Delaware General Assembly

Lieu/Substituted 4/17/24

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HS 1 for HB 326

3/6/24

Baumbach

Sen. Pinkney

Sen. Gay, Hoffner, Sokola, Walsh
Reps. Harris, Heffernan, Minor-Brown, Morrison, Osienski

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO THE DELAWARE HEALTH CARE COMMISSION.

Non-profit hospitals are granted tax-exempt status under the premise that they serve a vital role in promoting the health and well-being of the communities they serve. Community benefit spending is a means by which hospitals fulfill this obligation. Such spending includes activities like providing uncompensated care, supporting medical research, offering health education and prevention programs, subsidizing community clinics, and addressing social determinants of health. This Act requires Delaware’s non-profit hospitals to provide the state and public with an annual report outlining their community benefits spending, bringing Delaware in line with 31 other states, including all of Delaware’s neighboring states, that require reporting. This Act defines “community benefits program,” outlines the minimum contents that must be included in a community benefits activity report, and requires that the report be made available to the public and be submitted by January 31 of each year to multiple state entities.

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