16 Del. C. § 4807: Data collection and reporting.

(a) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (b) of this section, the Division may not require a program to collect data or provide reports.

(b) The Division may require a program to collect any of the following data and provide a report of that data to the Division:

(1) Data related to the operation of the program, including staffing, financial, and other operational information.

(2) Transaction-level data including any of the following:

a. Number and type of supplies distributed.

b. Number and type of used supplies received.

c. Date and time.

d. Location.

e. Participant information including gender, age, race, and ethnicity.

f. Number of people for whom the participant is obtaining supplies.

(3) Program-level data including any of the following:

a. Aggregation of data collected under this section.

b. Number of referrals.

c. Number of participants in training or other services offered by the program.

(c) Except if authorized by the Division, a program may not conduct or participate in research or behavior surveillance activities of participants, including interviews or surveys. If required by the Division to collect data under subsection (b) of this section, the program may not require participation in the collection of data as a prerequisite for obtaining services.