DelawareHospitals report emergency visits to Delaware health officials
The measure directs Delaware hospitals to send emergency visit data electronically to state health officials and includes that data in an advisory group's work.
What it does
Hospitals must send information on inpatient stays and emergency visits to Delaware health officials electronically. The state sets the schedule and may grant a waiver for good cause.
A state advisory group studies how hospital discharge and emergency visit data is collected, shared, and kept private.
Delaware's health data rules refer to the UB-04 form, or a later replacement, for reports by hospitals and nursing homes.
Argument forStudying emergency visit data could help the advisory group find ways to improve how hospitals report and protect it.
Argument againstElectronic reports on emergency visits could take hospital staff time to prepare and send on the state's schedule.
More detail
Hospitals must send emergency visit data to state health officials electronically. The reporting rules cover hospital inpatient discharges and emergency department visits. Hospitals must use the state's secure file transfer system and a format agreed on by the state and the Delaware Healthcare Association. The state may waive a reporting schedule for good cause. Hospitals submit the data on a schedule set by the state.
A state advisory group must study emergency visit data reporting. The group's work covers hospital discharge and emergency department data. Its work includes how the data is collected, shared, and kept confidential.
Delaware's health data rules name the UB-04 form or a later replacement. The form reference applies to reports by hospitals and nursing homes.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 19Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Mar 18Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENTPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its MeritsMinor
- Jan 15Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in SenateMinor
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 15Passed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENTPassed House
- Jan 14Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 11 FavorableMinor
- 2025
- Jun 27Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in HouseIntroduced
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