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HB 201 Delaware House · 149th General Assembly (2017-2018)

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 24 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO TELEMEDICINE.

Summary
This Act clarifies that after a physician-patient relationship has been properly established in accordance with this section, subsequent communications and treatment may be conducted as the doctor and patient deem appropriate. As with all practice of medicine, such subsequent interactions must still meet the standard of care for the given field of medicine. The Act also clarifies that this statute is not intended to limit the practice of radiology or pathology – fields in which it has long been standard for an off-site specialist to examine records created by a treating physician or technician.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Signed into Law
Jul 2017
Introduced Jun 1, 2017 Signed Jul 12, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Jul 2, 2017 · House Jun 22, 2017

How they voted

20–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 21
Jul 2, 2017
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican10
9 Yea 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 12, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 2, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
upper
Jun 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Health, Children & Social Services) in Senate with 3 On Its Merits
upper
Jun 23, 2017
Introduced
Assigned to Health, Children & Social Services Committee in Senate
upper
Jun 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
lower
Jun 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce) in House with 9 On Its Merits
lower
Jun 1, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance/Commerce Committee in House
lower
2 primary · 19 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BH
Bryon H. Short
DDemocratic
DE
7
P
HB
Harris B. McDowell
DDemocratic
DE
1
Co
AL
Andria L. Bennett
DDemocratic
DE
32
Co
Photo of Bill Carson
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
DE
28
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
DE
14
Co
CB
Colin Bonini
RRepublican
DE
16
Co
Photo of Dave Sokola
Dave Sokola
DDemocratic
DE
8
Co
DH
Deborah Hudson
RRepublican
DE
12
Co
FG
F. Gary Simpson
RRepublican
DE
18
Co
JJ
James Johnson
DDemocratic
DE
16
Co
Photo of Jeff Spiegelman
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
DE
11
Co
JJ
John J. Viola
DDemocratic
DE
26