Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 16 > Chapter 51 > Subchapter IX - Addiction Action Committee

• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the Department of Health and Social Services except that Department means the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families in the context of a treatment facility serving minors. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 5181
• Division: means the Division of Public Health. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services or such persons as may be designated by the Secretary. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 101
• State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
• treatment facility: means an entity, other than a licensed hospital, that provides care, supportive lodging or treatment to individuals with a mental condition. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 5181