Delaware House Bill 424 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-05-13 - Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Pending: House Health & Human Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

The Delaware Code currently has no provisions for dementia care. This bill defines dementia care and sets forth staffing requirements for all facilities that provide dementia care, including setting minimum staffing ratios. The bill requires that staff who provide dementia care must complete dementia-specific-care training and identifies what the training must include. This bill also requires that facilities have dedicated activity staff and that activity services be offered seven days a week at least 9 hours per day while residents are awake and able to participate. This bill prohibits the use of dementia or memory care in advertising unless a facility is in compliance with the Delaware Code and associated regulations. Finally, this bill provides that the Department may promulgate and adopts rules and regulations to implement the section and the subchapter.

An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Staffing In Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities For Persons With Intellectual Disabilities, Assisted Living Facilities, And Dementia Care.

Rep. John Mitchell [D]	Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos [D]	Sen. Laura Sturgeon [D]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]
Sen. Gerald Hocker [R]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]	Sen. Bryan Townsend [D]
Rep. Paul Baumbach [D]	Rep. David Bentz [D]	Rep. Ruth Briggs King [R]	Rep. John Kowalko [D]
Rep. Michael Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-05-13		Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=109518
Text	https://legis.delaware.gov/json/BillDetail/GenerateHtmlDocument?legislationId=109518&legislationTypeId=1&docTypeId=2&legislationName=HB424