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24 DE Code § 1905A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 19A. Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact|§ 1905A. Applications for licensure in a party state.

§ 1905A. Applications for licensure in a party state. (a) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state, whether there are any encumbrances on any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant, whether any adverse action has been taken against any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant, and whether the applicant is currently participating in an alternative program. (b) A nurse may hold a multistate license, issued by the home state, in only 1 party state at a time. (c) If a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving between 2 party states, the nurse must apply for licensure in the new home state, and the multistate license issued by the prior home state will be deactivated in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the Commission. (1) The nurse may apply for licensure in advance of a change in primary state of residence. (2) A multistate license shall not be issued by the new home state until the nurse provides satisfactory evidence of a change in primary state of residence to the new home state and satisfies all applicable requirements to obtain a multistate license from the new home state. (d) If a nurse changes primary state of residence by moving from a party state to a nonparty state, the multistate license issued by the prior home state will convert to a single-state license, valid only in the former home state. 81 Del. Laws, c. 50, § 1;
24 DE Code § 1907A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 19A. Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact|§ 1907A. Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information.

§ 1907A. Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information. (a) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPNs/VNs). This system will include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by party states, to assist in the coordination of nurse licensure and enforcement efforts. (b) The Commission, in consultation with the administrator of the coordinated licensure information system, shall formulate necessary and proper procedures for the identification, collection, and exchange of information under this Compact. (c) All licensing boards shall promptly report to the coordinated licensure information system any adverse action; any current significant investigative information; denials of applications, with the reasons for such denials; and nurse participation in alternative programs known to the licensing board regardless of whether such participation is deemed nonpublic or confidential under state law. (d) Current significant investigative information and participation in nonpublic or confidential alternative programs shall be transmitted through the coordinated licensure information system only to party state licensing boards. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all party state licensing boards contributing information to the coordinated licensure information system may designate information that may not be shared with nonparty states or disclosed to other entities or individuals without the express permission of the contributing state. (f) Any personally identifiable information obtained from the coordinated licensure information system by a party state licensing board shall not be shared with nonparty states or disclosed to other entities or individuals except to the extent permitted by the laws of the party state contributing the information. (g) Any information contributed to the coordinated licensure information system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the party state contributing that information shall also be expunged from the coordinated licensure information system. (h) The Compact administrator of each party state shall furnish a uniform data set to the Compact administrator of each other party state, which shall include, at a minimum all of the following:  (1) Identifying information. (2) Licensure data. (3) Information related to alternative program participation. (4) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as determined by Commission rules. (i) The Compact administrator of a party state shall provide all investigative documents and information requested by another party state. 81 Del. Laws, c. 50, § 1;
24 DE Code § 1911A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 19A. Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact|§ 1911A. Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment.

§ 1911A. Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment. (a) This Compact shall become effective and binding on the earlier of the date of legislative enactment of this Compact into law by no less than 26 states or December 31, 2018. All party states to this Compact, that also were parties to the prior Nurse Licensure Compact, superseded by this Compact, (“prior compact”), are deemed to have withdrawn from said prior compact within 6 months after the effective date of this Compact. (b) Each party state to this Compact shall continue to recognize a nurse's multistate licensure privilege to practice in that party state issued under the prior compact until such party state has withdrawn from the prior compact. (c) Any party state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing the same. A party state's withdrawal shall not take effect until 6 months after enactment of the repealing statute. (d) A party state's withdrawal or termination shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing or terminated state's licensing board to report adverse actions and significant investigations occurring prior to the effective date of such withdrawal or termination. (e) Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any nurse licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party state and a nonparty state that is made in accordance with the other provisions of this Compact. (f) This Compact may be amended by the party states. No amendment to this Compact shall become effective and binding upon the party states unless and until it is enacted into the laws of all party states. (g) Representatives of nonparty states to this Compact shall be invited to participate in the activities of the Commission, on a nonvoting basis, prior to the adoption of this Compact by all states. 81 Del. Laws, c. 50, § 1;
24 DE Code § 1912A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 19A. Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact|§ 1912A. Construction and severability.

§ 1912A. Construction and severability. This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States, or if the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, this Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters. 81 Del. Laws, c. 50, § 1;
24 DE Code § 1901B. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 19B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective Upon Fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, C. 110, § 2]|§ 1901B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1901B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2]. The State hereby enters into the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact (Compact) as set forth in this chapter. The text of the Compact is as set forth in this chapter. 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 1;
24 DE Code § 1902B. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 19B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective Upon Fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, C. 110, § 2]|§ 1902B. Findings and declaration of purpose [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1902B. Findings and declaration of purpose [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2]. (a) The party states find the following:  (1) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with advanced practice registered nurse licensure requirements and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state APRN licensure laws. (2) Violations of APRN licensure and other laws regulating the practice of nursing may result in injury or harm to the public. (3) The expanded mobility of APRNs and the use of advanced communication and intervention technologies as part of our nation's healthcare delivery system require greater coordination and cooperation among states in the areas of APRN licensure and regulation. (4) New practice modalities and technology make compliance with individual state APRN licensure laws difficult and complex. (5) The current system of duplicative APRN licensure for APRNs practicing in multiple states is cumbersome and redundant for healthcare delivery systems, payors, state licensing boards, regulators and APRNs. (6) Uniformity of APRN licensure requirements throughout the states promotes public safety and public health benefits as well as provides a mechanism to increase access to care. (b) The general purposes of this Compact are to do the following:  (1) Facilitate the states' responsibility to protect the public's health and safety. (2) Ensure and encourage the cooperation of party states in the areas of APRN licensure and regulation, including promotion of uniform licensure requirements. (3) Facilitate the exchange of information between party states in the areas of APRN regulation, investigation and adverse actions. (4) Promote compliance with the laws governing APRN practice in each jurisdiction. (5) Invest all party states with the authority to hold an APRN accountable for meeting all state practice laws in the state in which the patient is located at the time care is rendered through the mutual recognition of party state privileges to practice. (6) Decrease redundancies in the consideration and issuance of APRN licenses. (7) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by APRNs who meet uniform licensure requirements.83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 1;
24 DE Code § 1905B. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 19B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective Upon Fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, C. 110, § 2]|§ 1905B. Applications for APRN licensure in a party state [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1905B. Applications for APRN licensure in a party state [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2]. (a) Upon application for an APRN multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ever held or is the holder of a licensed practical/vocational nursing license, a registered nursing license or an advanced practice registered nurse license issued by any other state, whether there are any encumbrances on any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant, whether any adverse action has been taken against any license or multistate licensure privilege held by the applicant and whether the applicant is currently participating in an alternative program. (b) An APRN may hold a multistate APRN license, issued by the home state, in only 1 party state at a time. (c) If an APRN changes primary state of residence by moving between 2 party states, the APRN must apply for APRN licensure in the new home state, and the multistate license issued by the prior home state shall be deactivated in accordance with applicable Commission rules. (1) The APRN may apply for licensure in advance of a change in primary state of residence. (2) A multistate APRN license shall not be issued by the new home state until the APRN provides satisfactory evidence of a change in primary state of residence to the new home state and satisfies all applicable requirements to obtain a multistate APRN license from the new home state. (d) If an APRN changes primary state of residence by moving from a party state to a non-party state, the APRN multistate license issued by the prior home state will convert to a single-state license, valid only in the former home state. 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 1;
24 DE Code § 1907B. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 19B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective Upon Fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, C. 110, § 2]|§ 1907B. Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1907B. Coordinated licensure information system and exchange of information [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2]. (a) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all APRNs, licensed registered nurses, and licensed practical/vocational nurses. This system will include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each APRN, as submitted by party states, to assist in the coordinated administration of APRN licensure and enforcement efforts. (b) The Commission, in consultation with the administrator of the coordinated licensure information system, shall formulate necessary and proper procedures for the identification, collection and exchange of information under this Compact. (c) All licensing boards shall promptly report to the coordinated licensure information system any adverse action, any current significant investigative information, denials of applications (with the reasons for such denials) and APRN participation in alternative programs known to the licensing board regardless of whether such participation is deemed nonpublic and/or confidential under state law. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all party state licensing boards contributing information to the coordinated licensure information system may designate information that may not be shared with non-party states or disclosed to other entities or individuals without the express permission of the contributing state. (e) Any personally identifiable information obtained from the coordinated licensure information system by a party state licensing board shall not be shared with non-party states or disclosed to other entities or individuals except to the extent permitted by the laws of the party state contributing the information. (f) Any information contributed to the coordinated licensure information system that is subsequently required to be expunged by the laws of the party state contributing the information shall be removed from the coordinated licensure information system. (g) The Compact administrator of each party state shall furnish a uniform data set to the Compact administrator of each other party state, which shall include, at a minimum all of the following:  (1) Identifying information. (2) Licensure data. (3) Information related to alternative program participation information. (4) Other information that may facilitate the administration of this Compact, as determined by Commission rules. (h) The Compact administrator of a party state shall provide all investigative documents and information requested by another party state. 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 1;
24 DE Code § 1911B. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 19B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective Upon Fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, C. 110, § 2]|§ 1911B. Effective date, withdrawal and amendment [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1911B. Effective date, withdrawal and amendment [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2]. (a) This Compact shall come into limited effect at such time as this Compact has been enacted into law in 7 party states for the sole purpose of establishing and convening the Commission to adopt rules relating to its operation. (b) Any state that joins this Compact subsequent to the Commission's initial adoption of the APRN uniform licensure requirements shall be subject to all rules that have been previously adopted by the Commission. (c) Any party state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing the same. A party state's withdrawal shall not take effect until 6 months after enactment of the repealing statute. (d) A party state's withdrawal or termination shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing or terminated state's licensing board to report adverse actions and significant investigations occurring prior to the effective date of such withdrawal or termination. (e) Nothing contained in this Compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any APRN licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party state and a non-party state that does not conflict with the provisions of this Compact. (f) This Compact may be amended by the party states. No amendment to this Compact shall become effective and binding upon any party state until it is enacted into the laws of all party states. (g) Representatives of non-party states to this Compact shall be invited to participate in the activities of the Commission, on a nonvoting basis, prior to the adoption of this Compact by all states. 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 1;
24 DE Code § 1912B. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 19B. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact [Effective Upon Fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, C. 110, § 2]|§ 1912B. Construction and severability [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2].

§ 1912B. Construction and severability [Effective upon fulfillment of 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 2]. This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States, or if the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, this Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the party state affected as to all severable matters. 83 Del. Laws, c. 110, § 1;
24 DE Code § 2100. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 21. Optometry|§ 2100. Objectives.

§ 2100. Objectives. The primary objective of the Board of Examiners in Optometry, to which all other objectives and purposes are secondary, is to protect the general public, specifically those persons who are the direct recipients of services regulated by this chapter, from unsafe practices and from occupational practices which tend to reduce competition or fix the price of services rendered. The secondary objectives of the Board are to maintain minimum standards of practitioner competency and to maintain certain standards in the delivery of services to the public. In meeting its objectives, the Board shall develop standards assuring professional competence; shall monitor complaints brought against practitioners regulated by the Board; shall adjudicate at formal hearings; shall promulgate rules and regulations; and shall impose sanctions where necessary against practitioners. 70 Del. Laws, c. 546, §  1;
24 DE Code § 2103. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 21. Optometry|§ 2103. Organization; meetings; officers; quorum.

§ 2103. Organization; meetings; officers; quorum. (a) The Board shall hold a regularly scheduled business meeting at least once in each year and at such times as the President deems necessary or at the request of a majority of the Board members. (b) The Board shall elect annually a President and Secretary. Each officer shall serve for 1 year, and shall not succeed himself or herself for more than 2 consecutive terms. (c) A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. No disciplinary action shall be taken without the affirmative vote of 3 members of the Board. (d) Minutes of all meetings shall be recorded and copies shall be maintained by the Division of Professional Regulation. At any hearing where evidence is presented, a record from which a verbatim transcript can be prepared shall be made. The expense of preparing any transcript shall be incurred by the person requesting it. 25 Del. Laws, c. 113, §  4;  Code 1915, §  895;  Code 1935, §  1004;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  2103;  59 Del. Laws, c. 250, §  11;  66 Del. Laws, c. 1, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 546, §  11;
24 DE Code § 2105. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 21. Optometry|§ 2105. Fees.

§ 2105. Fees. The amount to be charged for each fee imposed under this chapter shall approximate and reasonably reflect all costs necessary to defray the expenses of the Board, as well as the proportional expenses incurred by the Division of Professional Regulation in its service on behalf of the Board. There shall be a separate fee charged for each service or activity, but no fee shall be charged for a purpose not specified in this chapter. The application fee shall not be combined with any other fee or charge. At the beginning of each calendar year, the Division of Professional Regulation, or any other state agency acting in its behalf, shall compute for each separate service or activity, the appropriate Boards fees for the coming year. 25 Del. Laws, c. 113, §  11;  Code 1915, §  902;  37 Del. Laws, c. 44, §  1;  Code 1935, §  1012;  42 Del. Laws, c. 94, §  2;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  2105;  55 Del. Laws, c. 224, §  3;  60 Del. Laws, c. 460, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 1, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 546, §  13;
24 DE Code § 2106. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 24 - Professions and Occupations|Chapter 21. Optometry|§ 2106. License required.

§ 2106. License required. (a) No person shall engage in the practice of optometry or hold himself or herself out to the public in this State as being qualified to practice optometry or use in connection with that person's name, or otherwise assume or use, any title or description conveying or tending to convey the impression that the person is qualified to practice optometry, unless such person has been duly licensed under this chapter. (b) Whenever a license to practice as an optometrist in this State has expired or been suspended or revoked, it shall be unlawful for the person to practice optometry in this State. 25 Del. Laws, c. 113, §  2;  Code 1915, §  899;  40 Del. Laws, c. 30;  Code 1935, §  1009;  24 Del. C. 1953, §  2106;  66 Del. Laws, c. 1, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 546, §  14;