DE HB 205
enactedAN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 10, 11, 18, 24, AND 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES.
Delaware · 2025-2026 Regular Session (153rd General Assembly) · lower
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Quick answers
Did DE HB 205 pass?
Yes. DE HB 205 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-21): Signed by Governor
What is DE HB 205 about?
The purpose of this Act is to protect medical providers in the State from out-of-state lawsuits and investigations that threaten the practice of medicine in the State. To that end this Act does the following: 1) Clarifies that physicians, physician assistants, and nurses that provide lawful healthcare services in the State do not engage in unprofessional conduct and cannot be disciplined for such services even if such services are illegal or considered to be unprofessional conduct or the unauthorized practice of medicine or nursing in another state. 2) In a civil action or proceeding, prohibits any healthcare provider from disclosing communications and records concerning healthcare services unless the patient authorizes such disclosure, with some exceptions. 3) Provides protections from civil and criminal actions that arise in another state that are based on the provision of health care services that are legal in Delaware. 4) Creates a cause of action for persons against whom a judgment was entered in another state based upon that person allegedly providing, receiving, or helping another person to provide healthcare services that are lawful in Delaware. (This does not apply to an action where no part of the acts that formed the basis for liability occurred in Delaware.) 5) Prohibits an insurer from taking an adverse action against a healthcare provider or organization for performing or providing healthcare services that are lawful in this State. 6) Prohibits any State or local agency, commission, board, or department from assisting a federal law-enforcement agency, another state’s law-enforcement agency, a private citizen, or a quasi-law-enforcement agency in relation to an investigation or inquiry concerning the lawfulness of healthcare services, if such services would be lawful as provided if they occurred entirely in the State.
Who sponsors DE HB 205?
Ray Seigfried, Russell Huxtable, Darius J. Brown and 9 others are the primary sponsors of DE HB 205.
Description
The purpose of this Act is to protect medical providers in the State from out-of-state lawsuits and investigations that threaten the practice of medicine in the State. To that end this Act does the following: 1) Clarifies that physicians, physician assistants, and nurses that provide lawful healthcare services in the State do not engage in unprofessional conduct and cannot be disciplined for such services even if such services are illegal or considered to be unprofessional conduct or the unauthorized practice of medicine or nursing in another state. 2) In a civil action or proceeding, prohibits any healthcare provider from disclosing communications and records concerning healthcare services unless the patient authorizes such disclosure, with some exceptions. 3) Provides protections from civil and criminal actions that arise in another state that are based on the provision of health care services that are legal in Delaware. 4) Creates a cause of action for persons against whom a judgment was entered in another state based upon that person allegedly providing, receiving, or helping another person to provide healthcare services that are lawful in Delaware. (This does not apply to an action where no part of the acts that formed the basis for liability occurred in Delaware.) 5) Prohibits an insurer from taking an adverse action against a healthcare provider or organization for performing or providing healthcare services that are lawful in this State. 6) Prohibits any State or local agency, commission, board, or department from assisting a federal law-enforcement agency, another state’s law-enforcement agency, a private citizen, or a quasi-law-enforcement agency in relation to an investigation or inquiry concerning the lawfulness of healthcare services, if such services would be lawful as provided if they occurred entirely in the State.
- Introduced
- 2025-06-05
- Latest action
- 2025-07-21 — Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Ray Seigfriedprimary
- Russell Huxtableprimary
- Darius J. Brownprimary
- Josue O Ortegaprimary
- Trey Paradeeprimary
- Claire Snyder-Hallprimary
- Edward S. Osienskiprimary
- Eric Morrisonprimary
- Bryan Townsendprimary
- David P. Sokolaprimary
- Mara Gormanprimary
- Cyndie Romerprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-07-21
Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2025-06-30
Passed By Senate. Votes: 15 YES 6 NO
passage
2025-06-25
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 5 On Its Merits
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-17
Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate
introduction,referral-committee
2025-06-17
Passed By House. Votes: 29 YES 11 NO 1 ABSENT
passage
2025-06-17
Amendment HA 2 to HB 205 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2025-06-17
Amendment HA 1 to HB 205 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
amendment-passage
2025-06-17
Amendment HA 2 to HB 205 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-06-11
Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 7 On Its Merits
committee-passage
2025-06-10
Amendment HA 1 to HB 205 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
amendment-introduction
2025-06-05
Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House
introduction,referral-committee
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Documents
Votes
SM
2025-06-17 · pass · 29-11
Member-level votes (41)
- Stephanie T. Bolden: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- William Bush: yes
- William J. Carson: yes
- Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: yes
- Richard G. Collins: no
- Franklin D. Cooke: yes
- Daniel B. Short: no
- Timothy D. Dukes: no
- Mara Gorman: yes
- Ronald E. Gray: no
- Krista Griffith: yes
- Kerri Evelyn Harris: yes
- Debra Heffernan: yes
- Kevin S Hensley: no
- Jeff Hilovsky: no
- Valerie Jones Giltner: no
- Kendra Johnson: yes
- Kimberly Williams: yes
- Kamela T Smith: yes
- Larry Lambert: yes
- Sean M. Lynn: yes
- Michael F. Smith: yes
- Melissa Minor-Brown: yes
- Shannon Morris: no
- Eric Morrison: yes
- DeShanna U Neal: yes
- Josue O Ortega: yes
- Edward S. Osienski: yes
- Stell Parker Selby: other
- Sophie Phillips: yes
- Charles S Postles Jr.: no
- Cyndie Romer: yes
- Melanie Ross Levin: yes
- Sherae'a Moore: yes
- Bryan W. Shupe: yes
- Claire Snyder-Hall: yes
- Jeffrey N. Spiegelman: yes
- Jesse R. Vanderwende: no
- Madinah Wilson-Anton: yes
- Lyndon D. Yearick: no
SM
2025-06-30 · pass · 15-6
Member-level votes (21)
- Darius J. Brown: yes
- Eric Buckson: no
- Daniel Cruce: yes
- Stephanie L. Hansen: yes
- Gerald W. Hocker: no
- Kyra L. Hoffner: yes
- Russell Huxtable: yes
- Dave G. Lawson: no
- S. Elizabeth Lockman: yes
- Spiros Mantzavinos: yes
- Trey Paradee: yes
- Brian Pettyjohn: no
- Marie Pinkney: yes
- Nicole Poore: yes
- Bryant L. Richardson: no
- Ray Seigfried: yes
- David P. Sokola: yes
- Laura V. Sturgeon: yes
- Bryan Townsend: yes
- John "Jack" Walsh: yes
- David L. Wilson: no
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