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16 DE Code § 9401A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 94A. Supported Decision-Making|§ 9401A. Short title.

§ 9401A. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Supported Decision-Making Act.” 80 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9402A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 94A. Supported Decision-Making|§ 9402A. Purpose; interpretation.

§ 9402A. Purpose; interpretation. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to do all of the following:  (1) Provide assistance in gathering and assessing information, making informed decisions, and communicating decisions to adults who do not need a guardian or other substitute decision maker for such activities, but who would benefit from decision-making assistance. (2) Give supporters legal status to be with the adult and participate in discussions with others when the adult is making decisions or attempting to obtain information. (3) Enable supporters to assist in making and communicating decisions for the adult but not substitute as the decision maker for that adult. (b) This chapter is to be administered and interpreted in accordance with all of the following principles:  (1) All adults should be able to live in the manner they wish and to accept or refuse support, assistance, or protection as long as they do not harm others and are capable of making decisions about those matters. (2) All adults should be able to be informed about and, to the best of their ability, participate in the management of their affairs. (3) All adults should receive the most effective yet least restrictive and intrusive form of support, assistance, or protection when they are unable to care for themselves or manage their affairs alone. (4) The values, beliefs, wishes, cultural norms, and traditions that an adult holds should be respected in managing an adult's affairs.80 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9404A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 94A. Supported Decision-Making|§ 9404A. Presumption of capability.

§ 9404A. Presumption of capability. (a) All adults are presumed to be capable of managing their affairs and to have capacity unless otherwise determined by the Court of Chancery. (b) The manner in which an adult communicates with others is not grounds for deciding that the adult is incapable of managing the adult's affairs. (c) Execution of a supported decision-making agreement may not be used as evidence of incapacity and does not preclude the ability of the adult who has entered into such an agreement to act independently of the agreement. 80 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9405A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 94A. Supported Decision-Making|§ 9405A. Supported decision-making agreements.

§ 9405A. Supported decision-making agreements. (a) An adult may enter into a supported decision-making agreement if all of the following apply:  (1) The adult enters into the agreement voluntarily and without coercion or undue influence. (2) The adult understands the nature and effect of the agreement. (b) A supported decision-making agreement must include all of the following:  (1) Designation of at least 1 supporter. (2) The types of decisions for which the supporter is authorized to assist. (3) The types of decisions, if any, for which the supporter may not assist. (c) A supported decision-making agreement may include any of the following:  (1) Designation of more than 1 supporter. (2) Provision for an alternate to act in the place of a supporter in such circumstances as may be specified in the agreement. (3) Authorization for a supporter to share information with any other supporter named in the agreement, as a supporter believes is necessary. (d) A supported decision-making agreement is valid only if all of the following occur:  (1) The agreement is in a writing that contains the elements of the form developed by the Department of Health and Social Services as required under § 9410A(a) of this title. (2) The agreement is dated. (3) Each party to the agreement signed the agreement in the presence of 2 adult witnesses. (e) The 2 adult witnesses required by paragraph (d)(3) of this section may not be any of the following:  (1) A supporter for the principal. (2) An employee or agent of a supporter named in the supported decision-making agreement. (3) Any person who does not understand the type of communication the principal uses, unless an individual who understands the principal's means of communication is present to assist during the execution of the supported decision-making agreement. (f) A supported decision-making agreement must contain a separate declaration signed by each supporter named in the agreement indicating all of the following:  (1) The supporter's relationship to the principal. (2) The supporter's willingness to act as a supporter. (3) The supporter's acknowledgement of the duties of a supporter under this chapter. (g) A supported decision-making agreement may authorize a supporter to assist the principal to decide whether to give or refuse consent to care within the meaning of Chapter 25 of this title. (h) A principal or a supporter may revoke a supported decision-making agreement at any time in writing and with notice to the other parties to the agreement. (i) An authorization in a supported decision-making agreement may be prospectively limited or abrogated, in whole or part, by a judicial determination that the principal lacks the capacity to engage in the making of specific decisions covered by the agreement despite the assistance of a supporter. 80 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9406A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 94A. Supported Decision-Making|§ 9406A. Supporters.

§ 9406A. Supporters. (a) Except as otherwise provided by a supported decision-making agreement, a supporter may do all of the following:  (1) Assist the principal in understanding information, options, responsibilities, and consequences of the principal's life decisions, including those decisions relating to the principal's affairs or support services. (2) Help the principal access, obtain, and understand any information that is relevant to any given life decision, including medical, psychological, financial, or educational decisions, or any treatment records or records necessary to manage the principal's affairs or support services. (3) Assist the principal in finding, obtaining, making appointments for, and implementing the principal's support services or plans for support services. (4) Help the principal monitor information about the principal's affairs or support services, including keeping track of future necessary or recommended services. (5) Ascertain the wishes and decisions of the principal, assist in communicating those wishes and decisions to other persons, and advocate to ensure that the wishes and decisions of the principal are implemented. (b) Except as permitted by regulation promulgated under § 9410A of this title, any of the following are disqualified from acting as a supporter:  (1) A person who is an employer or employee of the principal, unless the person is an immediate family member of the principal. (2) A person directly providing paid support services to the principal, with the exception of supported decision-making services, unless the person is an immediate family member of the principal. (3) An individual against whom the principal has obtained an order of protection from abuse or an individual who is the subject of a civil or criminal order prohibiting contact with the principal. (c) A supporter is prohibited from doing any of the following:  (1) Exerting undue influence upon, or making decisions on behalf of, the principal. (2) Obtaining, without the consent of the principal, information that is not reasonably related to matters with which the supporter is authorized to assist under the supported decision-making agreement. (3) Using, without the consent of the principal, information acquired for a purpose other than assisting the principal to make a decision under the supported decision-making agreement. (d) A supporter shall act with the care, competence, and diligence ordinarily exercised by individuals in similar circumstances, with due regard either to the possession of, or lack of, special skills or expertise. 80 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9407A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 94A. Supported Decision-Making|§ 9407A. Recognition of supporters.

§ 9407A. Recognition of supporters. A decision or request made or communicated with the assistance of a supporter in conformity with this chapter shall be recognized for the purposes of any provision of law as the decision or request of the principal and may be enforced by the principal or supporter in law or equity on the same basis as a decision or request of the principal. 80 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9408A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 94A. Supported Decision-Making|§ 9408A. Limitation of liability.

§ 9408A. Limitation of liability. A person who in good faith acts in reliance on an authorization in a supported decision-making agreement, or who in good faith declines to honor an authorization in a supported decision-making agreement, is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for unprofessional conduct for any of the following:  (1) Complying with an authorization in a supported decision-making agreement based on an assumption that the underlying supported decision-making agreement was valid when made and has not been revoked or abrogated under § 9405A of this title. (2) Declining to comply with an authorization in a supported decision-making agreement based on actual knowledge that the agreement is invalid or has been revoked or abrogated under § 9405A of this title. (3) Declining to comply with an authorization related to health care in a supported decision-making agreement because the action proposed to be taken under the agreement is contrary to the conscience or good faith medical judgment of the person or to a written policy of a health-care institution that is based on reasons of conscience.80 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9409A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 94A. Supported Decision-Making|§ 9409A. Access to information.

§ 9409A. Access to information. (a) A supporter may assist the principal with obtaining any information to which the principal is entitled, including, with a signed and dated specific consent, protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-191) or educational records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. § 1232g). (b) The supporter shall ensure all information collected on behalf of the principal under this section is kept privileged and confidential, as applicable; is not subject to unauthorized access, use, or disclosure; and is properly disposed of when appropriate. 80 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9410A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 94A. Supported Decision-Making|§ 9410A. Forms; regulatory authority.

§ 9410A. Forms; regulatory authority. (a) The Department of Health and Social Services shall develop the forms necessary to implement this chapter. (b) The Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services may promulgate regulations necessary to implement this chapter. 80 Del. Laws, c. 427, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 95. Delaware White Cane Law|§ 9501. Public policy; White Cane Day.

§ 9501. Public policy; White Cane Day. (a) It is the policy of this State to encourage and enable persons who are blind, visually impaired or have physical disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of this State and to engage in remunerative employment. (b) It is the policy of this State that persons who are blind, visually impaired or have physical disabilities shall be employed by all employers including this State, political subdivisions of this State, the public schools and in all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as are persons without such disabilities unless it is shown that the particular disability prevents the performance of the work involved. (c) Each year the Governor by proclamation or the General Assembly by resolution may take public notice of October 15 as White Cane Safety Day so that the public may continue to be aware of the significance of the white cane and be able to recognize the presence of persons with disabilities on the streets and sidewalks of the State. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  9501;  58 Del. Laws, c. 222;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §§  236-238;
16 DE Code § 9502. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 95. Delaware White Cane Law|§ 9502. Rights and liabilities.

§ 9502. Rights and liabilities. (a) Persons who are blind, visually impaired or have physical disabilities shall have the same rights as persons without such disabilities to use streets, highways, sidewalks, walkways, public buildings, public facilities and other public places. (b) Persons who are blind, visually impaired or have physical disabilities are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges on all common carriers, airplanes, motor vehicles, railroad trains, motor buses, streetcars, boats or any other public conveyances or modes of transportation, and in all hotels, lodging places, places of public accommodation, amusement or resort and other places to which the general public is invited, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law. (c) Every person who is totally or partially blind may be accompanied by a guide dog, especially trained for the purpose, in any of the places listed within this section without being required to pay an extra charge for the guide dog, provided that the person who is totally or partially blind shall be liable for any damages done to the premises or facilities by such dog. A guide dog may be excluded from any of the places enumerated in this section if the admission of such dog would create the clear danger of a disturbance or physical harm to other persons in such place. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  9502;  58 Del. Laws, c. 222;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §§  239-241;
16 DE Code § 9503. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 95. Delaware White Cane Law|§ 9503. Rules of the road.

§ 9503. Rules of the road. The driver of a vehicle approaching a pedestrian who is totally or partially blind who is carrying a cane predominately white or metallic in color (with or without a red tip) or using a guide dog shall take all necessary precautions to avoid injury to such pedestrian who is blind, and any driver who fails to take such precautions shall be liable in damages for any injury caused to such pedestrian. A pedestrian who is totally or partially blind not carrying such a cane or using a guide dog in any of the places, accommodations or conveyances listed in § 9502 shall have all of the rights and privileges conferred by law upon other persons and the failure of a pedestrian who is totally or partially blind to carry a cane or use a dog in any such places, accommodations or conveyances shall not be conclusively held to constitute nor be evidence of contributory negligence. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  9503;  58 Del. Laws, c. 222;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §§  242, 243;
16 DE Code § 9504. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 95. Delaware White Cane Law|§ 9504. Enjoyment of public facilities.

§ 9504. Enjoyment of public facilities. Any person or persons, firm or corporation or an agent thereof who denies or interferes with the admittance to or enjoyment of the public facilities enumerated in § 9502 or otherwise interferes with the rights of a person who is totally or partially blind or has a disability as specified in § 9502 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  9504;  58 Del. Laws, c. 222;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  244;
16 DE Code § 9505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 95. Delaware White Cane Law|§ 9505. Housing accommodations.

§ 9505. Housing accommodations. (a) Persons who are blind, visually impaired or have physical disabilities shall be entitled to full and equal access as other members of the general public to all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease or compensation in this State, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law on all persons. (b) “Housing accommodations” shall mean any real property or portion thereof which is used or occupied or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as the home, residence or sleeping place of 1 or more human beings, but shall not include any accommodations not included within subsection (a) of this section or any single-family residence the occupants of which rent, lease or furnish for compensation not more than 1 room therein. (c) Nothing in this section shall require any person renting, leasing or providing for compensation real property to modify such person's property in any way or provide a higher degree of care for a person who is blind or visually impaired. (d) Every person who is totally or partially blind who has a guide dog shall be entitled to full and equal access to all housing accommodations provided for in this section and the person who is totally or partially blind shall not be required to pay extra compensation for such guide dog, but shall be liable for any damage done to the premises by such a guide dog. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  9505;  58 Del. Laws, c. 222;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §§  245-247;
16 DE Code § 9506. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 95. Delaware White Cane Law|§ 9506. Violations.

§ 9506. Violations. Any person who violates this chapter shall, upon conviction for such offense in a Justice of the Peace Court, be fined $100 for every such violation. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  9506;  58 Del. Laws, c. 222.;
16 DE Code § 9601. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 96. Statewide Contracts to Support Employment for Individuals With Disabilities|§ 9601. Declaration of purpose.

§ 9601. Declaration of purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to further the policy of the State to encourage and assist individuals with visual impairments and other disabilities to achieve maximum personal independence through useful and productive gainful employment by assuring an expanded and constant market for their products and services, thereby enhancing the dignity and capacity for self-support of individuals with visual impairments and other disabilities and decreasing their reliance on government benefits . 59 Del. Laws, c. 566, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 326, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9605. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 96. Statewide Contracts to Support Employment for Individuals With Disabilities|§ 9605. Procurement requirements for the State.

§ 9605. Procurement requirements for the State. (a) If any agency of this State intends to procure a product or service on the procurement list published by Government Support Services under § 9604 of this title, that agency shall, in accordance with Commission rules and regulations, procure such product or service from a CNA or CRP at the price established by the Commission. If the product or service is available within the period required by that agency, such procurement is mandatory. This chapter, however, does not apply in any case where products or services are available for procurement from any agency of this State and procurement therefrom is required under any statute, rule, or regulation. (b) Agencies of this State shall give preference to procuring any product or service under this chapter to a product or service of the Delaware Industries for the Blind. Upon approval by the Commission, the Director of Government Support Services may provide a waiver of the preference requirement under this subsection. (c) In furthering the purposes of this chapter, and in contributing to economy of government, it is the intent of the General Assembly that there be close cooperation between the Commission and any agency of this State from which procurement of products or services is required under any state law. The Commission and any such agency are authorized to enter into such contractual agreements, cooperative working relationships, or other arrangements as may be necessary for effective coordination and efficient realization of the objectives of this chapter and any other law requiring procurement of products or services from any agency of this State. 59 Del. Laws, c. 566, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 85, §  6;  69 Del. Laws, c. 291, §  173;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 326, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9606. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 96. Statewide Contracts to Support Employment for Individuals With Disabilities|§ 9606. Food service in public office buildings.

§ 9606. Food service in public office buildings. (a) If any agency of this State intends to operate or continue food service in a public office building, that agency shall procure such food service from the Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired under the vending facility program authorized by 20 U.S.C. § 107 et seq. No agency shall charge the Division for the Visually Impaired or its food service vendors rent for food service operations operated under this section. In the event the Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired certifies in writing that it is unable to provide food service to an agency of this State who requests such service, the agency may seek food service from another provider. (b) This section does not impair any contracts by agencies of this State validly existing prior to July 11, 1988; however, at the expiration of such existing contracts, the mandates contained in this section shall be binding on the agency. (c) This section does not apply to any office building owned or leased by any county or municipal corporation, or any building leased, used, or owned by any institution of higher education. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section to the contrary:  (1) Any provision of 20 U.S.C. § 107 et seq. that limits accrual of vending machine income to the Division for the Visually Impaired on the basis of the annual income from such vending machines is not incorporated into the laws of this State by this section. (2) Any provision of 20 U.S.C. § 107 et seq. that governs the use of vending machine income which accrues to the Division for the Visually Impaired is not incorporated into the laws of this State by this section. (e) The Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services shall have the power to promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section. 63 Del. Laws, c. 43, §  2;  66 Del. Laws, c. 339, §§  1, 2;  80 Del. Laws, c. 326, §  1;
16 DE Code § 9601A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 96A. Delaware Achieving a Better Life Experience Savings Accounts|§ 9601A. Purpose.

§ 9601A. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality of life. This chapter enables the State to implement the federal Stephen J. Beck, Jr., Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014, Pub. L. No. 113-295, 128 Stat. 4056 et seq. [26 U.S.C. § 529A]. 80 Del. Laws, c. 34, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 295, §  2;