An Act to Amend Title 12, Title 16, Title 21, and Title 31 of the Delaware Code Relating to Third-party Decision Making.
It became law on Jul 21, 2025.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Jul 21, 2025
What it does
This Act updates the terminology used to describe or citations used to reference those who make financial or health-care decisions on behalf of a principal or individual, including when that principal or individual lacks capacity. This Act takes effect on September 30, 2025, to coincide with when the Delaware Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act of 2023 (DUHCDA 2023) takes effect. \r \r Section 1 of this Act amends § 3982 of Title 12 by: \r (1) Removing the phrase “durable power of attorney for health-care decisions” and instead citing to the definition of “advance health-care directive” under DUHCDA 2023. A durable power of attorney for health-care decisions, or other similar variations on…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Claire Snyder-Hall
- Nicole Poore
- Russ Huxtable
- Sarah McBride
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