Bill Text: DE SB234 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Planning And Resources Management.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-19 - Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate [SB234 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-SB234-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Sen. Ennis & Rep. Carson |
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Sens. Blevins, Bonini, Hall-Long, Lawson & Richardson; Rep. Spiegelman |
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DELAWARE STATE SENATE 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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SENATE BILL NO. 234 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH PLANNING AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT. |
WHEREAS, there is currently no post-acute in-patient rehabilitation hospital in Kent County and there exists a critical need for such services to serve citizens of Dover and Kent County and their families who have suffered strokes, traumatic brain injuries, orthopedic and other such injuries; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the General Assembly to facilitate the provision of an in-patient rehabilitation hospital in Kent County without further delay.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend §9304, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§9304. Activities subject to review.
(a) Any person must obtain a Certificate of Public Review prior to undertaking any of the following activities:
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter to the contrary, any person who held, as of January 30, 2016, a certificate of public review issued by the Board authorizing the construction of a 34 bed in-patient rehabilitation hospital in Dover, Delaware, regardless of the certificate's date of expiration or whether the certificate has otherwise been challenged on appeal or is otherwise subject to legal challenge, shall not be required to obtain any additional certificate of public review under this chapter prior to the construction, development, or other establishment of the in-patient rehabilitation hospital. Any in-patient rehabilitation hospital constructed, developed, or established under this subsection shall not have any license or authority to operate denied, revoked, or restricted on the grounds that a certificate of public review has not been obtained or has otherwise been challenged on appeal or is otherwise subject to legal challenge.
Section 2. This Act takes effect on the date of its enactment into law and is effective until December 31, 2020.
SYNOPSIS
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The Delaware Health Resources Board determined there was a need in Kent County for additional in-patient rehabilitation services to treat patients who have suffered stroke, traumatic brain, orthopedic, and other such injuries and/or undergone surgical procedures requiring rehabilitation as well as follow-up out-patient services for those patients. This Act meets this need by eliminating the need for additional review by the Delaware Health Resources Board for a 34 bed in-patient rehabilitation hospital in Dover, which previously received a certificate of public review by the Board in January 2016. Under Section 2 of this Act, the Act sunsets on December 31, 2020. |
Author: Senator Ennis
