsored by: Sen. Margaret Henry
Introduced And Assigned To House Administration Committee In House on 06/10/2010
You have voted HB-465: An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Iii And The Schedule Of The Delaware Constitution Of 1897, As Amended, Relating To The Recorder Of Deeds..
You have voted HB-467: An Act To Amend The Laws Of Delaware Relating To Naming The Kent County Family Court Building In Honor Of Retired Judge David P. Buckson..