(a) The Department has the authority to adopt, amend, repeal, or issue regulations to implement this chapter. In addition to regulations by category of facility to be licensed, the Department shall also develop pediatric regulations regarding the care of children in long-term care facilities.
(b) The Department shall include in its regulations for all facilities licensed under this chapter a requirement of full cooperation with the protection and advocacy agency in fulfilling functions authorized by this chapter. Without limiting the protection and advocacy's agency's pursuit of other legal remedies, the Department shall enforce violations of such regulations consistent with §§ 1109 and 1113 of this title.
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.