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16 DE Code § 2517A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 25A. Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act|§ 2517A. Penalties.

§ 2517A. Penalties. (a) A health-care provider who fails to act in accordance with the requirements of this chapter is subject to discipline for professional misconduct. (b) A health-care institution that intentionally fails to act in accordance with the requirements of this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each offense. For the purposes of this subsection, each violation shall constitute a separate offense. (c) An emergency-care provider subject to regulation by the Department who intentionally fails to act in accordance with the requirements of this chapter is subject to such disciplinary measures as the Secretary of Department deems necessary and consistent with the Department's statutory authority. (d) An individual who intentionally or knowingly commits any of the following acts is guilty of a class G felony:  (1) Concealing, canceling, defacing, obliterating, or withholding personal knowledge of a completed DMOST form or a modification or revocation thereof, without the patient's consent, or if the patient lacks decision-making capacity, without the consent of the patient's authorized representative; (2) Falsifying or forging a completed DMOST form or a modification or revocation thereof; or (3) Coercing or fraudulently inducing the completion of a DMOST form or a modification or revocation thereof by a patient or, if a patient lacks decision-making capacity, by a patient's authorized representative. (e) Any organization that is a health-care provider, health-care institution, or “person” as defined in § 102(11) of Title 18 who intentionally or knowingly requires or prohibits the completion of a DMOST form or a modification or revocation thereof as a condition of coverage under any policy of health or life insurance, or an annuity, or a public benefits program, or as a condition of the provision of health care is guilty of a class A misdemeanor for each and every act or violation, and may be subject to suspension or revocation of such person's authority to do business in Delaware. (f) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to repeal any sanctions applicable under any other law. (g) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction over all civil monetary penalties and offenses under this chapter. 80 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2518A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 25A. Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act|§ 2518A. Capacity.

§ 2518A. Capacity. (a) An adult individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health-care decision and to execute, modify or void a DMOST form. (b) A determination that a patient lacks decision-making capacity must be made by a physician, and if a patient's authorized representative is executing the DMOST form such determination by a physician shall be required. 80 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2519A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 25A. Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act|§ 2519A. Severability.

§ 2519A. Severability. The provisions of this chapter are severable, and if any word, phrase, clause, sentence, section, or provision of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, the decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions of this chapter. It is hereby declared as the legislative intent that this chapter would have been adopted had such unconstitutional word, phrase, clause, sentence, section or provision thereof not been included herein. 80 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2520A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 25A. Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act|§ 2520A. Effect of copy.

§ 2520A. Effect of copy. A copy of a DMOST form or revocation of a DMOST form has the same effect as the original. 80 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2601. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|§ 2601. Short title; definitions.

§ 2601. Short title; definitions. (a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act. (b) For purposes of this chapter:  (1) “Elevated blood lead level” means any blood lead level determined by regulations established by the Division of Public Health to be detrimental to the health, behavioral development, or cognitive potential of a child. (2) “Screening” means a capillary blood lead test, including where a drop of blood is taken from a finger or heel of the foot. (3) “Testing” means a venous blood lead test where blood is drawn from a vein.69 Del. Laws, c. 310, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 75, § 1;
16 DE Code § 2602. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|§ 2602. Physicians and health-care facilities to screen children.

§ 2602. Physicians and health-care facilities to screen children. (a) Every health-care provider who is the primary health-care provider for a child shall order lead poisoning screening of the child, under regulations adopted by the Division of Public Health, at or around 12 and 24 months of age.  (b) [Repealed.] (c) (1) If screening under subsection (a) of this section determines that a child has an elevated blood lead level, the health-care provider shall order testing under regulations adopted by the Division of Public Health. (2) A health-care provider is encouraged to use the health-care provider's clinical judgement to determine when testing should be used in lieu of screening under subsection (a) of this section. (d) All laboratories and health-care providers involved in blood lead level analysis, including screening and testing, shall participate in a universal reporting system as established by the Division of Public Health. (e) Nothing in this section may be construed to require any child to undergo screening or testing if the child's parent or guardian objects on the grounds that the screening or testing conflicts with the parent's or guardian's religious beliefs. (f) [Repealed.] 69 Del. Laws, c. 310, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 402, §§  1, 3;  83 Del. Laws, c. 75, § 2;
16 DE Code § 2603. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|§ 2603. Screening prior to child care or school enrollment.

§ 2603. Screening prior to child care or school enrollment. (a) For every child who has reached the age of 12 months, child care facilities and public and private nursery schools, preschools, and kindergartens shall require proof of screening for lead poisoning for admission or continued enrollment. (b) Except in the case of enrollment in kindergarten, the screening under subsection (a) of this section may be done within 60 calendar days of the date of enrollment. (c) A child's parent or guardian must provide 1 of the following:  (1) A statement from the child's primary health-care provider that the child has received a screening for lead poisoning. (2) A certificate signed by the parent or guardian stating that the screening is contrary to the parent's or guardian's religious beliefs.69 Del. Laws, c. 310, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 76, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 75, § 3;
16 DE Code § 2604. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|§ 2604. Reimbursement by third-party payers.

§ 2604. Reimbursement by third-party payers. Blood lead testing, screening, screening-related services, and diagnostic evaluations as required by § 2602 of this title are reimbursable under health insurance contracts and group and blanket health insurance under §§ 3337 and 3554 of Title 18, respectively. 69 Del. Laws, c. 310, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 75, § 4;
16 DE Code § 2605. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|§ 2605. Childhood Lead Poisoning Advisory Committee.

§ 2605. Childhood Lead Poisoning Advisory Committee. (a) The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee is established to advise on the implementation of this chapter and to make any necessary recommendations for the implementation of this chapter or improvements of the processes to be followed by the agencies responsible for the implementation of this chapter. (b) The Committee shall annually prepare and distribute a report to the General Assembly regarding this chapter, the intervention activities, studies of incidence, the State Blood Lead Screening Program, and monitoring and implementation of regulations promulgated under this chapter. (c) The Committee consists of the following:  (1) The Secretary of the Department of Education. (2) The Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services. (3) The Secretary of the Department of Services for Children, Youth & their Families. (4) The Director of the Delaware State Housing Authority. (5) The President of the Delaware Association of School Administrators. (6) The President of the Delaware Association of Realtors. (7) A Delaware pediatric provider, appointed by the Governor. (8) Two members, appointed by the Governor, each from a different county. (d) A member serving by virtue of position may appoint a designee to serve in the member's stead and at the member's pleasure. (e) The Committee shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair from among the Committee's members. (f) The Committee may form advisory subcommittees, which may include individuals who are not members of the Committee, to assist the Committee in its duties. (g) The Department of Health and Social Services shall provide staff support for the Committee. 73 Del. Laws, c. 46, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 17, § 1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 27, § 1;
16 DE Code § 2606. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26. Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act|§ 2606. Annual report.

§ 2606. Annual report. The Division of Public Health shall annually, on or before January 1, provide a report on elevated blood lead levels to the General Assembly by delivering a copy of the report to the Secretary of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Director and Librarian of the Division of Research.  83 Del. Laws, c. 75, § 5;
16 DE Code § 2601A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26A. Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program|§ 2601A. Short title.

§ 2601A. Short title. The short title of this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Hearing Aid Loan Bank Re-Authorization Act.” 74 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2602A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26A. Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program|§ 2602A. Definitions.

§ 2602A. Definitions. The following definitions shall be applicable to this chapter:  (1) “Director” means the Director of the Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Social Services. (2) “Division” means the Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Social Services. (3) “Eligible child” means a child who:  a. Is a resident of the State; b. Is identified by a licensed audiologist as having a hearing impairment; c. Has no immediate access to a hearing aid; and d. Is under the age of 18 years. (4) “Licensed audiologist” means an individual who is licensed to practice audiology under Chapter 37 of Title 24. (5) “Loan bank” means the hearing aid loan bank. (6) “Program” means the Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program. (7) “Program manager” means the program manager of the Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program.74 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 408, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2603A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26A. Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program|§ 2603A. Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program.

§ 2603A. Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program. (a) A Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program is re-established in the Division. (b) The program hereby re-established is for the purpose of lending hearing aids on a temporary basis to parents and legal guardians of eligible children in order to ensure that such children have maximum auditory exposure during critical years of language development and learning. 74 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2604A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26A. Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program|§ 2604A. Administration.

§ 2604A. Administration. (a) The program shall be administered by a program manager hired under the merit system. (b) The Newborn Hearing Screening Program manager shall be the Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program manager, who shall be responsible for the Hearing Aid Loan Program. (c) The program manager must contract with licensed audiologists for the implementation and administration of Hearing Aid Loan Bank sites. (d) The program manager shall provide and maintain:  (1) A pool of hearing aids in the loan bank to lend to a parent or legal guardian of an eligible child; (2) Testing and programming equipment or contracts for testing and programming for hearing aids in the loan bank; and (3) Supplies for repair and reconditioning or contracts for supplies and services for repair and reconditioning of hearing aids in the loan bank.74 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2605A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26A. Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program|§ 2605A. Hearing aids: procedures, loans.

§ 2605A. Hearing aids: procedures, loans. (a) The program manager shall lend a suitable hearing aid to a parent or legal guardian of an eligible child upon receipt of:  (1) A prescription from a licensed audiologist; and (2) Any documents required by the program manager to prove that the child is an eligible child. (b) The loan period shall be for not more than 6 months except that the program manager may extend the original loan period for additional 6-month periods if, prior to each extension, the program manager determines that:  (1) The child does not have immediate access to another hearing aid under Medicaid, the State Children's Health Program, or private health insurance; (2) The child's parent or legal guardian currently does not have the financial means to obtain immediate access to another hearing aid; and (3) The child's parent or legal guardian is making reasonable efforts to obtain access to another hearing aid. (c) A parent or legal guardian who borrows a hearing aid for an eligible child shall:  (1) Be the custodian of the hearing aid; (2) Return the hearing aid immediately to the loan bank upon the expiration of the loan period or receipt of a suitable permanent hearing aid, whichever occurs first; (3) Be responsible for the proper care and use of the hearing aid; (4) Be responsible for any damage to or loss of the hearing aid; and (5) Sign a written agreement provided by the program manager that states the term and conditions of the loan. (d) The program manager shall ensure that the eligible child's licensed audiologist instructs the parent or legal guardian about the proper care and use of a hearing aid provided under the program. 74 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 408, §  2;
16 DE Code § 2606A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26A. Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program|§ 2606A. Regulations.

§ 2606A. Regulations. The Division of Public Health shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, including regulations that:  (1) For the purpose of implementing § 2605A(a) of this title, identify the types of documents that the program manager may require a parent or legal guardian to submit to prove that a child is an eligible child; and (2) For the purpose of implementing § 2605A(b) of this title, establish factors that the program manager shall consider when evaluating whether a parent or legal guardian:  a. Has the financial means to obtain immediate access to another hearing aid; or b. Is making reasonable efforts to obtain immediate access to another hearing aid.74 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2607A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 26A. Hearing Aid Loan Bank Program|§ 2607A. Reports.

§ 2607A. Reports. (a) Beginning in the year 2008, and no later than January 15 of each year thereafter, the Director of Public Health shall submit an annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the implementation of this chapter. (b) The annual report shall include the following information:  (1) The number and ages of children who received hearing aids through the loan program that year; (2) The number of children who received hearing aids through the loan program that year and subsequently received hearing aids through Medicaid, the State's Children's Health Program, or private insurance; (3) The length of each original loan; (4) The number of times that each original loan was extended and the length of each extension; (5) The number of times that hearing aids were not properly returned to the loan bank; and (6) Any other information that the Director believes is relevant to evaluating the costs and benefits of the program.74 Del. Laws, c. 109, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 129, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2801. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 28. Sperm Bank and Tissue Bank Registry|§ 2801. Establishment of registry; testing of donors; penalties.

§ 2801. Establishment of registry; testing of donors; penalties. (a) The Department of Health and Social Services shall establish a registry of all sperm banks and tissue banks operating in this State. All sperm banks and tissue banks operating in this State shall register with the Department of Health and Social Services by May 1 of each year. Any person, hospital, clinic, corporation, partnership or other legal entity which operates a sperm bank or tissue bank in this State and fails to register with the Department of Health and Social Services pursuant to this section shall be subject to a fine of $5,000. (b) All donors of semen for purposes of artificial insemination, or donors of corneas, bones, organs or other human tissue for the purpose of injecting, transfusing or transplanting any of them in the human body, shall be tested for evidence of exposure to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and any other identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) at the time of or after the donation, but prior to the semen, corneas, bones, organs or other human tissue being made available for such use. However, when in the opinion of the attending physician the life of a recipient of a bone, organ or other human tissue donation would be jeopardized by delays caused by testing for evidence for exposure to HIV and any other causative agent of AIDS, testing shall not be required prior to the life-saving measures. (c) No person may intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or negligently use the semen, corneas, bones, organs or other human tissue of a donor unless the requirements of subsection (b) of this section have been met. No person may knowingly, recklessly or intentionally use the semen, corneas, bones, organs or other human tissue of a donor who has tested positive for exposure to HIV or any other identified causative agent of AIDS, except that this subsection shall not apply to the recovery and use of organs or other anatomical gifts as authorized under federal law for research and/or transplant from a donor who has tested positive for exposure to HIV where the intended recipients have also tested positive for exposure to HIV. Violation of this subsection shall be a class E felony. (d) For the purposes of this section, “tissue bank” means any facility or program that is involved in procuring, furnishing, donating, processing or distributing corneas, bones, organs or other human tissue for the purpose of injecting, transfusing or transplanting any of them in the human body. 66 Del. Laws, c. 335, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 147, §§  11, 12;  81 Del. Laws, c. 12, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2901. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 29. Clean Indoor Air Act|§ 2901. Legislative intent.

§ 2901. Legislative intent. The General Assembly finds that it is in the best interest of the people of this State to protect nonsmokers from involuntary exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and emissions produced by electronic smoking devices in most indoor areas open to the public, public meetings, food service establishments and places of employment. The General Assembly recognizes that a balance should be struck between the health concerns of nonconsumers of tobacco products and the need to minimize unwarranted governmental intrusion into and regulation of private spheres of conduct and choice with respect to the use or nonuse of tobacco products in certain designated public areas and in private places. Therefore, the General Assembly declares that the purpose of this act is to preserve and improve the health, comfort and environment of the people of this State by limiting exposure to tobacco smoke and emissions produced by electronic smoking devices. 69 Del. Laws, c. 287, §  1;  80 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  1;
16 DE Code § 2903. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 16 - Health and Safety|Chapter 29. Clean Indoor Air Act|§ 2903. Smoking restrictions.

§ 2903. Smoking restrictions. Except as is provided in § 2904 of this title, and in order to reduce the levels of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and emissions produced by electronic smoking devices, smoking shall not be permitted and no person shall smoke in any indoor enclosed area to which the general public is invited or in which the general public is permitted, including, but not limited to:  (1) Public meetings; (2) Elevators; (3) Government owned and/or operated means of mass transportation including buses, vans, trains, taxicabs and limousines; (4) Grocery stores; (5) Gymnasiums; (6) Jury waiting and deliberation rooms; (7) Courtrooms; (8) Child day care facilities; (9) Health-care facilities including hospitals, health care clinics, doctor's offices or other health-care-related facilities; (10) Any workplace not exempted; (11) Restrooms, lobbies, reception areas, hallways and other common-use areas; (12) Restaurants as licensed by the Division of Public Health or defined by Title 4; (13) Gaming facilities that are open to the public; (14) Any indoor sports arena; (15) Lobbies, hallways and other common areas in apartment buildings, condominiums and other multiple-unit residential facilities; (16) Lobbies, hallways and other common areas in hotels and motels, and in no less than 75% of the sleeping quarters within a hotel or motel that are rented to guests; (17) Bowling alleys; (18) Billiard or pool halls; (19) Retirement facilities and nursing homes not including any private residence; (20) Public buildings; (21) Auditoria; (22) Theaters; (23) Museums; (24) Libraries; (25) Public and nonpublic schools; (26) Other educational and vocational institutions. (27) Establishments defined as a motorsports speedway, tavern or taproom by Title 4.69 Del. Laws, c. 287, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 316, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 275, §  7;  80 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  3;