Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware SB274: Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act/Revisions
Status: Signed into law, September 8, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE MEDICAL ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT.
What the bill says
An act to amend title 16 and title 21 of the delaware code relating to delaware medical orders for scope of treatment.
From the introduced text, April 9, 2026:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DELAWARE MEDICAL ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF TREATMENT. Section 1. Amend Chapter 25A, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows and redesignating accordingly: Chapter 25A. DELAWARE MEDICAL PORTABLE ORDERS FOR SCOPE OF LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT ACT § 2501A. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act" ("DMOST Act"). "Delaware Portable Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Act" or "Delaware POLST Act". § 2502A. Statement of purpose. (b) An adult individual with decision-making capacity has the right to plan ahead for health-care decisions through an advance health-care directive pursuant to under Chapter 25 of this title, or through a DMOST POLST form pursuant to under this chapter or both, and to have the wishes expressed in those documents respected, subject to certain limitations, in order to ensure that the right to control decisions about one's own health care is not lost if a patient loses decision-making capacity and is not able to participate actively in making the patient's own decisions, either temporarily or permanently. (d) The DMOST POLST form is separate from and is not an advance health-care directive. It expresses an …
Sponsors
- Marie Pinkney (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- Kamela Smith (D, 15)
- Larry Lambert (D, 7)
- Eric Morrison (D, 27)
- Rebecca Snyder-Hall (D, 14)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Passed By House. Votes: 37 YES 1 NO 3 ABSENT
- : Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 1 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
- : Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
- : Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 1 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits
- : Introduced and Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
Votes
- Passed (SM) (June 25, 2026): 37 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Passed (SM) (May 12, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB274?
- SB274 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act/Revisions.
- What does SB274 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend title 16 and title 21 of the delaware code relating to delaware medical orders for scope of treatment.
- What is the status of SB274?
- Signed into law as of September 8, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (September 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB274?
- Marie Pinkney (D, 13), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB274?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143033
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