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Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 9952. Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) There is established the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board for the purpose of carrying out hospital budget reviews and related functions under this chapter.

(b)(1) The Board consists of 8 members as follows:

a. Seven voting members, including at least 1 member from each county, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.

b. The President and CEO of the Delaware Healthcare Association, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.

(2) The members appointed by the Governor shall serve a 4-year term, except that the initial members may be appointed for a term less than 4 years to create staggered terms.  A member shall continue to serve on the Board until the member's successor has been appointed and qualified.  A member may serve more than 1 term.

(3) The Governor shall designate a member appointed by the Governor to serve as Chair of the Board, who shall serve as Chair at the pleasure of the Governor.

(c) All members of the Board appointed by the Governor must possess the following qualifications:

(1) Knowledge of health-care policy, health-care delivery, or business, finance, or accounting.

(2) Knowledge, experience, and characteristics that complement those of the remaining members of the Board.

(3) Impartiality and the ability to remain free from undue influence by a personal, business, or professional relationship with any person subject to supervision or regulation by the Board.

(d) The Chair of the Delaware Health Care Commission shall set the date for the initial meeting of the Board and shall set the date of the next meeting if the Chair is vacant.

(e) The members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall each receive a salary as appropriated in the annual Appropriations Act, to be paid in equal monthly payments by the Treasurer of the State.

(f)(1) Four voting members constitutes a quorum of the Board and, except as set forth in paragraph (f)(2) of this section, the Board may take action by affirmative vote of a majority of members present and voting.

(2) The following actions require the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members of the Board:

a. Approval of a hospital budget.

b. Revision of a hospital budget.

c. An enforcement action under § 9957 of this title.

d. Approval of a performance improvement plan under § 9954 of this title.

(g) The Board shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this subchapter including a schedule for submission of information required from hospitals under § 9953 of this title.

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