SB 152

Delaware Senate bill in Session 153.

Status: enacted. Latest action: July 21, 2025.

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO VOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS.

Bill ID DE-153-SB-152
Session 153
Status enacted
Committee Health & Social Services
Senate enacted 2025-07-21
Healthcare
Summary

This Act adds that the Director or Deputy Director of the Division of Family Services may have a designee consent to voluntary admission and sign for admission to a psychiatric hospital for youth in DFS custody. This reflects best practices and matches the current process for surgical consents for youth in DFS custody, and under DFS policy, a designee may only act as a designee to take such action with the direct approval of the Director or Deputy Director.

Sponsor
Pinkney
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2025-05-15 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-07-21 Status enacted
2025-07-21 Latest Action Signed by Governor
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