DE SB300 | 2021-2022 | 151st General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-5)
Status: Passed on July 29 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-07-29 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-5)
Status: Passed on July 29 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-07-29 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act updates the mandatory reporting requirements for Delaware physicians with anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. These changes are necessary to ensure that physicians are able to seek treatment without undue stigma or fear of loss of medical licensure. The recommended changes to the statutory reporting requirements are aligned with national best practices recommendations of leading experts including the Joint Commission on Healthcare Accreditation and the Federation of State Medical Boards.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Medical Practice.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-06-30 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-06-09 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-06-09 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2022-07-29 | Signed by Governor | |
2022-06-30 | Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES | |
2022-06-15 | Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 5 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits | |
2022-06-10 | Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House | |
2022-06-09 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT | |
2022-06-08 | Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 3 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits | |
2022-06-02 | Re-Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate | |
2022-05-19 | Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate |