16 Del. C. § 9311: Charity care [Effective upon fulfillment of contingency in 85 Del. Laws, c. 349, § 6(b)].

(a) For purposes of this section, “hospital” means as defined in § 1001 of this title.

(b) A person subject to a certificate of public review under this chapter shall perform and accept within this State charity care, to the extent required by the Board, for those individuals who meet the criteria for rendering charity care established by the Board, and shall continue to provide charity care in each fiscal year, as determined by the Board.

(c) The Department of Health and Social Services shall enforce the charity care requirement under subsection (b) of this section.

(d) (1) Except as provided under paragraph (d)(2) of this section, subsection (b) of this section does not apply to a hospital.

(2) Subsection (b) of this section applies to a hospital that provides exclusively psychiatric services, rehabilitative services, or long-term acute care services.

(e) (1) Except as provided under paragraph (e)(2) of this section, a hospital shall comply with the financial assistance requirements under subchapter VII of Chapter 99 of this title.

(2) A hospital that provides exclusively psychiatric services, rehabilitative services, or long-term acute care services is not required to comply with the financial assistance requirements under subchapter VII of Chapter 99 of this title.