Delaware General Assembly

Signed 9/24/24

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

SB 106

6/8/23

Gay

Sen. Lockman
Reps. Griffith, Bush, K. Johnson, Minor-Brown, S. Moore, Neal, Heffernan

Sen. Hansen, Hoffner, Huxtable, Pinkney, Poore, Sokola, Sturgeon, Townsend
Reps. Baumbach, Bolden, Briggs King, Chukwuocha, Morrison, Romer, Wilson-Anton

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH.

This Act modernizes and expands the concept of maternal mental health by replacing the definition of maternal depression with the more encompassing definition of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder. This Act contemplates treatment for any caregiver who may be affected by perinatal mood and anxiety disorder. This Act avoids use of gender-based pronouns as recommended by the Legislative Drafting Manual.

84:423

49

9/24/24

N/A

View HTML View PDF