Bill Sponsor
Delaware Senate Bill 309
Session 151
An Act To Amend Title 24 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Practice Of Chiropractic.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Nov 2, 2022
Sponsors
Democrat
Stephanie L. Hansen
Democrat
Darius J. Brown
Democrat
Bryan Townsend
Democrat
John "Jack" Walsh
Democrat
David Bentz
Democrat
Debra Heffernan
First Action
Jun 2, 2022
Latest Action
Nov 2, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
309
State
Delaware
Session
151
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Cosponsor
Democrat
Cosponsor
Summary
Section 716(a) of Title 24 prohibits annual or lifetime numerical limits on chiropractic visits for the treatment of back pain. The treatment of chronic back pain through chiropractic supportive care can prevent patients from requiring opioid pain medications or more expensive treatments. This Act prohibits the denial of insurance coverage under § 716(a) for chiropractic supportive care, which constitutes maintenance therapy. This requirement applies to policies, contracts, or certificates issued, renewed, modified, altered, amended, or reissued after December 31, 2023. In addition, this Act clarifies, but does not expand, the insurance coverage subject to the requirements under § 716(a), states that the requirements under this subsection cannot be waived by contract, and requires that the regulations implementing § 176 establish utilization review standards. This Act also updates the definitions in Chapter 7 of Title 24 to be consistent with the current scope of chiropractic practice and makes corresponding revisions to the terms used in existing law. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.
Actions (10)
11/02/2022
Office of the Governor
Signed by Governor
06/23/2022
House
Passed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT
06/15/2022
House
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 5 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
06/10/2022
House
Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
06/09/2022
Senate
Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
06/09/2022
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
06/09/2022
Senate
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
06/08/2022
Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business & Insurance) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
06/03/2022
Senate
Re-Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
06/02/2022
Senate
Introduced and Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate
Sources
Record Created
Jun 3, 2022 2:22:05 AM
Record Updated
Nov 8, 2022 6:43:24 AM