Bill Text: DE SB192 | 2015-2016 | 148th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 20 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Control Of Health Care Supplies.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-10 - Signed by Governor [SB192 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2015-SB192-Draft.html
SPONSOR: |
Sen. Hall-Long & Rep. Bentz & Rep. Heffernan |
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Sens. Cloutier, Ennis & Hocker; Reps. Baumbach, Mitchell, Paradee & Viola |
DELAWARE STATE SENATE 148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
SENATE BILL NO. 192 |
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 20 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CONTROL OF HEALTH CARE SUPPLIES. |
Section 1.Amend § 3133, Title 20 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 3133.Control of Health Care Supplies.
(b) Definitions for the purpose of this section only:
(2) "Essential worker" means a
person who has been identified by that person's employer and the Division of
Public Health as someone who must report to work during an emergency in order
to maintain and keep operational the critical infrastructure in the State of
Delaware. An essential worker may include, but is not limited to, personnel
from the Division of Public Health, the Delaware Emergency Management Agency,
the Delaware Department of Transportation, fire service, and law-enforcement
agencies.
(3) "Unlicensed person" means
an individual who is not a licensed healthcare professional and has
successfully completed in-service training, approved by the Board of Pharmacy,
on the In-State State or Federal Stockpile.
(c) Any licensed healthcare professional
or unlicensed person who, at the direction of the Public Health Authority,
prior to, during or after an impending, probable or actual public health threat
or a declared public health emergency or state of emergency, delivers, or assists
in the delivery of medical supplies or prescription or nonprescription
medications to essential workers and their families individuals,
other than by injection, and provided that the medication is in the original
container and properly labeled, shall be exempt from the licensing statutes and
regulations for healthcare professionals and shall be considered a public
employee under §4001 and §4002 of Title 10. The Division of Public Health shall position a
licensed healthcare professional on-site to supervise the delivery process to essential
workers and their families individuals if a licensed healthcare
professional is available.
(d) Each
essential worker individual
will complete a prescreening assessment for themselves and each family
member, if applicable, on an annual basis that will screen for
contraindications to the medications in the In-State State or Federal
Stockpile. The assessment will be developed by the Division of Public Health
and approved by the Board of Pharmacy.
SYNOPSIS
Under current law, an unlicensed person is only authorized to deliver medications to essential workers and their families. This legislation will expand and enhance the ability of the Division of Public Health to respond to public health emergencies requiring the distribution of medications, by expanding the personnel that can deliver medications through the use of unlicensed persons. This will also enable DPH to meet the requirements of the Center for Disease and Control (CDC), Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) grant and Strategic National Stockpile program, under which all States must be able to provide prophylactic medications such as antibiotics to Delaware's entire population within a 48 hour timeframe. |
Author: Senator Hall-Long