AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS FOR A MINOR QUALIFYING PATIENT UNDER THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT.
Summary
A minor child that is a qualifying patient may need, in addition to their parents, a designated caregiver who is not their parent when the parents work and cannot regularly get to school to administer medicine. This bill expands the class of persons who can be designated caregivers to a minor qualifying patient. This bill would allow grandparents, aunts, uncles, and siblings, all over age 21, as persons who may be designated caregivers for a minor patient.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2017
Last action Mar 29, 2017
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Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Tabled in Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
lower
6 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
P
Dave Wilson
RRepublican
P
Ed Osienski
DDemocratic
P
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
P
Mike Ramone
RRepublican
P
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
Co
BH
Bryon H. Short
DDemocratic
Co
DH
Deborah Hudson
RRepublican
Co
Jack Walsh
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Spiegelman
RRepublican
Co
JA
John A. Kowalko
DDemocratic
Co
JE
Joseph E. Miro
RRepublican
Co
Ron Gray
RRepublican
Co
Trey Paradee
DDemocratic
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