{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-151","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 151","heading":"Powers and duties of Department of Health and Social Services.","body":"The Department of Health and Social Services may:\n(1) Promote a careful study of conditions regarding tuberculosis throughout the State;\n(2) Educate public opinion as to the causes and prevention of tuberculosis;\n(3) Arouse general interest in securing adequate provision for the proper care of tuberculosis patients in their homes and by means of sanatoria; and\n(4) Send such tuberculosis patients as require treatment to Emily P. Bissell Hospital for such treatment.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Local Boards of Health; Health Programs","CHAPTER 1. Department of Health and Social Services","Subchapter IV. Emily P. Bissell Hospital"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c001/sc04/index.html#151","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:20Z","sha256":"bc6dda9da974cdbf9d3ca46af1d03166fdfc9fc0a373a34248e2c1326c2390f9","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-145","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}