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16 DE Code § 5196B. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 51. The Department of Health and Social Services|Subchapter VIII-A. Behavioral Health Consortium; Prescription Opioid Distribution Commission|§ 5196B. Distributions from the Prescription Opioid Settlement Fund and the Prescription Opioid Impact Fund.

§ 5196B. Distributions from the Prescription Opioid Settlement Fund and the Prescription Opioid Impact Fund. (a) (1) The Consortium shall distribute the money in the Prescription Opioid Settlement Fund (Settlement Fund) and the Prescription Opioid Impact Fund (Impact Fund) based on the recommendations of the Commission by awarding grants, by directing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services to enter into contracts, or by distributing funds to State agencies and local governments to be administered as directed by the Commission. (2) If the Consortium does not adopt a recommendation of the Commission, the Consortium shall provide a written explanation of the decision and the Commission may revise that recommendation to the Consortium. (3) The Consortium may not make a distribution from the Settlement Fund or Impact Fund without a conforming recommendation from the Commission for the distribution. (b) The disbursement of money from the Settlement Fund and the Impact Fund, distributed by the Consortium, shall be made by the State Treasurer upon authorization by all of the following, on a form designed for this purpose by the chair of the Consortium and the State Treasurer:  (1) The chair of the Consortium. (2) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (3) The Controller General. (4) The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee. (c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may waive the requirements under Chapter 69 of Title 29 for distributions made by the Consortium. 83 Del. Laws, c. 243, § 5;
16 DE Code § 5197. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 51. The Department of Health and Social Services|Subchapter VIII-A. Behavioral Health Consortium; Prescription Opioid Distribution Commission|§ 5197. Freedom of Information Act applicability to the Consortium; intent.

§ 5197. Freedom of Information Act applicability to the Consortium; intent. The Consortium is a “public body,” as defined in and for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, Chapter 100 of Title 29. 81 Del. Laws, c. 125, §  1;
16 DE Code § 5301. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 5301. Establishment.

§ 5301. Establishment. (a) A state health and welfare center, to be known as “Governor Bacon Health Center,” shall be maintained. (b) The Center shall have the exclusive use of all buildings, structures, utilities and improvements erected on the tract of land on which it is located, as well as all equipment, supplies and other personal property located on or in any improvement erected thereon for the purposes of the Center as described in this chapter. Code 1935, §  3100A;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  46 Del. Laws, c. 311, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5301;
16 DE Code § 5302. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 5302. Mental hygiene clinic.

§ 5302. Mental hygiene clinic. The Department of Health and Social Services may establish at the Center a mental hygiene clinic to be composed of such professional assistants as may be recommended by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services. The Secretary shall be the directing head of the clinic. Code 1935, §  3100B;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  46 Del. Laws, c. 311, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5303;  53 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  3;  57 Del. Laws, c. 591, §  26;
16 DE Code § 5303. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 5303. Sections within Center.

§ 5303. Sections within Center. (a) The Department of Health and Social Services may establish the following sections at the Center, under the direction of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health:  (1) A section for adults who suffer from mental and physical disorders, but who are without frank psychosis and who require only nursing care. (2) Any other section which the Department of Health and Social Services deems related to health and welfare problems of adults. (b) The Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may establish the following sections at the Center, under the direction of the Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services:  (1) A section for the evaluation, care and treatment of adolescents who are either seriously emotionally maladjusted or have mental conditions, who are amenable to modern cure and treatment and who appear to meet the admissions criteria for care and treatment. Evaluation may include social, psychological and psychiatric study and examination. (2) Any other sections which the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families deems related to mental health and welfare problems of children and youth.Code 1935, §  3100F;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5304;  51 Del. Laws, c. 290;  54 Del. Laws, c. 279, §  3;  62 Del. Laws, c. 208, §  1;  64 Del. Laws, c. 108, §  27;  64 Del. Laws, c. 467, §  2;  73 Del. Laws, c. 41, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 327, §  210(b);  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  204;
16 DE Code § 5304. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 5304. Powers of Department of Health and Social Services and Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families; cooperation of other state agencies.

§ 5304. Powers of Department of Health and Social Services and Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families; cooperation of other state agencies. The Department of Health and Social Services and Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may determine the size and accommodations required for any section established by the respective Departments pursuant to § 5303 of this title; the medical treatment, training and education of patients or persons admitted to such sections; and any and all matters or programs related to the study, comfort, care and treatment of each patient or persons. The Department of Health and Social Services and Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, in making any of the foregoing determinations, may call upon and receive the cooperation, advice and assistance of any other state department, institution, commission or agency performing education, health or welfare functions. Code 1935, §  3100F;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5305;  54 Del. Laws, c. 279, §  3;  64 Del. Laws, c. 108, §  28;
16 DE Code § 5305. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 5305. Cost of maintenance supplied by State.

§ 5305. Cost of maintenance supplied by State. The costs of maintenance of the Center shall be borne by the State and shall be paid by the State Treasurer on orders or vouchers signed by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services. The Department shall keep and maintain separate books of account for the Center. Code 1935, §  3100C;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5306;  57 Del. Laws, c. 591, §  27;
16 DE Code § 5306. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 5306. Annual appropriation.

§ 5306. Annual appropriation. The General Assembly shall at every biennial session thereof provide an annual sum for the use and support of the Center which sum shall be paid by the State Treasurer as prescribed in § 5305 of this title. Code 1935, §  3100D;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5307;
16 DE Code § 5307. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 5307. Restriction on offensive use of property within 3 miles.

§ 5307. Restriction on offensive use of property within 3 miles. (a) No person shall erect or cause to be erected any structure, or use or cause to be used any structure or premises within a radius of 3 miles of the Governor Bacon Health Center for any of the following manufacturing activities:  (1) Pyroxylin manufacture or processing or the manufacture of explosive or highly flammable cellulose products; (2) Fireworks or explosives manufacture; (3) Animal glue or animal gelatine manufacture; (4) Reduction of garbage, offal, animals or fish on a commercial basis; (5) Operation of a tannery; (6) Organic fertilizer manufacture. However, nothing in this section shall prohibit the raising of poultry or livestock and the processing of the same or the processing of farm produce or the erection of any structure or installation of any facilities or the use of any structure, facilities or premises, for a manufacturing or industrial use not specified herein. (b) Whoever violates this section shall be guilty of maintaining a nuisance and shall be enjoined as hereinafter provided. (c) Whenever such nuisance exists, the Attorney General of the State or any person who is a citizen of the county, or has an office therein, may bring an action in equity in the name of the State upon the relation of such Attorney General or person to abate such nuisance and to perpetually enjoin the person maintaining the same from further maintenance thereof. 16 Del. C. 1953, §  5311;  49 Del. Laws, c. 35;  50 Del. Laws, c. 3, §  1;
16 DE Code § 5322. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter II. Commitment, Custody, Maintenance and Discharge of Patients|§ 5322. Admission procedures; rules and regulations.

§ 5322. Admission procedures; rules and regulations. (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section and § 5321 of this title, no person shall be eligible for admission to the Center, except by commitment of a court having authority to commit any person to the Center, unless and until such person is determined to be eligible for admission by the Department of Health and Social Services or the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. (b) The Department of Health and Social Services and Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may make and adopt reasonable rules and regulations governing the admission of persons to their respective programs at the Center which are not inconsistent with this chapter. (c) The Department of Health and Social Services and the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may also refuse the admission of any person to their respective programs at the Center, except such persons committed by a court having authority under law to make such commitment, when the Department to which any such person should be assigned is unable for any reason to accommodate any such person. Code 1935, §  3100G;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5322;  64 Del. Laws, c. 108, §  30;
16 DE Code § 5323. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter II. Commitment, Custody, Maintenance and Discharge of Patients|§ 5323. Veterans' preference.

§ 5323. Veterans' preference. The Department of Health and Social Services shall give veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam era who are eligible for admission to the Health Center a preference over other persons with respect to admission thereto. Code 1935, §  3100N;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5323;  66 Del. Laws, c. 139, §  1;
16 DE Code § 5324. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter II. Commitment, Custody, Maintenance and Discharge of Patients|§ 5324. Transfer to Center from other state institutions.

§ 5324. Transfer to Center from other state institutions. (a) Any institution of this State may transfer any person who is an inmate of any such institution to the Center if such person is eligible for transfer in accordance with this chapter. Any such transfer shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing the Center as made and adopted by the Department of Health and Social Services or Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. If any such inmate has been committed to any institution by a court of this State, such institution shall apply to such court for authority to transfer any such person to the Center. (b) No state institution shall be charged by the Center for the care or maintenance of any person who has been or may be transferred to the Center. (c) The Center, upon application of the Superintendent of the Stockley Center, under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health and Social Services, shall also receive all persons with epilepsy and bedridden persons committed to the Stockley Center. Code 1935, §  3100H;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  47 Del. Laws, c. 70, §  1;  47 Del. Laws, c. 176, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5324;  64 Del. Laws, c. 108, §  31;  73 Del. Laws, c. 97, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  210;
16 DE Code § 5325. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter II. Commitment, Custody, Maintenance and Discharge of Patients|§ 5325. Liability for maintenance of patient; collection remedies; indigent persons.

§ 5325. Liability for maintenance of patient; collection remedies; indigent persons. (a) Any patient or person committed or admitted to the Center shall at all times be liable for the care, maintenance and support furnished to and received by any such person while a patient of the Center. Nothing in this section shall relieve from liability for the support of any such patient any person liable under any law of this State. (b) The Department of Health and Social Services may collect from any such patient or out of the property, moneys and effects of any such person all moneys necessary to discharge and pay all liability of such patient for the patient's care, maintenance and support. (c) The Department of Health and Social Services may also proceed for the recovery of the moneys necessary for care, maintenance and support in an action to be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the name of the Department, for the use of the Governor Bacon Health Center. (d) The expenses of the care, treatment and maintenance of any indigent person admitted to the emergency hospital facilities of the Center shall be paid by the State Treasurer. Code 1935, §  3100I;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  46 Del. Laws, c. 311, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5325;  57 Del. Laws, c. 228, §  8;  58 Del. Laws, c. 153;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
16 DE Code § 5326. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter II. Commitment, Custody, Maintenance and Discharge of Patients|§ 5326. Resident and nonresident pay patient; contracts.

§ 5326. Resident and nonresident pay patient; contracts. (a) The Department of Health and Social Services may receive any person from any other state who is able to pay for the person's care, maintenance and support and who is otherwise eligible for admission to the Center under this chapter and in accordance with the rules and regulations governing admissions to the Center. (b) The Department may also receive into the Center any person eligible for admission thereto who is a resident of this State and who is able to pay for the person's care, maintenance and support. (c) The Department may make contracts in relation to the care, maintenance and support and may recover from the person with whom it contracts or from the person admitted the compensation agreed upon, or, in case no certain compensation was agreed upon, then it may recover a reasonable compensation in an action to be brought in the name of the Department for the use of the Governor Bacon Health Center. Code 1935, §  3100J;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  46 Del. Laws, c. 311, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5326;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
16 DE Code § 5327. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 53. Governor Bacon Health Center|Subchapter II. Commitment, Custody, Maintenance and Discharge of Patients|§ 5327. Release and discharge of patients.

§ 5327. Release and discharge of patients. The Department of Health and Social Services and Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may make and adopt rules and regulations in respect to the release, whether temporary or permanent, of patients in their respective programs at the Center, except that any person committed to the Center by a court of this State shall not be released from the Center except upon an order from such court. When a person committed by any such court is eligible for release, the Department of Health and Social Services or the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may petition such court for the release of any such patient. Code 1935, §  3100K;  46 Del. Laws, c. 188, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  5327;  64 Del. Laws, c. 108, §  32;
16 DE Code § 5501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 55. Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|Subchapter I. Declaration of General and Special Rights of Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|§ 5501. Basic rights.

§ 5501. Basic rights. Persons diagnosed with intellectual disabilities or other specific developmental disabilities have the same basic rights as other citizens. 61 Del. Laws, c. 270, §  3;  73 Del. Laws, c. 97, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  213;
16 DE Code § 5502. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 55. Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|Subchapter I. Declaration of General and Special Rights of Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|§ 5502. Development of abilities.

§ 5502. Development of abilities. Persons diagnosed with intellectual disabilities or other specific developmental disabilities have the right to proper medical care and physical restoration and to such education, training, habilitation and guidance as will enable them to develop their abilities and potentials to the fullest possible extent, no matter how severe their disability may be. 61 Del. Laws, c. 270, §  3;  73 Del. Laws, c. 97, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  214;
16 DE Code § 5503. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 55. Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|Subchapter I. Declaration of General and Special Rights of Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|§ 5503. Economic security and meaningful occupations.

§ 5503. Economic security and meaningful occupations. Persons diagnosed with intellectual disabilities or other specific developmental disabilities have a right to strive for productive work in meaningful occupations, economic security and a decent standard of living. 61 Del. Laws, c. 270, §  3;  73 Del. Laws, c. 97, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  215;
16 DE Code § 5504. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 55. Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|Subchapter I. Declaration of General and Special Rights of Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|§ 5504. Normal living arrangements.

§ 5504. Normal living arrangements. Persons diagnosed with intellectual disabilities or other specific developmental disabilities have a right to live with their families or with other care providers; to participate in all aspects of community life; and to have access to appropriate leisure time activities. If residence in an institution is the least restrictive environment and the most appropriate setting reasonably available, it should be in surroundings and under circumstances as close to normal living as possible. 61 Del. Laws, c. 270, §  3;  73 Del. Laws, c. 97, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §  216;
16 DE Code § 5505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 55. Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|Subchapter I. Declaration of General and Special Rights of Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|§ 5505. Qualified guardians.

§ 5505. Qualified guardians. Persons diagnosed with intellectual disabilities or other specific developmental disabilities have a right to a qualified guardian when this is required to protect their personal well-being and interests. No person or agency rendering direct services to a person diagnosed with an intellectual disability or other specific developmental disabilities shall also serve as such person's guardian. 61 Del. Laws, c. 270, §  3;  73 Del. Laws, c. 97, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §§  217, 218;
16 DE Code § 5506. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 55. Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|Subchapter I. Declaration of General and Special Rights of Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|§ 5506. Protection from exploitation and abuse.

§ 5506. Protection from exploitation and abuse. Persons diagnosed with intellectual disabilities or other specific developmental disabilities have a right to protection from exploitation, abuse and degrading treatment. If accused, the person diagnosed with an intellectual disability or other specific developmental disabilities has a right to a fair trial with full recognition being given to the person's degree of responsibility. 61 Del. Laws, c. 270, §  3;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 97, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §§  219, 220;
16 DE Code § 5507. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 55. Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|Subchapter I. Declaration of General and Special Rights of Persons Diagnosed With Intellectual Disabilities and Other Specific Developmental Disabilities|§ 5507. Due process.

§ 5507. Due process. Some persons diagnosed with intellectual disabilities or other specific developmental disabilities may be unable, due to the severity of their disability, to exercise for themselves all of their rights in a meaningful way. For others, modification of some or all of these rights is appropriate. The procedure used for modification or denial of rights must contain proper legal safeguards against every form of abuse; must be based on an evaluation of the social capability of the person diagnosed with an intellectual disability or other specific developmental disabilities by qualified experts; and must be subject to periodic reviews, and to the right of appeal to higher authorities. 61 Del. Laws, c. 270, §  3;  73 Del. Laws, c. 97, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 179, §§  221-223;