(a) A person may not establish, conduct, or maintain any long-term care facility in this State without first obtaining a license from the Department and thereafter renewing this license on an annual basis. Failure to comply with this subsection shall result in the imposition by the Department of a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per violation.
(b) A nursing facility, assisted living facility, or rest residential facility must operate under the direction of an individual authorized or licensed to perform the functions of a nursing home administrator under Chapter 52 of Title 24.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 11. Long-Term Care Facilities and Services.
Subchapter I. Licensing By The State
§ 1103. License and renewal requirement.
§ 1104. License and renewal application.
§ 1105. Denial of license or its renewal.
§ 1107. Inspections and monitoring.
§ 1108. Posting of inspection summary and other information and public meetings.
§ 1111. Overlap of state licensing and federal certification penalties.
§ 1112. Collection of civil penalties.
§ 1113. Other remedies for noncompliance.
§ 1114. Right to hearing on deficiencies and remedies for noncompliance.
§ 1116. Coordination of enforcement actions with the attorney general's office.
§ 1117. Retaliation or discrimination against complainant.
§ 1118. Third-Party reimbursement.
§ 1119A. Confidentiality of resident records.