Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 1136. Violations

(a) Any person who knowingly or recklessly abuses, mistreats, or neglects a patient or resident is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(b) Any person who knowingly causes medication diversion of a patient or resident, is guilty of the following:

(c) Any person who knowingly commits financial exploitation of a patient's or resident's resources is guilty of the following:

(d) Any member of the board of directors or a high managerial agent who knows that patients or residents of the facility are being abused, mistreated, neglected, or financially exploited or are the victim of medication diversion and fails to promptly take corrective action is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(e) Nothing in this section precludes a separate charge, conviction, and sentence for any other crime under this title or this Code.