§ 3131 Findings
§ 3132 Definitions
§ 3133 Control of health-care supplies
§ 3134 Destruction of property
§ 3135 Medical examination and testing during public health emergency
§ 3136 Isolation and quarantine during public health emergency
§ 3137 Vaccination and treatment during public health emergency
§ 3138 Collection of laboratory specimens; performance of tests during …
§ 3139 Confidentiality of medical information
§ 3140 Licensing an appointment of health personnel during public health …
§ 3141 Public Health Emergency Planning Commission
§ 3142 Public health emergency plan
§ 3143 Rules and regulations
§ 3144 Liability
§ 3145 Compensation
§ 3146 Saving clause
§ 3147 Conflicting laws

Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 20 > Chapter 31 > Subchapter V - Public Health Emergencies

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Chain of custody: means the methodology of tracking specimens for the purpose of maintaining control and accountability from initial collection to final disposition of the specimens and providing for accountability at each stage of collecting, handling, testing, storing and transporting the specimens and reporting test results. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3132
  • Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contagious disease: is a n infectious disease that can be transmitted from person to person, animal to person, or insect to person. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3132
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Emergency: means any situation which requires efforts and capabilities to save lives or to protect property, public health and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster in Delaware. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
  • Emergency management: means the mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery functions necessary to save lives and to protect property, public health and safety or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster in any part of the State, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Health care provider: means any person or entity who provides health care services, including, but not limited to, hospitals, medical clinics and offices, special care facilities, medical laboratories, physicians, pharmacists, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered and other nurses, paramedics, emergency medical or laboratory technicians, and ambulance and emergency medical workers. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3132
  • Infectious disease: is a disease caused by a living organism or other pathogen, including a fungus, bacillus, parasite, protozoan or virus. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3132
  • Infectious waste: means :

    a. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3132

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Public health authority: means the Secretary of Health and Social Services or such person as the Secretary may designate with the Governor's consent. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3132
  • public health emergency: is a n occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition that:

    a. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3132

  • Public safety authority: means the Director of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency or such other person as the Governor may designate. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3132
  • Response: means any action taken to reduce or eliminate the immediate or short-term risk to human life and/or property from any hazard. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Specimens: includes , but is not limited to, blood, sputum, urine, stool, other bodily fluids, wastes, tissues and cultures necessary to perform required tests. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3132
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • State of emergency: means an emergency proclaimed pursuant to an emergency order by the Governor. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3102
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Tests: includes , but is not limited to, any diagnostic or investigative analyses necessary to prevent the spread of disease or protect the public's health, safety and welfare. See Delaware Code Title 20 Sec. 3132
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302