Delaware House Bill 157 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Passed on July 27 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-07-27 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

As more services move outside of hospital walls, it is necessary to clearly define the scope of services offered in outpatient settings. Citizens of Delaware cannot be expected to discern the differences in levels of care offered in outpatient facilities. The levels of care and scope of practice must be clearly defined so that citizens seek care at a facility offering the services needed. Current literature makes it clear that any freestanding emergency department must be required to meet the same standards as a hospital emergency department. This legislation will update the Delaware Code and provide a level of protection for the public that would seek services in a freestanding emergency department by clearly defining the scope of practice.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Freestanding Emergency Departments.

Rep. Sean Matthews [D]	Sen. Bethany Hall-Long [D]	Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Richard Collins [R]
Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Rep. Edward Osienski [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]

2015-07-01 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-27	House	Signed by Governor
2015-07-01	House	Necessary rules are suspended in
2015-07-01	Senate	Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2015-06-24	House	Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 39 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENT 0 VACANT
2015-06-24	House	Amendment HA 1 - Passed in House by Voice Vote
2015-06-24	House	Amendment HA 1 - Introduced in House
2015-06-10	House	Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 10 On Its Merits
2015-06-02	House	Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/4ca5d87afeb6f14085257e54004ad380?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+157/$file/legis.html?open
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/EngrossmentsforLookup/HB+157/$file/Engross.html?open
Roll Call	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/7712cf7cc0e9227a852568470077336f/6b7c2d4f8555ff9785257e75001cb46f?OpenDocument