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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE EXAMINING BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS."
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description: "The purpose of this Act is to expand patient access to physical therapy services. Currently, a physical therapist may treat an individual without a referral up to 30 days after which time a physician must be consulted. The amendment extends that deadline to 90 days with the objective of ensuring continuity of care. Physical therapists will still be required to practice within their scope of training and expertise. This Act also clarifies the requirements for renewal and reactivation of licenses to ensure consistency with other Title 24 boards and the processes used by the Division of Professional Regulation."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/de"
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legislature: "Delaware General Assembly"
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session: "153"
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identifier: "SB 110"
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citation: "Delaware SB 110 (153)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Claire Snyder-Hall", "David L. Wilson", "Kerri Evelyn Harris", "Marie Pinkney", "Nicole Poore", "Russell Huxtable", "Sarah McBride"]
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version_count: 0
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action_count: 7
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-04-16"
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last_action: "2026-04-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78c1d90a-c4bd-4d91-adde-ef8da51406fb"
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source_url: "https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=142134"
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source_hash: "7d6ab81d02a467feedd4df2de83c407bba1f2dfd9d839d8fcf69edf4fb2430c1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-de"]
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---
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# Delaware SB 110 (153) — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE EXAMINING BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND ATHLETIC TRAINERS.
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The purpose of this Act is to expand patient access to physical therapy services. Currently, a physical therapist may treat an individual without a referral up to 30 days after which time a physician must be consulted. The amendment extends that deadline to 90 days with the objective of ensuring continuity of care. Physical therapists will still be required to practice within their scope of training and expertise. This Act also clarifies the requirements for renewal and reactivation of licenses to ensure consistency with other Title 24 boards and the processes used by the Division of Professional Regulation.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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## Votes
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- SM — **40–0** (pass) · lower
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- SM — **21–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Claire Snyder-Hall — primary (person)
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- David L. Wilson — primary (person)
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- Kerri Evelyn Harris — primary (person)
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- Marie Pinkney — primary (person)
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- Nicole Poore — primary (person)
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- Russell Huxtable — primary (person)
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- Sarah McBride — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-04-16** Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-06** Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage`
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- **2025-05-07** Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES `passage`
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- **2025-05-08** Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-26** Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-26** Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT `passage`
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- **2026-04-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78c1d90a-c4bd-4d91-adde-ef8da51406fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Delaware legislature records).
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