Bill Text: DE HB415 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Sanitary Controls.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-22 - Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 8 On Its Merits [HB415 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2015-HB415-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Smyk & Sen. Hocker;
	Reps. Briggs King, Gray, Kenton, Outten, Ramone, Wilson, Mitchell

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 415

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SANITARY CONTROLS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend §122, Chapter 1, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

§122 Powers and duties of the Department of Health and Social Services

The Department shall have the following general powers and duties:

(3) Adopt, promulgate, amend, and repeal regulations consistent with law, which regulations shall not extend, modify or conflict with any law of this State or the reasonable implications thereof, and which shall be enforced by all state and local public health officials, to:

"cc.Upon receipt of a complaint from law enforcement or other regulatory agency, provide for the sanitary control of facilities that operate as massage parlors, massage therapy centers, bodywork centers, and other facilities providing these services.The Department shall have the authority to promulgate regulations pursuant to this paragraph.".

SYNOPSIS

This bill provides the Department of Health and Social Services with authority to provide for and regulate the sanitary control of massage parlors and centers.