Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1005 – Issuance and renewal of license
(a) The Department shall grant an initial license for a period of up to 1 year to a new hospital that completes the application process, submits the nonrefundable application fee of $1,000 plus $2 per licensed inpatient bed and $500 for each emergency department not located on the hospital’s main campus, and demonstrates compliance with the requirements established under this chapter.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1005
- 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
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The Department shall renew annually a hospital’s license, unless suspended or revoked, upon filing by the hospital, payment of an annual licensure fee of $750 plus $2 per licensed inpatient bed and $500 for each emergency department not located on the hospital’s main campus, and demonstration of its continued compliance with the requirements established under this chapter.
(c) The Department may grant a provisional license to a hospital which is not in substantial compliance with the requirements established under this chapter. A hospital which has been issued a provisional license shall resubmit the initial application fee for reinspection prior to the issuance of an annual license.
(d) The licensure fees collected by the Department pursuant to this section are hereby appropriated to, and shall be retained by, the Department to defray operating expenses associated with this chapter.
16 Del. C. 1953, § ?1025; 56 Del. Laws, c. 360; 67 Del. Laws, c. 266, § ?5; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, § ?89; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 82 Del. Laws, c. 73, § 1;