Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 1119D. Temporary staffing agencies

(a) A temporary staffing agency is required to register with the Division and renew the registration annually.  In the event of a change in ownership, operation, or location, the temporary staffing agency shall update the registration under the rules adopted by the Department.

(b) A temporary staffing agency shall ensure that each employee the staffing agency assigns or refers for a position at a long-term care facility meets state and federal qualification requirements and has the appropriate work experience for that position.  A temporary staffing agency shall maintain a record for each employee that must include documented evidence of credentials and required immunizations and documentation of any orientation, in-service education, and completion of training or educational program required by law.  A temporary staffing agency shall make the record described in this subsection available to the Department or the long-term care facility where the employee is assigned upon either party's request.

(c) A temporary staffing agency may not require, as a condition of employment, assignment, or referral, that an employee of the temporary staffing agency or staff contracted to the temporary staffing agency recruit new employees for the temporary staffing agency from among the permanent employees of the long-term care facility to which the temporary staffing agency employees or contracted staff have been assigned or referred.

(d) A temporary staffing agency shall provide an annual report to the Division that includes all of the following information:

(e) The Division may charge a reasonable registration fee to temporary staffing agencies that may not exceed the costs to the Division of administering this section.