AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOSPITAL CHARITY CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

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AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOSPITAL CHARITY CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOSPITAL CHARITY CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

What This Bill Does

• AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOSPITAL CHARITY CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
• This Act amends Title 16 and Title 6 of the Delaware Code relating to hospital charity care and financial assistance.
• Among other things, the Act does the following: (1) Section 1 of the Act amends § 9311 of Title 16 to exempt certain hospitals from the existing charity care requirement and require these hospitals to comply with the new financial assistance requirements under Section 2 of this Act.
• A hospital that provides exclusively psychiatric services, rehabilitative services, or long-term acute care services remains subject to the charity care requirement.

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Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 AND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HOSPITAL CHARITY CARE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
This Act amends Title 16 and Title 6 of the Delaware Code relating to hospital charity care and financial assistance. Among other things, the Act does the following:

(1) Section 1 of the Act amends § 9311 of Title 16 to exempt certain hospitals from the existing charity care requirement and require these hospitals to comply with the new financial assistance requirements under Section 2 of this Act. A hospital that provides exclusively psychiatric services, rehabilitative services, or long-term acute care services remains subject to the charity care requirement.

(2) Section 2 of the Act creates a new Subchapter VII of Chapter 99 of Title 16, §§ 9961 through 9966, establishing minimum financial assistance standards for hospitals and facility-based providers. The subchapter requires full financial assistance for Delaware residents with household income at or below 300% of the federal poverty level, a 75% discount above 300% and at or below 350%, and a 50% discount above 350% and at