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State of Delaware | National | Delaware Legislators | Legislative Resources
State of Delaware
Legislative Information
The following Delaware legislative information can be found on the Delaware General Assembly website.
- Bill Tracking
- Contact Info
- House
- Senate
- Who’s my Legislator
- What’s New
- Committee Hearings
Know your legislators!
The Delaware General Assembly consists of 62 legislators. The legislature is a part-time legislature meeting from the second Tuesday of January until June 30.The General Assembly is a bi-cameral legislature consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives. There are 21 Senators and 41 Representatives. Legislators are part-time positions.
If you do not know who your legislators are it is possible to find out by contacting the election department in your county. Please be able to provide your name and your place of residence and you will be provided with the Senate and House district in which you live. The phone numbers for the election departments are:
New Castle County: (302) 577-3464
Kent County: (302) 739-4498
Sussex County: (302) 856-5367
Once you know the election district you are in, your legislator can be located in the Senate roster and House of Representatives roster.
DNA State Watch
Board of Nursing FY2007 licensure data total number of nurses licensed as of 11/15/06 in the state is 15,412. Of those licensed nurses 12,127 are licensed RN’s, 2,355 are licensed LPN’s and 930 are licensed APN’s. So far for FY 2007 the state has added 471 active licensed nurses by either endorsement or reinstatement (Report Snapshots 11/06). RN licensure renewal begins 2007. Numbers may change.
- Delaware Health Care Commission meeting—Uninsured Delawareans—105,000 (3 year rolling average)—Delaware 12.7% uninsured
- Report on “The Status of Nursing in Delaware” presented by Dr. Lucille C. Gambardella, Chair of the Department of Nursing, Wesley College. Surveys sent to 10,100 licensed nurses in Delaware. There were 7,029 responses. See Snapshot 12/8/06 for details.
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Accessible Parking Placards
Status: Active
On December 15, 2005 the Advanced Practice Nurse Council of Delaware (DELAPN) received a letter confirming support from The State Council for Persons with Disabilities (SCPD) to develop legislation which would allow Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) to prescribe accessible parking placards and/or plates for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Over the next few months DELAPN will work closely with the SCPD and The Honorable Bethany Hall-Long to develop such legislation in an effort to pass this into law in our state. DELAPN will keep you informed of our progress. This is an exciting and necessary step in the continuing care of our patient care population.
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National
Some Key Legislative Issues
ANA Government Affairs
Kaisernetwork.org: The mission of the Kaiser Family Foundation is to provide timely, reliable, and non-partisan information on national health issues to policymakers, the media, and the general public. To advance that mission, the Foundation established kaisernetwork.org in November 2000.
Capitol Update is a monthly newsletter delivered directly to your email inbox, providing the latest on the status of nursing issues in Congress and the Agencies; also offering a state legislative update.
ANA's Nurses Strategic Action Team (N-STAT) makes it easy for you to have your voice heard on Capitol Hill. N-STAT will keep you posted on key bills as they move through Congress and let you know when your emails, phone calls, and letter will make the most impact.
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Delaware Legislators
Senators
Senator Joseph Biden (D)
Capitol Office Information
201 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-5042
Fax (202) 224-0139
District Office Information
1105 N. Market St., Suite 2000
Wilmington, DE 19801-1233
Phone (302) 573-6345
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Senator Thomas Carper (D)
Capitol Office Information
513 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington DC 20510
Phone (202) 224-2441
Fax (202) 228-2190
District Office Information
2215 Federal Building
300 South New Street
Dover, DE 19904
Phone (302) 674-3308
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Congressman
Congressman Michael Castle (R)
Capitol Office Information
1233 Longworth House Office Building
Washington DC 20515
Phone (202) 225-4165
Fax (202) 225-2291
District Office Information
201 N. Walnut St., Suite 107
Wilmington, DE 19801-3970
Phone (302) 428-1902
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110th Congress
Nursing Agenda—Successes of 109th Congress
- Held the line on Nursing Appropriations—second year of level funding
- Nurses to Nurse Teachers—authorized $500,000 for pilot program to create new nursing faculty
- Reallocated unused visas to allow qualified and screened foreign nurses to immigrate to the US
Nursing Challenges of 110th Congress
- Aging nursing workforce
- Increasing uninsured and underinsured
- Growing faculty shortages—40,000 needed now
- Increasing numbers of students turned away—147,000
- Stagnant government funding—HRSA turned away 94% of all applicants
- Huge deficits and a pledge not to increase spending that cannot be paid for
- Watch APRN Practice and Regulation issues
- Scope of Practice, Coalition for Patients Rights
- The Health Care Truth and Transparency Act
- Scope of Practice Partnership (SOPP) AMA
The DNA Legislative Committee meets the third Tuesday at 5 PM before the DNA Board meeting. Contact mklopfenstein@christianacare.org. Come join us! See Board of Nursing (www.dpr.delaware.gov) for BON update on impending legislation BON.
Legislative Resources
- George Mason University, Center for Health Policy, Research & Ethics: The Center for Health Policy, Research, and Ethics is located in metropolitan Washington, D.C., the Center engages a full range of experts and public stakeholders to address today’s national and international issues in health care. It provides open forums to educate the public about the impact of policy on health care services, and it works to communicate the latest in research knowledge to health care policymakers. The Center provides exposure to research, healthcare ethics, and public policy work for students and professionals, many as they prepare for advanced degrees in health management, law, public policy, information technology, medicine, nursing, and other health care professions.
- Fedworld.com: The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway to government information. This site is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as part of it's information management mandate.
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- The Library Of Congress
- The US House of Representatives
- The US Senate
- Mail Voter Registration
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