Delaware Code
Title 16 - Health and Safety
Chapter 10A. HEALTH-CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS DISCLOSURE ACT

§ 1001A. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the “Health-care Associated Infections...

§ 1002A. Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Advisory Committee” means the...

§ 1003A. Reporting of infections by physicians. - In accordance with this chapter, a physician who diagnoses and...

§ 1004A. Hospital reports. - (a) Individual hospitals shall collect data on health-care associated infection...

§ 1005A. Department reports. - (a) The Department shall annually submit to the legislature a...

§ 1006A. Correctional facility reports. - (a) Correctional facilities shall collect data on health-care associated infections...

§ 1007A. Reports by other health-care facilities. - Only with the concurrence of the Advisory Committee, and not...

§ 1008A. Advisory Committee. - (a) The Secretary of the Department shall appoint an Advisory...

§ 1009A. Privacy. - It is the express intent of the legislature that a...

§ 1010A. Penalties. - A determination that a health-care facility has violated the provisions...

§ 1011A. Regulatory oversight. - The Department shall be responsible for ensuring compliance. When the...

§ 1012A. Hospital Infection Specialist. - The Department shall establish and fund a Healthcare Associated Infection...

§ 1013A. Privilege and confidentiality protections. - Notwithstanding any other provision of federal, state or local law,...

§ 1014A. Membership in National Healthcare Safety Network. - By December 31, 2007, all hospitals in the State shall...