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| Bill | AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING NURSING FACILITIES, LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES, AND SERVICES. | Chapter 11 of Title 16 was enacted in 1998. Since that time, there have been many changes to the health care delivery system, including a larger percentage of individuals receiving long term health care services in their homes and settings other than in traditional nursing facilities. This Act updates Chapter 11 of Title 16 to better protect residents of long term care facilities by using consistent terminology, consistent practices, and updating the Code to reflect changes in related areas of the law and in how long term care is provided to ensure that all Delawareans receiving long term care are protected from abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. | us/states/de | Delaware General Assembly | 149 | HB 195 | Delaware HB 195 (149) |
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Delaware HB 195 (149) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING NURSING FACILITIES, LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES, AND SERVICES.
Chapter 11 of Title 16 was enacted in 1998. Since that time, there have been many changes to the health care delivery system, including a larger percentage of individuals receiving long term health care services in their homes and settings other than in traditional nursing facilities. This Act updates Chapter 11 of Title 16 to better protect residents of long term care facilities by using consistent terminology, consistent practices, and updating the Code to reflect changes in related areas of the law and in how long term care is provided to ensure that all Delawareans receiving long term care are protected from abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Bill Text (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- 3/5 — 19–0 (pass) · upper
- 3/5 — 40–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Bryan Townsend — primary (person)
- David Bentz — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-06-21 Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
introduction, referral-committee - 2017-06-28 Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 8 On Its Merits
committee-passage - 2017-06-28 Amendment HA 1 to HB 195 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction - 2017-06-29 Amendment HA 2 to HB 195 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction - 2017-06-29 Amendment HA 1 to HB 195 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2017-06-29 Amendment HA 2 to HB 195 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2017-06-29 Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
passage - 2017-07-12 Assigned to Health, Children & Social Services Committee in Senate
introduction, referral-committee - 2018-01-17 Reported Out of Committee (Health, Children & Social Services) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
committee-passage - 2018-01-23 Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 1 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
passage - 2018-02-14 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/91f5739b-8086-4f39-a216-8f4c948c5899. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).