Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1002 – Regulations
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(a) The Department shall develop, establish and enforce standards governing the construction, maintenance and operation of hospitals to protect and promote the public health and welfare.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1002
- hospital: means a health-care organization that has a governing body, an organized medical and professional staff, and inpatient facilities, and provides either medical diagnosis, treatment and care, nursing and related services for ill and injured patients, or rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of ill, injured or disabled patients 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and primarily engaged in providing inpatient services. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1001
(b) The Department shall further adopt regulations to ensure that hospital staff have ready access to a locked hospital bathroom in the event of an emergency.
16 Del. C. 1953, § ?1027; 56 Del. Laws, c. 360; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, § ?92; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 79 Del. Laws, c. 243, § ?1; 82 Del. Laws, c. 73, § 1;