Nicole Poore
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 12
Primary
Presently, a legal process does not exist for a Delaware hospital to seek the appointment of a guardian for a non-acute patient who has been a patient at the hospital for an extended period, after having been abandoned by family. This bill authorizes a hospital to petition for a court-appointed guardian for such a patient after providing two notices to the patient, the patient's surrogate, or the patient's family if there is no surrogate, of the need to seek a guardian for the patient.
Signed by Governor
Suspension of Rules in House
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
Suspension of Rules in Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Introduced and Laid on Table in Senate
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