SB 25 DE

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Chiropractic care is a drugless system of health care. It is uniquely positioned as a treatment for back pain and chronic headaches, which a peer-reviewed medical journal has indicated are alarming drivers of opioid-related deaths. Other peer-reviewed studies have indicated that chiropractic physician care reduces opioid usage rates, costs significantly less than the opioid treatment path, and contributes to preventing addiction and overdose death. In Delaware, back problems are a top-three cost driver and are among the most common conditions resulting in disability and lost productivity. This Act helps to address these issues in Delaware and improves access for Delawareans seeking opioid-free treatment by ensuring chiropractors are reimbursed at least at the level of Medicare and not at historically persistent lower rates.

• Bryan Townsend Democratic · primary
• Stephanie L. Hansen Democratic · primary
• David Bentz · primary
• Debra Heffernan Democratic · primary
• Lyndon D. Yearick Republican · primary
• Sarah McBride · primary

1. Jun 3, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate · upper
2. Jun 9, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · upper
3. Jun 10, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
4. Jun 11, 2021 Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House · lower
5. Jun 16, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits · lower
6. Jun 25, 2021 Suspension of Rules in House · lower
7. Jun 29, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
8. Sep 10, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Bill Text · HTML
• Bill Text · PDF