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LAWS OF DELAWARE
VOLUME 84
CHAPTER 452
152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
FORMERLY
SENATE BILL NO. 199
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LARGE HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend Chapter 25J, Title 6 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 2502J. Definitions [Effective Mar. 11, 2024].
For purposes of this chapter:
(8) “Large health-care facility” means any of the following entities:
a. A hospital licensed under Chapter 10 of Title 16, whether a nonprofit subject to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), a not-for-profit entity, or a for-profit entity.
b. An outpatient clinic or facility affiliated with a hospital or operating under the license of a hospital or of which a majority of its ownership is by a hospital as defined in Chapter 10 of Title 16.
c. A licensed “freestanding emergency department” as defined in § 122 of Title 16.
(14) “Time of service” means before a patient leaves or is discharged from a large health-care facility, or within 10 days of discharge if the patient receives emergency care from a large health-care facility or from a provider employed by a large health-care facility.
Approved September 26, 2024