(a) The Department shall make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations of a hospital as it may deem necessary.

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1010

  • hospital: means a health-care organization that has a governing body, an organized medical and professional staff, and inpatient facilities, and provides either medical diagnosis, treatment and care, nursing and related services for ill and injured patients, or rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of ill, injured or disabled patients 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and primarily engaged in providing inpatient services. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 1001

(b) The Department shall accept the survey report of an approved accrediting organization, as defined by regulations, in lieu of an annual licensure inspection.

16 Del. C. 1953, § ?1029; 56 Del. Laws, c. 360; 70 Del. Laws, c. 149, § ?94; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § ?1; 82 Del. Laws, c. 73, § 1;