DelawareChild welfare designees may consent to youth psychiatric admissions
For children under 18 in state child welfare custody, an approved designee may consent to psychiatric treatment and sign a voluntary admission request.
What it does
For children under 18 in state child welfare custody, a designee may consent to psychiatric treatment and sign a voluntary admission request. Agency policy requires direct approval.
Argument forAn approved designee could handle admission paperwork after a director approves it, which may help children in agency custody reach treatment sooner.
Argument againstDelegating consent could put a child's treatment decision in another person's hands, even though agency policy requires a director's direct approval.
More detail
The Division of Family Services director or deputy director may have a designee consent to treatment and sign a voluntary admission request. This covers children under 18 in Division of Family Services custody who seek voluntary admission to a designated psychiatric treatment facility or hospital. Agency policy allows the designee to act only with direct approval from the director or deputy director.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Jul 21Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Jun 25Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 1 ABSENT 1 VACANTPassed House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 18Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 10 On Its MeritsMinor
- Jun 12Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in HouseMinor
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 12Passed By Senate. Votes: 18 YES 1 NOT VOTING 2 ABSENTPassed Senate
- Jun 11Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its MeritsMinor
- May 15Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in SenateIntroduced
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