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145th General Assembly
House Bill # 39

Primary Sponsor: Cathcart Additional Sponsor(s):    Sen. Hall-Long
CoSponsors: Reps. Atkins, Bennett, Booth, Carey, Carson, Hocker, Jaques, J. Johnson, Q. Johnson, Kovach, Kowalko, Lavelle, Lee, Longhurst, Manolakos, Mitchell, Plant, Ramone, Schwartzkopf, B. Short, D. Short, Walls, D.E. Williams, Wilson
Introduced on : 01/14/2009
Long Title:AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
Synopsis:Currently statutory anti-retaliation and protective provisions for patients and others only apply to licensed long-term care (LTC) facilities. Only part of the Delaware Psychiatric Center (DPC) is a licensed LTC facility. This Bill, to protect all patients and employees at DPC, applies such protections to all the DPC facilities.

Current Status: Signed   On   08/24/2009
Volume Chapter77:203
Fiscal Note:
Not Required
Date Governor acted:08/24/2009
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Committee Reports:
House Committee Report 03/25/09 F=2 M=8 U=0---->Committee Report
Voting Reports:
House vote: () Passed 6/9/2009 4:59:17 PM------->Voting Record
Senate vote: () Passed 7/1/2009 2:35:02 AM------->Voting Record
Actions History:
Aug 24, 2009 - Signed by Governor
Jul 01, 2009 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 20 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 1 VACANT
Jul 01, 2009 - Necessary rules are suspended in Senate
Jun 29, 2009 - Assigned DeLuca as Floor Manager in Senate
Jun 16, 2009 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
Jun 09, 2009 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Mar 25, 2009 - Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 2 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits
Jan 14, 2009 - Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
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