An Act to Amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code Relating to Health and Safety and Obligations of Health-care Providers for Non-acute Patients.
It became law on Aug 6, 2020.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- +11
- Latest action
- Aug 6, 2020
What it does
Presently, a legal process does not exist for a Delaware hospital to seek the appointment of a guardian for a non-acute patient who has been a patient at the hospital for an extended period, after having been abandoned by family. This bill authorizes a hospital to petition for a court-appointed guardian for such a patient after providing two notices to the patient, the patient's surrogate, or the patient's family if there is no surrogate, of the need to seek a guardian for the patient.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
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Where it goes next
It is law in Delaware. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.