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SB 118 DE
Introduced

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES AND THE DELAWARE HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK.

DE · session 151 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Apr 27, 2021

Latest action (Apr 27, 2021) Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate

Summary

This Act is the result of the 2019 report of the Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee's task force under Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 150th General Assembly. which recommended requiring long-term care facilities to enroll in and provide summaries of care to the Delaware Health Information Network ("DHIN"). To improve quality and coordination of care across the State, this Act requires long-term care facilities to enroll in DHIN and provide summaries of care to DHIN. Under this Act, long-term care facilities that provide services in Delaware as of the date this Act is enacted must enroll in DHIN under § 1119D(a) of Title 16 no later than 30 days after the date of enactment, and must enter into an agreement with DHIN under § 1119D(b) of Title 16 no later than 90 days after the date of enactment. Long-term care facilities that begin providing services in Delaware after the date this Act is enacted must enroll in DHIN under § 1119D(a) of Title 16 no later than 30 days after beginning to provide the services, and must enter into an agreement with DHIN under § 1119D(b) of Title 16 no later than 90 days after beginning to provide the services.

Sponsors (2)

  • Kyle Evans Gay · primary
  • Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
8 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (1)

  1. Apr 27, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate · upper

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