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2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 16. LITTER CONTROL LAW › § 1607. Receptacles to be provided.

§ 1607. Receptacles to be provided.
(a) A public authority or agency having supervision of a property of this State shall do all of the following:
(1) Establish and maintain receptacles for the deposit of litter at appropriate locations if a property is frequented by the public.
(2) Post signs directing the public to the receptacles and serving notice of this chapter.
(3) Otherwise publicize the availability of litter receptacles and the requirements of this chapter.
(b) A public authority or agency may designate a park or recreation area as a carry-in and carry-out facility by posting or otherwise providing a notice to visitors, in which case the public authority or agency is not required to provide receptacles under subsection (a) of this section.
60 Del. Laws, c. 613, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 167, § 6;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 16. LITTER CONTROL LAW › § 1608. Enforcement.

§ 1608. Enforcement.
All law-enforcement agencies of the State, including enforcement personnel of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, shall enforce this chapter.
61 Del. Laws, c. 241, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 167, § 7;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 16. LITTER CONTROL LAW › § 1609. Notice.

§ 1609. Notice.
A retail or wholesale establishment that sells balloons must prominently display the following notice at the location in the establishment where balloons are sold or where payment is made:
“The intentional release of balloons into the air is a violation of Delaware law and is subject to penalties. 16 Del. Code Ch. 16.”
83 Del. Laws, c. 180, § 6;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 17. REFUSE AND GARBAGE › § 1701. Bringing garbage or household refuse into State; permit and bond.

§ 1701. Bringing garbage or household refuse into State; permit and bond.
No person shall bring into the State from any place without the State, garbage or household refuse for the purpose of feeding it to hogs or for any other purpose, unless there has first been obtained from the Department of Health and Social Services a permit naming the area within which such garbage or household refuse shall be disposed of, and unless there has been deposited with the Department of Health and Social Services a bond for the sum of $500 which shall be forfeitable if the disposal of such garbage is not provided for in such a manner as meets the requirements of the Department of Health and Social Services.
38 Del. Laws, c. 46, §  1;  Code 1935, §  890;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1701;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §§  115, 116;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 17. REFUSE AND GARBAGE › § 1702. Prohibited areas for garbage disposal; revocation of permit.

§ 1702. Prohibited areas for garbage disposal; revocation of permit.
The Department of Health and Social Services may at any time determine the limits of areas within which garbage under no circumstances shall be disposed of or deposited and shall at any time revoke any permit given if the disposal of any garbage is conducted in such a way as to constitute a nuisance or a menace to the public health.
38 Del. Laws, c. 46, §  2;  Code 1935, §  890;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1702;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  117;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 17. REFUSE AND GARBAGE › § 1703. Nuisance.

§ 1703. Nuisance.
The bringing in of garbage from any place without the State without a permit, the depositing of garbage in any area not named by the Department of Health and Social Services as an area suitable for the disposal of such garbage, and the disposal of any garbage in an unsanitary manner shall be deemed a nuisance under § 310 of this title and subject to the penalties provided in § 317 of this title.
38 Del. Laws, c. 46, §  3;  Code 1935, §  890;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1703;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  118;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 17. REFUSE AND GARBAGE › § 1704. Dumping refuse or other material upon property; penalty.

§ 1704. Dumping refuse or other material upon property; penalty.
(a) No person, by agent or otherwise, shall cast, throw, fell or deposit or in any manner cause to be felled or deposited on or upon any public or private real property anywhere in this State, without first obtaining the consent of the legal owner or custodian of such property or premises first obtained for that purpose in the case of private property or from the legal authority having control, management or administration thereof in the case of such public property, any refuse, debris, waste, dirt, trash, brush, tree or part thereof, offal or any other material, matter or substance of any kind whatsoever. No such refuse, etc., shall be dumped or deposited within 50 feet of any highway, whether or not the consent required has been obtained, except where any authorized dumping is to fill a low place to a level not higher than the adjacent roadway shoulder and a sign has been erected designating such place for dumping.
(b) Whoever violates subsection (a) of this section shall be fined not less than $15 nor more than $100.
20 Del. Laws, c. 123;  Code 1915, §  3488;  Code 1935, §  3963;  47 Del. Laws, c. 127, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1704;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 17. REFUSE AND GARBAGE › § 1705. Refuse from fowl and poultry dressing — Dumping.

§ 1705. Refuse from fowl and poultry dressing — Dumping.
No person shall dump or otherwise deposit any blood, garbage, carrion, offal, filth or other refuse derived or resulting from the dressing of fowl and poultry of all kinds in an obnoxious or noisome state upon any land or in any stream or other body of water within this State.
43 Del. Laws, c. 94, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1705;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 17. REFUSE AND GARBAGE › § 1706. Refuse from fowl and poultry dressing — Treatment.

§ 1706. Refuse from fowl and poultry dressing — Treatment.
(a) The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, by rules and regulations, shall prescribe the methods and means of treating any blood, garbage, carrion, offal, filth or other refuse from the dressing of fowl and poultry so as to remove the noisome or obnoxious nature thereof.
(b) Whoever dumps or otherwise deposits any blood, garbage, carrion, offal, filth or other refuse from the dressing of fowl and poultry upon any land or in any stream or other body of water within this State without first having treated the same in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) of this section, shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50, with cost of suit, or imprisoned until the same be paid or until discharged by law.
(c) Any person convicted of violating this section, who shall not immediately remove the blood, garbage, carrion, offal, filth or other refuse from the dressing of fowl and poultry from the place where the same has been by that person dumped or otherwise deposited, is guilty of a separate and distinct offense for each day thereafter that the same has not been removed from the place where it has been so dumped or deposited by that person.
43 Del. Laws, c. 94, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1706;  55 Del. Laws, c. 442, §  10;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  221;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 17. REFUSE AND GARBAGE › § 1707. Burning of refuse and garbage in certain residential areas; penalty.

§ 1707. Burning of refuse and garbage in certain residential areas; penalty.
(a) In any residential area consisting of homes on lots of 1 acre or less no outdoor fire shall be fueled by any material other than wood, wood by-products, limited to paper, leaves, twigs, clippings and grass cuttings and coke for barbecues.
(b) Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $25.
16 Del. C. 1953, §  1707;  54 Del. Laws, c. 320.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 17. REFUSE AND GARBAGE › § 1708. Storage of refuse and garbage in multi-family buildings; penalty.

§ 1708. Storage of refuse and garbage in multi-family buildings; penalty.
(a) Multi-family houses and apartment complexes shall provide adequate storage areas outside the principal structure of such multi-family houses and apartment complexes for the temporary storage of trash and garbage and shall provide covered metal containers in such areas for the temporary storage of refuse classed as garbage.
(b) Any person who violates this section shall upon the first conviction thereof be fined $10 and upon each subsequent conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500 or shall be imprisoned not more than 90 days, or both.
16 Del. C. 1953, §  1708;  56 Del. Laws, c. 150.;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 17. REFUSE AND GARBAGE › § 1709. Trash containers on highways; penalty.

§ 1709. Trash containers on highways; penalty.
(a) (1) A person, by agent or otherwise, may not cause a trash container having a capacity of 2 cubic yards or greater to be placed on a highway, unless the container has all of the following:
a. A strip of red and white, high-intensity, reflective conspicuity adhesive tape that is no less than 4 inches wide and wrapped fully around the midpoint of the container. The midpoint of the container is between the bottom of the container and the opening at the top.
b. The name and phone number of the owner of the container, or the owner's agent, in font that is no less than 3 inches high.
(2) For purposes of this section, “highway” means a way or place open to the use of the public as a matter of right for purposes of vehicular travel and includes the entire width between the boundary lines of the way or place, including parking spaces, berms, and shoulders. “Highway” does not mean a road or driveway on grounds owned by private persons, colleges, universities, or other private institutions.
(b) (1) An owner of a container that refuses, fails, or neglects to comply with this section is subject to a civil penalty in an amount that is not less than $50 or more than $500.
(2) Any law-enforcement officer, as defined under § 9702 of this title, may enforce this section.
(3) Justice of the Peace Court has jurisdiction over violations of this section.
74 Del. Laws, c. 286, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 172, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 18. SOLID WASTE: MANAGEMENT, STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL › § 1801. Definitions.

§ 1801. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Collection and disposal systems” mean systems for the storage, collection, transportation, transfer, processing, reclamation, reduction and disposal of solid wastes.
(2) “Federal aid or grant” means any and all federal grants-in-aid, regardless of source, which supplement the aid provided by the State in this chapter, and which are applied to the planning of solid waste collection and disposal systems by qualified agencies.
(3) “Qualified agency” means the Levy Court or county council of the counties.
(4) “Planning of solid waste collection and disposal systems” means engineering or planning services to survey, plan, develop and supervise the establishment or construction of comprehensive solid waste collection and disposal systems.
(5) “Solid waste” means that material that is made up of residential, domestic, institutional, commercial, agricultural, industrial and street or highway refuse. It includes garbage, rubbish, ashes, street refuse, dead animals, abandoned automobiles, demolition rubble and sewage sludge.
16 Del. C. 1953, §  1801;  57 Del. Laws, c. 623, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 18. SOLID WASTE: MANAGEMENT, STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL › § 1802. Establishment of county plans.

§ 1802. Establishment of county plans.
Each of the 3 counties shall prepare and administer a comprehensive and detailed plan for a system for the collection, storage and disposal of all solid wastes which are produced or are disposed of within the boundaries of the respective counties. Provided, however, that if a county does not indicate its willingness within 60 days from June 30, 1970, to submit a plan as provided in this section, the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Social Services shall conduct its own study and prepare plans as to that county. Such plans shall:
(1) Consider domestic, industrial, demolition, commercial and agricultural wastes;
(2) Provide for the control of the wastes from point of origin to the place or places of disposal;
(3) Include a method or methods of adequately financing the comprehensive plan;
(4) Establish an organization for the administration and enforcement of the comprehensive plan;
(5) Be completed and submitted to the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Social Services by April 1, 1971.
16 Del. C. 1953, §  1802;  57 Del. Laws, c. 623, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 150, §  5;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 18. SOLID WASTE: MANAGEMENT, STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL › § 1803. Amount of aid; limitation.

§ 1803. Amount of aid; limitation.
A qualified agency proceeding with the planning of solid waste collection and disposal systems and applying for aid under this chapter shall receive state aid funds appropriated pursuant to the purposes and provisions of this chapter in an amount not to exceed 75% of the cost of the planning of the solid waste collection and disposal system. If federal funds are received, the sum of state and federal grants-in-aid shall not exceed 75% of the cost of the planning of the solid waste collection and disposal system.
16 Del. C. 1953, §  1803;  57 Del. Laws, c. 623, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 18. SOLID WASTE: MANAGEMENT, STORAGE, COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL › § 1804. Allocation of funds.

§ 1804. Allocation of funds.
The Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Social Services is hereby empowered to administer this chapter and allocate and disburse funds to qualified agencies which make proper application for such funds. Application forms shall be furnished by the Division, and the Division Director, with the approval of the Secretary of the Department, may set rules and regulations to govern the applications and aid the payment process.
16 Del. C. 1953, §  1804;  57 Del. Laws, c. 623, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 150, §  6;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 19. MOSQUITO CONTROL › § 1901. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control — Supervision.

§ 1901. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control — Supervision.
The duties, powers and functions of the former Mosquito Control Commission of the State and the State Highway Department shall be under the supervision and control of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, which Department may perform all the duties, powers and functions formerly vested in the Mosquito Control Commission and the State Highway Department.
Code 1935, c. 182;  45 Del. Laws, c. 27, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1901;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §§  228-230;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 19. MOSQUITO CONTROL › § 1902. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control — Powers and duties.

§ 1902. Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control — Powers and duties.
(a) The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, hereinafter referred to as the Department, may:
(1) Take all necessary and proper steps and measures for the eradication of mosquitoes, including but not limited to source reduction methods that alter or eliminate the habitats of immature mosquitoes, biological controls such as native fish stocking, and the application of insecticides by air or ground to control immature or adult mosquitoes, all done in order to effect nuisance relief, to protect public health, and to help avoid adverse impacts to local economies from severe mosquito infestations; and
(2) Treat as nuisances all stagnant pools of water or other breeding places of mosquitoes to help protect the public's well being and health; and
(3) Purchase all needed equipment, supplies and materials, and employ such labor and services as may be proper or necessary in the furtherance of the objects of this chapter of this title and fix the compensation and prescribe the duties of all employees, agents and servants; and
(4) Enter upon land, whether privately-owned or not, for the purpose of determining the breeding places of immature mosquitoes or occurrence of adult mosquitoes, and treat with proper means all such breeding places or adult mosquito populations wherever situated, doing no unnecessary damage; and
(5) Generally do any and all things necessary or incident to the powers granted and to carry out the objects specified in this chapter of this title. This may include at the Secretary's discretion the promulgation of rules and regulations to help effectuate the purposes of this subchapter of this chapter of this title.
(b) Control measures taken for the eradication of mosquitoes shall, to the extent practicable, not be injurious to pets, livestock or wildlife. The Department shall perform and exercise the authority and powers granted under this chapter of this title within the limitations of any appropriation made under any appropriation act of the General Assembly for mosquito control purposes.
Code 1935, c. 182;  45 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  1;  46 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  1;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1902;  76 Del. Laws, c. 151, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 19. MOSQUITO CONTROL › § 1903. Declaration of nuisance.

§ 1903. Declaration of nuisance.
Any accumulation of water in which mosquitoes are breeding or are likely to breed is declared to be a nuisance.
Code 1935, c. 182;  45 Del. Laws, c. 271, §  3;  46 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1903;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 19. MOSQUITO CONTROL › § 1904. Source reduction practices for mosquito control; notice of entry, claims, damages and payments.

§ 1904. Source reduction practices for mosquito control; notice of entry, claims, damages and payments.
(a) Source reduction practices for mosquito control involving physical, topographical, or hydrological alterations of wetlands or other aquatic habitats, such as but not limited to the installation of shallow ponds or small ditches to harbor or allow access for mosquito-eating fishes, or the construction of shallow ponds or small ditches or the placement of fill to eliminate or usurp mosquito-rearing sites, must be done in an environmentally-compatible manner and to the extent practicable shall limit adverse impacts to flora and fauna and shall only be undertaken after all required federal and state permits have been obtained. A property owner must be informed at least 30 days in advance in writing, of any intention to perform such source reduction work. Any property owner objecting to the proposed source reduction work, or who is aggrieved or who claims injury or damages due to the execution of any source reduction work of the Department on said property, may file a protest with the Department setting forth the grievance or claim. The Department shall thereupon and within 30 days after the filing of such protest or claim set a time, place and location for a public hearing thereof. If the protest involves a property owner asserting that the proposed source reduction work is not necessary or is otherwise improper, such work shall not commence or proceed until the protest has been denied by the Secretary after the public hearing. In all such cases the decision of the Department as to the necessity and appropriateness of such source reduction work shall be final. Any damage claimed by any party on account of source reduction work of the Department upon that party's property may be judicially determined. The amount of any damage that may be awarded such party shall be paid by the Department.
(b) This section shall not apply to the application of mosquito control insecticides which are subject to other federal and state laws and regulations governing their legal applications, and are also subject to the Department's administrative policies and procedures for making such applications. This section shall also not apply to the use of biological controls such as the stocking of native fish that consume immature mosquitoes, which is a practice subject to the Department's administrative policies and procedures.
Code 1935, c. 182;  45 Del Laws, c. 271,, §  4;  46 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1904;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  232;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 151, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 19. MOSQUITO CONTROL › § 1905. Obstructions and interferences.

§ 1905. Obstructions and interferences.
Whoever obstructs or interferes with the entry of the Department or its employees upon land or who obstructs or interferes with, molests or damages any of the work performed by it is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Code 1935, c. 182;  45 Del. Laws, c. 271, §  5;  46 Del. Laws, c. 309, §  2;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  1905;  57 Del. Laws, c. 739, §  233;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 20. UNIFORM HEALTH DATA › § 2001. Purpose.

§ 2001. Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a health information data base that will assist the health care system to advance the general well-being of the population by better directing and improving the availability of health-care services.
It is the policy of this State to foster appropriate and efficient use of health-care resources by requiring information necessary for evaluating utilization patterns and costs to the community and the State for health-care services. This information shall be available to health-care purchasers, health-care insurers, health-care providers, health-care planners and the general public without compromise of patient confidentiality. Such information will improve decision making with regard to access, identified needs, patterns of health-care delivery, charges and use of health-care services.
67 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 347, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 20. UNIFORM HEALTH DATA › § 2002. Definitions.

§ 2002. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have meaning ascribed to them in this section, except where the context indicates a different meaning:
(1) “Delaware uniform claims and billing data set” shall mean that data approved for use by the State Uniform Billing Committee.
(2) “Hospital” shall mean any nonfederal facility licensed as such pursuant to Chapter l0 of this title.
(3) “Individual” shall mean a singular human being.
(4) “Nursing home” shall mean any and all rest residential, assisted living facility, skilled care or intermediate nursing facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 11 of this title.
(5) “Person” shall mean an individual, trust or estate, a partnership, a corporation (including associations, joint stock companies and insurance companies), or a state or political subdivision or instrumentality (including a municipal corporation) of a state.
(6) “Raw data” shall mean any information collected pursuant to this chapter which has not been approved for release by the state agency.
(7) “State agency” shall mean the Division of Public Health within the Department of Health and Social Services. The Division of Public Health shall serve as the designated statistical agency under Public Law 95-623 for data analysis and statistical research related to the National Center for Health Statistics activities and for the designation of Health Manpower Shortage Areas (HMSAs) and Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) by the U.S. Department of Health and Social Services.
(8) “Third-party payers” shall mean any person authorized to transact health insurance or to engage in the business of a health service corporation in this State.
67 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 347, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  119;  74 Del. Laws, c. 161, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 194, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 20. UNIFORM HEALTH DATA › § 2003. Duties and authority of state agency.

§ 2003. Duties and authority of state agency.
(a) The state agency shall compile, correlate, analyze and develop data which it collects pursuant to this chapter. The state agency shall prepare and distribute or make available reports to health-care purchasers, health-care insurers, health-care providers and the general public. The data shall be collected in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. Data collected shall be limited to that contained in the Delaware uniform claims and billing data set (UB-82 or successor form).
(b) The state agency shall periodically compile and disseminate reports on the data collected such as, but not limited to:
charge levels, age-specific utilization patterns, morbidity patterns, patient origin and trends in health-care charges. Prior to release or dissemination of any compilations, the state agency shall provide a specified time period for hospitals and nursing homes to review the information they have submitted and to submit corrections. The state agency shall incorporate any valid corrections prior to release. Hospitals and nursing homes shall have the right to provide independent data interpretation which shall be disseminated along with the report.
(c) The state agency shall adopt such policies and procedures as necessary to carry out this chapter.
(d) The state agency shall establish the Hospital Discharge Technical Advisory Committee to study issues such as the collection, compilation, dissemination and confidentiality of data with regard to hospital discharge data reporting. The Committee shall be comprised of 9 members. These members shall include hospital and nursing home representatives from the Delaware Healthcare Association and the Delaware Health Care Facilities Association. The members shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services. Members shall serve a 3-year term and are eligible for reappointment. The state agency may establish other committees as deemed appropriate.
(e) The state agency shall issue annual reports to the General Assembly outlining actions and accomplishments as well as recommendations for changes needed to further the purpose of this chapter.
(f) The state agency may study and issue reports on special medical needs, demographic characteristics, access to health care services and need for financing of health-care services for the entire population or various population subgroups.
(g) The state agency may also study and issue reports on health status issues such as:
(1) The incidence of medical and surgical procedures;
(2) Mortality rates for specified diagnoses and treatments;
(3) Rates of infection for specified diagnoses and treatments;
(4) Morbidity rates for specified diagnoses and treatments;
(5) Readmission rates for specified diagnoses and treatments; and
(6) Rate of incidence for selected diagnoses and procedures.
67 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 347, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 57, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 20. UNIFORM HEALTH DATA › § 2004. Reporting requirements.

§ 2004. Reporting requirements.
(a) The Delaware uniform claims and billing data set (UB-82 or successor form) shall be completed for all hospital inpatient discharges and shall be submitted by all hospitals to the state agency according to a schedule established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. All third-party payers shall be required to accept this uniform claims and billing form. The state agency shall recognize the capabilities of each hospital in specifying the medium or mediums to be used in submitting data (hard copy, data tape or other appropriate electronic media).
(b) The Delaware uniform claims and billing data set (UB-82 or successor form) shall be completed for all nursing home inpatient discharges beginning not sooner than June 30, 1995, and shall be submitted by all nursing homes to the state agency according to a schedule established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. All third-party payers shall be required to accept the Delaware uniform claims and billing form. Prior to this time, nursing homes shall continue to submit data in a medium and format as agreed to by the state agency and the Delaware Health Care Facilities Association.
(c) The state agency shall assure that any report of data specific to hospitals or nursing homes presents data that are reliable, valid and informative. Such data shall reflect, as appropriate, factors including, but not limited to, the number of patients, patient severity at admission, age of patients, the actual versus expected number of deaths, average length of stay and case mix. The report shall explain each of these adjustments. The report also shall include information necessary to adequately represent the operations of the individual hospital or nursing home such as whether or not physician charges are included in the hospital charges, whether or not the hospital maintains medical education programs and the hospital's payer mix. The state agency shall consult with the Association of Delaware Hospitals and the Delaware Health Care Facilities Association in identifying the various adjustment factors and information to be included.
(d) The state agency shall establish schedules for the timely submission of data and information collected pursuant to this section. The state agency may grant waivers from such schedules for good cause shown.
67 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 347, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 20. UNIFORM HEALTH DATA › § 2005. Cancer incidence data.

§ 2005. Cancer incidence data.
(a) Notwithstanding any provisions in this title to the contrary, the agency shall make available as public records cancer incidence by census tract and by type of cancer. Such released data shall be assigned consensus tract geography from the most recent decennial census. If release of such information by census tract will explicitly or implicitly identify any individual, the agency may combine data among contiguous census tracts, but only insofar as is necessary to protect patient confidentiality.
(b) The agency shall create a detailed map of each county in Delaware that graphically illustrates the overall incidence of cancer in each census track. The census tracks will be identified on the maps and shall be color-coded to designate the degree of cancer incidence in each track. These maps shall be created within 90 days of the agency receiving the cancer incidence data.
(c) The agency shall post the maps created under subsection (b) of this section above on their website in a format that can be easily accessed and read by the public.
76 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 20. UNIFORM HEALTH DATA › § 2006. Confidentiality and access to data.

§ 2006. Confidentiality and access to data.
(a) The collection, compilation, data analysis and dissemination of reports and studies shall be done in a manner that protects the privacy of any individual about whom information is given. The state agency shall consider confidential any information that explicitly or implicitly identifies an individual. Raw data shall not be available for public inspection nor is it a public record within the meaning of the Delaware Freedom of Information Act [§ 10001 et seq. of Title 29].
(b) All compilations prepared and authorized by the state agency for release and dissemination shall be public records and efforts will be made to assure their accessibility.
67 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 347, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 20. UNIFORM HEALTH DATA › § 2007. Sanctions.

§ 2007. Sanctions.
(a) A hospital or nursing home which wilfully violates this chapter shall be reported to the Department of Health and Social Services which may take such action as deemed appropriate to enforce compliance. No action shall be taken by the Department of Health and Social Services without first providing an opportunity to the hospital or nursing home for a fair hearing.
(b) A hospital or nursing home which is aggrieved by any action taken by the Department of Health and Social Services pursuant to this section may, within 30 days of being notified of such action, appeal to the Superior Court.
67 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 347, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §§  120, 121;  76 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 20. UNIFORM HEALTH DATA › § 2008. Immunity.

§ 2008. Immunity.
No person shall be subject to, and all persons shall be immune from, any claim, suit, liability, damages or any other recourse, civil or criminal, arising from any act or proceeding, decision or determination undertaken or performed, or recommendation made while discharging any duty or authority under this chapter, so long as such person acted in good faith, without malice, and within the scope of the person's duty or authority under this chapter or any other provisions of the Delaware law, federal law or regulations or duly adopted rules and regulations providing for the administration of this chapter, good faith being presumed until proven otherwise, with malice required to be shown by the complainant.
67 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  1;  69 Del. Laws, c. 347, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  76 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 20. UNIFORM HEALTH DATA › § 2009. Data from other providers.

§ 2009. Data from other providers.
The Delaware Health Care Commission or its successor agency shall complete an analysis of the merits and feasibility of collecting data from providers other than hospitals and nursing homes. Other providers to be considered shall include, but not be limited to, physicians, freestanding surgical centers, freestanding birthing centers and freestanding emergency centers licensed in the State. The results of such analysis along with proposed enabling legislation, as appropriate, shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 1995.
69 Del. Laws, c. 347, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2101. Definitions.

§ 2101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:
(1) “Bedding” shall mean any mattress, mattress pad, mattress protector pad, box spring, upholstered spring, upholstered bed, davenport, upholstered sofa bed, quilted pad, comforter, bolster, cushion, pillow, featherbed, sleeping bag or any other bag, case or cover made of leather, textile or other material which is stuffed or filled in whole or in part with concealed material, which is intended for use by any human being for sleeping or reclining purposes.
(2) “Comfortable” means any cover, quilt or quilted article made of cotton or other textile material and stuffed or filled with fiber, cotton, wool, hair, jute, feathers, feather down, kapok or other soft material.
(3) “Mattress” means any quilted pad, mattress, mattress pad, mattress protector, bunk, quilt or box spring stuffed or filled with excelsior, straw, hay, grass, cornhusks, moss, fiber, cotton, wool, hair, jute, kapok or other soft material, to be used on a couch or other bed for sleeping purposes.
(4) “New” means any material or article which has not been previously manufactured or used for any purpose.
(5) “Pillows,” “bolster,” or “featherbed,” mean any bag, case or covering made of cotton or other textile material, and stuffed or filled with excelsior, straw, hay, grass, cornhusks, moss, fiber, cotton, wool, hair, jute, feathers, feather down, kapok or other soft material to be used on a bed or other article for sleeping purposes.
(6) “Secondhand” means any material or article of which prior use has been made.
(7) “Shoddy” means any material which has been spun into yarn, knit or woven into fabric and subsequently cut up, torn up, broken up or ground up.
Code 1915, §  824A;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  Code 1935, §  874;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2101;  60 Del. Laws, c. 356, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2102. Sterilization and disinfection of materials — Required.

§ 2102. Sterilization and disinfection of materials — Required.
No person shall employ or use in the making or renovating of any mattress, pillow, bolster, featherbed or comfortable:
(1) Any material known as “shoddy” or any fabric or material from which shoddy is constructed;
(2) Any secondhand material;
(3) Any new or secondhand feathers, unless such shoddy, secondhand material or new or secondhand feathers have been sterilized and disinfected by a reasonable process approved by the Department of Health and Social Services.
Code 1915, §  824B;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  Code 1935, §  875;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2102;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  122;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2103. Sterilization and disinfection of materials — Permit.

§ 2103. Sterilization and disinfection of materials — Permit.
(a) Any person engaged in the making, remaking or renovating of any mattress, pillow, bolster or comfortable in which secondhand material is used, or in the making of any new or secondhand feather or down filled article or engaged in sterilizing and disinfecting any material, feathers or article coming under this chapter, shall submit to the Department of Health and Social Services for approval a reasonable and effective process, together with duplicate plans of apparatus or auxiliary devices, for the sterilization and disinfection of secondhand material, feathers and secondhand articles enumerated in this section.
(b) Upon the approval of the process for sterilization and disinfection, a numbered permit for its use shall be issued to the applicant by the Department of Health and Social Services. Such permit shall expire 1 year from date of approval and issue. Every person to whom a permit has been issued shall keep such permit conspicuously posted in the person's office or place of business. Refusal to display such permit in accordance with this chapter shall be sufficient reason to revoke and forfeit the permit.
(c) For all permits issued as required by this chapter (not including, however, by the term “permits” the “tags” otherwise referred to in this chapter) there shall at time of issue thereof be paid by the applicant to the Department of Health and Social Services a fee of $50.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prevent any person engaged in the making, remaking, renovating or sale of any article described in this section, which requires sterilizing and disinfecting under this section, from having such sterilizing and disinfecting performed by any person to whom a permit for such purposes has been issued, provided the number of the permit shall appear in the statement on the tag attached to the article.
Code 1915, §  824C;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  Code 1935, §  876;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2103;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §§  123, 124;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2104. Inspection of premises.

§ 2104. Inspection of premises.
All places where any mattress, pillow, bolster, featherbed or comfortable is made, remade or renovated, or where materials for articles named in this section are prepared, or establishment where the articles are offered for sale or are in possession of any person with intent to sell, deliver or consign them, or establishment where sterilizing and disinfecting are performed, shall be subject to inspection by the Department of Health and Social Services to ascertain whether the materials and the finished articles enumerated in this section conform to the requirements of this chapter.
Code 1915, §  824D;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  Code 1935, §  877;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2104;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  125;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2105. Selling or leasing used mattresses; sterilization and disinfection.

§ 2105. Selling or leasing used mattresses; sterilization and disinfection.
No person shall sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, or deliver or consign in sale or lease, or have in the person's possession with intent to sell, lease, deliver or consign in sale or lease:
(1) Any mattress, pillow, bolster, featherbed or comfortable made, remade or renovated in violation of this chapter;
(2) Any secondhand mattress, pillow, bolster, featherbed or comfortable, unless since last used it has been thoroughly sterilized and disinfected by a reasonable process approved by the Department of Health and Social Services.
Code 1915, §  824E;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  Code 1935, §  878;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2105;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  126;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2106. Tagging; regulations and prohibitions.

§ 2106. Tagging; regulations and prohibitions.
(a) Each and every mattress or article covered by this chapter, other than a feather or down filled pillow, bolster, bed or comforter, shall bear securely attached thereto and visible on the outside covering a tag of cloth or other substantial material upon which shall be plainly and indelibly stamped or printed in English:
(1) A statement showing the kind of materials used in filling the mattress or article and whether the materials used in filling are wholly new or secondhand or partly secondhand;
(2) The word “secondhand” upon any article of which prior use has been made;
(3) The number of the permit issued for sterilizing and disinfecting; and
(4) The registry number used in applying and enforcing the tagging and inspection provisions of this chapter.
(b) Each and every pillow or other article covered by this chapter in which feathers or down are used shall bear securely attached thereto and visible on the outside covering a substantial cloth tag upon which shall be plainly and indelibly stamped or printed in English:
(1) A statement that the feathers or down have been sterilized and disinfected in accordance with this chapter;
(2) The number of the permit issued for sterilizing and disinfecting the feathers or down;
(3) The word “secondhand” upon a feather or down filled article of which prior use has been made; and
(4) The registry number used in applying and enforcing the tagging and inspection provisions of this chapter.
(c) No additional information shall be contained in the statements. The statement of materials used in filling must be in plain type not less than one-eighth inch in height. The tag required by this chapter to be attached to any article covered by this chapter shall be not less than 6 square inches in size.
(d) The word “felt,” or words of like import if any other than garnetted materials are used in filling, or the words “curled hair,” or words of like import if other than curled hair is used in filling, shall not be used exclusively in the statement concerning any mattress, pillow, bolster or comfortable.
(e) No person shall make any false, untrue or misleading statement, term or designation on the tag or remove, deface, alter or in any manner attempt to remove, deface or alter the tag required by this chapter or cause to be removed, defaced or altered any statement on a tag placed upon any article included in this chapter.
Code 1915, §  824F;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  Code 1935, §  879;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2106;  49 Del. Laws, c. 269, §§  1, 2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 356, §§  2-6;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2107. Registration and issuance of registry numbers.

§ 2107. Registration and issuance of registry numbers.
The Department of Health and Social Services shall, upon application to it by any person entitled thereto, register each applicant, issue a permit and assign a registry number by which number applicants shall thereafter be identified in applying and enforcing the tagging and inspection of this chapter.
Code 1915, §  824G;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  Code 1935, §  880;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2107;  50 Del. Laws, c. 251, §  1;  60 Del. Laws, c. 356, §  7;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §  127;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2108. Registration and permit fee.

§ 2108. Registration and permit fee.
The initial annual permit fee and subsequent annual renewal fee under this chapter for manufacturers of bedding products within the State or manufacturers of such products who ship said products into this State shall be as follows:
Bedding manufacturer____________________________________________________________________________________________________  $50
Code 1915, §  824H;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  Code 1935, §  881;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2108;  49 Del. Laws, c. 269, §  3;  60 Del. Laws, c. 356, §  8;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2109. Renewal of permit.

§ 2109. Renewal of permit.
Permits shall remain effective only during a calendar year beginning January 1, and ending December 31, or any remaining portion of a calendar year beginning on the date the permit is issued. Applications for renewal of the permit must be made within the 60-day period preceding expiration of the permit currently held by the applicant. The fee for renewal of a manufacturer's permit shall be $50.
Code 1915, §  824I;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  Code 1935, §  882;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2109;  60 Del. Laws, c. 356, §  9;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2110. Disposition of fees.

§ 2110. Disposition of fees.
All fees collected under this chapter shall be paid to the Department of Health and Social Services and when so paid shall be turned over by the Department of Health and Social Services to the State Treasurer and credited to the General Fund of the State.
Code 1915, §  824J;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  37 Del. Laws, c. 59, §  1;  Code 1935, §  883;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2110;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §§  128, 129;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 16 - Health and Safety › Chapter 21. MATTRESSES, PILLOWS AND BEDDING › § 2111. Inspection of products and plants of nonresidents.

§ 2111. Inspection of products and plants of nonresidents.
(a) It is the intent of this chapter to prevent both the manufacture and the sale within this State of any of the articles enumerated in § 2105 of this title, except in conformity to and in compliance with this chapter. Inasmuch, however, as some of the articles so enumerated may be made or the material used in the manufacture or renovation thereof may be processed outside of the limits of this State, it is expressly provided that where the person so manufacturing any such article or processing any such material shall have or operate a plant outside of the limits of this State the Department of Health and Social Services may, in its discretion, in lieu of a physical inspection of the plant of such nonresident person, satisfy itself by examination of the product made or possessed by such nonresident or by such other means as the Department of Health and Social Services Board deems adequate, of the propriety of issuing to such nonresident the permit required by this chapter or of renewing or keeping in force a permit so issued.
(b) In the event that at any time the Department of Health and Social Services deems it necessary to make physical inspection of any plant or factory of the nonresident, it may require the payment by such nonresident of such sum as may cover the reasonable traveling charges entailed by such physical inspection and refuse to issue, or revoke or suspend, any permit until or unless such charges are so paid.
Code 1915, §  824K;  36 Del. Laws, c. 102;  Code 1935, §  884;  16 Del. C. 1953, §  2111;  70 Del. Laws, c. 149, §§  130, 131;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;