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Delaware 153

SB 339

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO ADVANCE HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-11 03:11:03 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Delaware
Session
153
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-05-28 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Health Care Decisions Act/Form/Updates short title

Source-supplied abstracts

This Act makes a technical correction to the optional special powers form in the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act in Title 16. Currently, the existing language in the form implies any number of days can be written in to the advance directive when designating a maximum length of time for a mental health care related admission. However, under ยง 2518(e) of Title 16, an agent or default surrogate may not consent to voluntary admission of an individual to a facility for mental health treatment for longer than 72 hours. This Act removes the open-ended language in the form, so that a voluntary admission to a mental health facility by an agent may not exceed 72 hours.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Signed by Governor

    executive-signature

  2. Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES

    passage

  3. Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 11 On Its Merits

    committee-passage

  4. Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House

    introduction, referral-committee

  5. Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

    passage

  6. Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits

    committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable

  7. Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate

    introduction, referral-committee

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