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145th General Assembly
Senate Bill # 275

Primary Sponsor: Marshall Additional Sponsor(s):    Sen. Simpson Rep. Keeley & Rep. Briggs King
CoSponsors: Sens. Booth, Bushweller, Ennis, Bunting & Peterson, Henry, NewLine, Reps. Hocker, Hudson, Q. Johnson & Kovach
Introduced on : 06/01/2010
Long Title:AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PRACTICES.
Synopsis:The Bill will authorize and require the Delaware Board of Medical Practice, the agency that oversees physician licensure, to require doctors applying for licensure or relicensure to present service letters from health care facilities through which they have had direct access to patients, or admitting or staff privileges, attesting to their good character. The letters would contain information, if it exists, about any reasonably substantiated incidents involving violence, threats of violence, abuse or neglect toward any other person, including any disciplinary action taken as a result of such conduct. Health care organizations or facilities providing the service letters would be immune from civil liability regarding any disclosures of information and their consequences and may not be made the subject of any libel or slander action by the person to whom the letter applies.

Current Status: Signed   On   07/30/2010
Volume Chapter77:460
Date Governor acted:07/30/2010
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Fiscal Notes/Fee Impact:Not Required
Amendments: SA 1 to SB 275 - Stricken
SA 2 to SB 275 - Passed
Committee Reports:
Senate Committee report 06/15/10 F=0 M=4 U=0----->Committee Report
House Committee Report 06/23/10 F=0 M=7 U=0---->Committee Report
Voting Reports:
Senate vote: () Passed 6/16/2010 4:54:28 PM------->Voting Record
House vote: () Passed 6/30/2010 7:57:15 PM------->Voting Record
Engrossed Version:
Engrossment------->Engrossment
Actions History:
Jul 30, 2010 - Signed by Governor
Jul 30, 2010 - Signed by Governor
Jul 30, 2010 - Signed by Governor
Jun 30, 2010 - Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 40 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 23, 2010 - Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT) in House with 7 On Its Merits
Jun 17, 2010 - Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Jun 16, 2010 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 16, 2010 - Amendment SA 2 - Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT
Jun 16, 2010 - Amendment SA 2 - Introduced in Senate
Jun 16, 2010 - Lifted From Table in Senate
Jun 16, 2010 - Laid On Table in Senate
Jun 16, 2010 - Amendment SA 1 - Stricken
Jun 16, 2010 - Amendment SA 1 - Introduced in Senate
Jun 15, 2010 - Reported Out of Committee (HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Jun 01, 2010 - Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
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