Delaware legislation · 153rd General Assembly
Delaware HB435: Health Plan Reimbursement Rate/CRNA
Status: Signed into law, August 31, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 18, 29, AND 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS.
What the bill says
An act to amend titles 18, 29, and 31 of the delaware code relating to certified registered nurse anesthetists.
From the introduced text, May 21, 2026:
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLES 18, 29, AND 31 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS. Section 1. Amend Chapter 23, Title 18 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: § 2318. Care by advanced practice nurses. nurses; certified registered nurse anesthetists. (a) No health insurer, health service corporation or health maintenance organization shall deny benefits for eligible services when the services are rendered or performed by an advanced practice registered nurse as long as said the advanced practice registered nurse acts within the scope of practice and/or definitions pursuant to Title 24. Any contract of insurance issued or issued for delivery in this State by health insurers, health service corporations or health maintenance organizations shall not exclude advanced practice registered nurses as providers of services covered in the contract. (b) All health insurance policies, contracts, or certificates that are delivered, issued for delivery, renewed, extended, or modified in this State and that provide coverage for a health service that a certified registered nurse anesthetist is licensed to perform under Title 24 shall provide for reimbursement of the service provided by the certified registered nurse anesthetist at a reimbursement rate that is not less than the reimbursement rate paid to licensed physicians providing the …
Sponsors
- Melissa Minor-Brown (D, 17) · primary sponsor
- Nicole Poore (D, 12)
- Mara Gorman (D, 23)
- Alonna Berry (D, 20)
- Larry Lambert (D, 7)
- Rebecca Snyder-Hall (D, 14)
- Kerri Harris (D, 32)
- David Wilson (R, 18)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT
- : Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
- : Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate
- : Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES
- : Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 5 On Its Merits
- : Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
- : Reported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 7 On Its Merits
Votes
- Passed (SM) (June 30, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed (3/4) (June 18, 2026): 41 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB435?
- HB435 is a bill in the Delaware Legislature (153rd General Assembly): Health Plan Reimbursement Rate/CRNA.
- What does HB435 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend titles 18, 29, and 31 of the delaware code relating to certified registered nurse anesthetists.
- What is the status of HB435?
- Signed into law as of August 31, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (August 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB435?
- Melissa Minor-Brown (D, 17), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB435?
- On the Delaware Legislature website: https://legis.delaware.gov/BillDetail?LegislationId=143372
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