An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Assault. [HB-144]
House Bill 212 enacted by the 148th General Assembly (80 Del. Laws c. 287) expanded the offense of Assault in the Second Degree to include the intentional assault of ambulance operators, rescue squad members, and nurses injured while performing work-related duties. As a result of increasing workplace violence directed against healthcare providers, this Act further defines Assault in the Second Degree to include other health care treatment providers and employees and hospital security personnel who are injured while performing their work related
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HB-144: An Act To Amend Title 11 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Assault.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bruce Ennis
Reported Out Of Committee (corrections & Public Safety) In Senate With 1 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits on 01/29/2020
Requesting The Division Of Medicaid And Medical Assistance Study The Extension Of Medicaid Coverage Through The First Year Postpartum. [SCR-66]
This Senate Concurrent Resolution requests that the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance study the extension of Medicaid coverage through the first year postpartum. Insurance coverage is a critical factor in determining women's access to affordable postpartum care and is a key strategy for reducing preventable maternal mortality and to close the disparity in the maternal mortaility rate among black women and women of other races.
SCR-66: Requesting The Division Of Medicaid And Medical Assistance Study The Extension Of Medicaid Coverage Through The First Year Postpartum.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Introduced In Senate on 01/21/2020
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An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Interest Rates On Loans To Individuals. [HB-279]
Delaware is one of a handful of states that has no cap other than unconscionability on interest rates for short-term consumer loans. Under Delaware case law, the unconscionability of an interest rate is decided by a court on a case by case basis. This Act caps interest rates at 20% for short-term consumer loans of $1,000 or less that must be repaid in less than 60 days and motor vehicle title loans.
HB-279: An Act To Amend Title 5 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Interest Rates On Loans To Individuals.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Introduced And Assigned To Economic Development/banking/insurance & Commerce Committee In House on 01/21/2020
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Department Of Justice. [SB-96]
In January of 2015, the Office of Civil Rights & Public Trust was created by the Attorney General to establish a centralized office within the Department of Justice for the investigation of matters concerning civil rights enforcement and the prosecution of matters concerning violations of the public trust. This office must remain an independent entity within the Department of Justice to avoid conflicts with other Department of Justice duties and thus effectively enforce laws protecting the public trust and civil rights.
SB-96: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The State Department Of Justice.
Sponsored by: Sen. Colin Bonini
Signed By Governor on 04/08/2020
An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Insurance. [HB-286]
This bill requires that inadvertent out-of-network services be included in individual and group health insurance policies as well as group and blank health insurance policies. This bill defines inadvertent out-of-network services are those services that are covered under a policy or contract of health insurances, but are provided by an out-of-network provider in an in-network facility, or when in-network health care services are unavailable or not made available to the insured in the facility. Inadvertent out-of-network services also includes laboratory
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HB-286: An Act To Amend Title 18 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Health Insurance.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Bentz
Reported Out Of Committee (health & Human Development) In House With 8 On Its Merits on 01/29/2020
You have voted SB-209: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Jurisdiction Over Offenses Relating To The State Gambling Exclusion Lists..