Rep. Helene Keeley

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District HD-003
Party Democrat
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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Coverage For Serious Mental Illness And Drug And Alcohol Dependency. [SB-41]
In an effort to reduce overdose deaths relating to the growing epidemic of opioid addiction, this Act requires carriers to provide coverage for medically necessary inpatient treatment of alcohol and drug dependencies and prohibits carriers from imposing precertification, prior authorization, pre-admission screening, or referral requirements for the diagnosis and treatment, including in-patient treatment, of drug and alcohol dependencies. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 05/30/2017

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State (Delaware)
Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Licensure Of Art Therapists. [SB-43]
This Act regulates the practice of art therapy placing control of the profession under the Board of Mental health and Chemical Dependency Professionals and amending Chapter 30 of Title 24 by adding Subchapter V. Professional Art Therapists. The Art Therapy Practice Act will serve and protect the public by defining the scope of practice of art therapy; setting minimum standards of qualification, education, training, and experience for art therapists; and maintaining certain standards in the delivery of art therapy services. This Act also requires (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Simpson Signed By Governor on 09/08/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Uniform Controlled Substances Act. [SB-44]
This Bill clarifies that every prescriber holding a controlled substance registration must be registered with the Prescription Monitoring Program. Further, prescribers who receive a CSR (controlled substances registration) for the first time must register with the Prescription Monitoring Program within 90 days.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 07/21/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Uniform Controlled Substances Act. [SB-45]
This Bill adds 3,4-dichloro-N-[2-(dimethylamino)cyclohexyl]-N-methylbenzamide (U-47700) to Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. U-47700, also known as Pink, is a synthetic opioid recently encountered by law enforcement and public health officials and is being abused for its opioid properties. It is available over the Internet and is marketed as a research chemical. The safety risks to users are significant and the public health risks include large numbers of drug treatment admissions, emergency room visits and fatal overdoses. On (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 07/17/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Naloxone. [SB-48]
Under this Act, a pharmacist who dispenses narloxone under an established set of circumstances is not subject to disciplinary or other adverse action under any professional licensing statute or criminal liability, or liable for damages related to injuries or death sustained in connection with administering the drug, unless it is established that the pharmacist caused the injuries or death wilfully, wantonly, or by gross negligence.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 07/20/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 6 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Homeless Persons. [SB-49]
An individual's housing status should not be a basis for discrimination. This bill establishes a "Homeless Individual's Bill of Rights" that provides rights to protections for individuals experiencing homelessness, including protections from discrimination while in public and while seeking access to housing, employment, and temporary shelter. This bill vests important investigatory and enforcement authority with the State's Division of Human Relations and the State Human Relations Commission, similar to their roles with Delaware's Equal Accommodations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Introduced And Assigned To Judicial & Community Affairs Committee In Senate on 03/28/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 25 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Satisfaction And Partial Release Of Mortgages. [SB-52]
This Act will allow a retired Delaware attorney to satisfy a mortgage that the attorney paid off while in practice. Currently only attorneys still in active practice are permitted to satisfy mortgages under Section 2120. This limitation can leave no practicable way to satisfy a mortgage for which the lender fails to record a satisfaction as required by State law if the attorney who paid off the mortgage subsequently retires. This Act will also expand the scope of Section 2120 to include partial releases of a mortgage where a Delaware attorney made (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Wilson Signed By Governor on 09/29/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 10 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Juvenile Expungements. [SB-54]
The continued existence and dissemination of a juvenile criminal record hampers an individuals ability to become a successful and productive member of society. These criminal histories are a hindrance to employment, education, housing and credit. This act modifies Delawares discretionary expungement provisions to allow more children, and adults with only juvenile records, the ability to petition the Court for an expungement. An adult conviction automatically disqualifies someone from seeking an expungement to their juvenile record. These changes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz Signed By Governor on 06/20/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To A Multistate Nurse Licensure Compact. [SB-59]
This Act replaces the current multistate nurse licensure compact with an enhanced version. The enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact allows for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to have one multistate license, with the privilege to practice in their home state and other compact states. Under the enhanced version, all nurses practicing under a multistate license must meet a minimum set of licensure requirements, including a fingerprint federal criminal background check. Nurses who fail to meet these requirements will not be eligible for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis Signed By Governor on 06/30/2017

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Delaware 149th General Assembly

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To State Employees' Pension Plan Burial Benefits. [SB-6]
This Act increases the state employees' pension plan burial benefit from $7,000 to $10,000 effective July 1, 2016. This benefit has not been changed since July 2001.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Harris McDowell Introduced And Assigned To Finance Committee In Senate on 03/28/2018

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