Bill Text: DE SB340 | 2025-2026 | 153rd General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 16 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Long Term Care Facilities
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2026-06-04 - Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate [SB340 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2025-SB340-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Sen. Mantzavinos & Sen. Poore & Rep. K. Johnson |
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Sens. Hoffner, Wilson; Reps. Gorman, Morrison, Osienski |
DELAWARE STATE SENATE
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SENATE BILL NO. 340
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making insertions as shown by underline as follows and by redesignating accordingly:
( ) “Covered long-term care facility” means a nursing facility, assisted living facility, or group home for persons with mental illness as each is defined in this section.
( a) A covered long-term care facility must maintain insurance coverage in a minimum amount of $1 million per claim/$3 million in the aggregate each for general liability and professional liability, respectively. These policies must also include abuse and molestation coverage.
(b) A covered long-term facility must, as a condition of receiving and maintaining an active license, certification, or other authority to provide health-care services in the State of Delaware, furnish proof of the required insurance to the Department.
(c) A covered long-term care facility must provide proof of the required insurance with any application for renewal of such license, certification, or authority.
(d) An insurance company providing coverage to a covered long-term care facility must notify the Department within 14 days of any lapse in or cancellation of coverage for the covered long-term care facility.
(e) Failure to maintain minimum insurance limits under this section will result in revocation of the covered long-term care facility’s license.
Section 2. This Act takes effect 180 days after enactment.
SYNOPSIS
This Act requires long-term care facilities to have insurance policies that provide a minimum of $1 million per claim/$3 million aggregate coverage each for general liability and professional liability. This Act takes effect 180 days after enactment.
Author: Senator Mantzavinos
