SPONSOR: Sen. Blevins

& Rep. Maier; Sens. Henry, Marshall, McDowell, Sokola & Bair; Reps. Buckworth, Carey, Cloutier & Ewing

DELAWARE STATE SENATE

140th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE BILL NO.

 

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16, DELAWARE CODE, RELATING TO MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend §9112 of Title 16 of the Delaware Code by redesignating subsection (b) as (c), (c) as (d), and (d) as (e).

Section 2. Amend §9112, Chapter 91, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by inserting a new §9112(b) to read as follows:

"(b) A Managed Care Organization shall have a Medical Director. The Medical Director, and physicians designated to act in the Medical Director’s stead, shall be licensed to practice medicine in Delaware in accordance with Title 24, Chapter 17, §1702, of the Delaware Code."

SYNOPSIS

This Bill requires Managed Care Organizations to have a Medical Director who is licensed in the state of Delaware.

Author: Sen. Blevins