Delaware House Bill 199

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Introduced on June 1 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-06-09 - Stricken in House
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

This bill grants authority to the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to adopt regulations related to the operation of temporary nurse staffing agencies that staff temporary nurses in long-term care facilities in the State and assigns oversight within DHSS to the Division of Health Care Quality. The bill requires temporary nurse staffing agencies to (1) register annually with the Division of Health Care Quality; (2) validate the qualifications of all provided nurses provided; (3) maintain records of all provided nurses' credentials, job requirements, and required immunizations; and (4) provide all such records upon request to DHSS and to the long-term care facility where the employee is placed. The bill also requires temporary nurse staffing agencies to report annually to DHSS regarding various factors, including its employee placements, costs charged to long-term care facilities, and wages paid to temporary nurses.

An Act To Amend Titles 16 And 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Temporary Nurse Staffing Agencies Serving Long-term Care Facilities.

Rep. Kendra Johnson [D]	Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker [D]	Sen. Kyra Hoffner [D]
Sen. Russ Huxtable [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Lockman [D]	Sen. Brian Pettyjohn [R]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]
Sen. Jack Walsh [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. Krista Griffith [D]	Rep. Eric Morrison [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-09		Stricken in House
2023-06-01		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=140484
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=140484&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB199