{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2001","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 2001","heading":"Purpose.","body":"It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a health information data base that will assist the health care system to advance the general well-being of the population by better directing and improving the availability of health-care services.\nIt is the policy of this State to foster appropriate and efficient use of health-care resources by requiring information necessary for evaluating utilization patterns and costs to the community and the State for health-care services. This information shall be available to health-care purchasers, health-care insurers, health-care providers, health-care planners and the general public without compromise of patient confidentiality. Such information will improve decision making with regard to access, identified needs, patterns of health-care delivery, charges and use of health-care services.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health","CHAPTER 20. Uniform Health Data"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c020/index.html#2001","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"76e6bd74c6063367399dbfb4005481ff5c3c0eb976ff9c5a6f547fc8be206a32","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-1905","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}