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SB333 • 2025

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Last action
2026-06-03
Official status
Stricken in Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES Long-term care facilities provide an important function in caring for the most vulnerable populations of the State of Delaware.

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES Long-term care facilities provide an important function in caring for the most vulnerable populations of the State of Delaware.
  • However, these facilities are not required to have liability insurance to protect residents from harm caused by the facility.
  • The bankruptcy filing of Genesis Health Care, one of the nation’s largest nursing home providers, which has operated facilities in Delaware, shed new light on the problems of long-term care facilities not being required to have liability insurance.
  • Hundreds of claims across the country, including Delaware claims, related to substandard care causing injury or death to individuals face having no legal recourse to hold these facilities accountable.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-03 Delaware General Assembly

    Stricken in Senate

  2. 2026-05-28 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate

Official Summary Text

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
Long-term care facilities provide an important function in caring for the most vulnerable populations of the State of Delaware. However, these facilities are not required to have liability insurance to protect residents from harm caused by the facility. The bankruptcy filing of Genesis Health Care, one of the nation’s largest nursing home providers, which has operated facilities in Delaware, shed new light on the problems of long-term care facilities not being required to have liability insurance. Hundreds of claims across the country, including Delaware claims, related to substandard care causing injury or death to individuals face having no legal recourse to hold these facilities accountable. These claims include claims which Genesis had agreed to resolve for set amounts, which were to be satisfied with payments made in the future. Genesis filed for bankruptcy prior to making payments on many of these claims, including several claims resolved in Delaware, forcing the claimants to en