DelawareDelaware directs licensing division to collect health worker data
The law directs Delaware's licensing division to collect work-related details from health care professionals when they apply for or renew licenses.
What it does
The licensing division must collect work-related details when health care professionals apply for or renew licenses. Public health officials and the Health Care Commission help decide what to gather.
Delaware's public health division and Health Care Commission may get licensing and work data to plan the health workforce. Data collected for that research cannot include home addresses or personal financial information.
Argument forCollecting work details during licensing could help state planners spot where health care workers are scarce and plan where help is needed.
Argument againstSharing licensing data with state agencies and contractors could worry health care professionals, even though research data cannot include home addresses or personal financial information.
More detail
Delaware's professional licensing division must collect information for health care workforce planning. The division collects information from health care professionals who apply for or renew licenses. The division must work with licensing boards and state agencies to choose the data. The public health office and Health Care Commission must help decide what the division collects. The division collects the information during license applications or renewals.
Delaware's public health division and Health Care Commission may request and receive licensing data. This covers license details and work-related data that the licensing division collects and stores electronically. The agencies may use the data only for official state work, including tracking health worker supply and planning services. Data collected for workforce research cannot include home addresses or personal financial information. The agencies may share licensing data with contractors for this work.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Sep 3Signed 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 8 Favorable, 2 On Its MeritsMinor
- May 14Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in HouseMinor
- May 13Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YESPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- May 7Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 6 Favorable, 2 On Its MeritsMinor
- May 1Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in SenateIntroduced
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