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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.

Healthcare
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Last action
2026-06-23
Official status
Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 13 NO 1 ABSENT
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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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 is a Substitute for Senate Bill No.
  • 13.
  • Like Senate Bill No.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-23 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 13 NO 1 ABSENT

  2. 2026-06-18 Delaware General Assembly

    Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 8 On Its Merits

  3. 2026-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    was introduced and adopted in lieu of SB 13

  4. 2026-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 17 YES 3 NO 1 ABSENT

  5. 2026-06-11 Delaware General Assembly

    Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

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 is a Substitute for Senate Bill No. 13. Like Senate Bill No. 13, this Substitute Act amends Title 16 and Title 6 of the Delaware Code relating to hospital charity care and financial assistance and 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%