16 Del. C. § 1108: Posting of inspection summary and other information and public meetings.

(a) Each facility shall prominently and conspicuously post for display in a public area of the facility that is readily available to residents, employees, and visitors the following:

(1) The license issued under this subchapter.

(2) A sign prescribed by the Department that specifies complaint procedures and provides the “1-800” hotline number to receive complaints 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

(3) The most recent state survey report prepared by the Department of the most recent inspection report for the facility.

(4) A notice, as required by regulation, in the form prescribed by the Department stating that informational materials relating to the compliance history of the facility are available for inspection at a location in the facility specified by the sign and online at a web site specified by the sign. The notice shall also provide the telephone number to reach the Department to obtain the same information concerning the facility.

(5) A notice, as required by regulation, that the Division of Professional Regulation can provide information about the facility administrator along with the Division of Professional Regulation telephone number to call for this information.

(b) [Repealed.]

(c) The compliance history information required to be maintained for public review must be maintained in a well-lighted accessible location. The compliance history material must include all inspection reports produced for that facility during the preceding 3-year period. The information must be updated as each new inspection or other Department report is received by the facility.

(d) Following completion of the annual inspection report, the Department shall schedule a meeting, as required under regulations, to take place at the facility to present the findings of the annual report.

(1) The Department shall require the facility to notify residents and their families of the meetings required under this subsection.

(2) The Department shall provide staff for these meetings and the staff shall be prepared to present the findings of the surveys and to answer questions regarding the surveys and plans of action.

(e) A long-term care facility must disclose, in the manner and form determined by the Department, the facility owner of the long-term care facility, including all controlling persons of an entity or affiliate that is not a publicly traded corporation or nonprofit corporation. A long-term care facility must update this disclosure within 30 calendar days of any change to the information previously disclosed.

(f) The Department shall publish the disclosed information of the current facility owner, including any controlling persons, of each long-term care facility on the Department’s website.

(g) A long-term care facility must prominently and conspicuously post the current facility owners of the long-term care facility on the long-term care facility’s website. Any printed informational brochures that are provided and used in direct consultation with potential residents and their families must include a statement directing recipients of the materials to the website of the long-term care facility and to the Department’s website for information about the ownership of the long-term care facility.