State protections

Relevant Contact Points in Delaware

The Minimum Public Data Every Decision Maker Should Have.

Who to call in Delaware

Division of Health Care Quality (DHCQ), Office of Long-Term Care

The Division of Health Care Quality's contact directory for its Office of Long-Term Care, covering New Castle County, Kent and Sussex Counties, and the Acute/Outpatient Office of Health Facilities Licensing and Certification.

Division of Health Care Quality, Office of Long-Term Care

The intake channel for reporting abuse or complaints about long-term care facilities, with an online complaint portal and a link to the Adult Abuse Registry.

Toll-free(877) 453-0012 24/7 hotlineFax(877) 264-8516MailThe Cambridge Building, 263 Chapman Road, Suite 200, Newark, DE 19702-5408Hours8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. weekdaysWebdhss.delaware.gov ↗
Delaware Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (DHSS Office of the Secretary)

Provides free, confidential advocacy for residents of nursing facilities, assisted living, and board-and-care homes under the federal Older Americans Act and Delaware law, with an online complaint form.

Delaware Department of Justice, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU)

Investigates and prosecutes Medicaid provider fraud, criminal patient abuse, neglect, or mistreatment in health-care facilities including nursing homes, and financial exploitation of health-care-facility residents.

Delaware Department of Justice, Fraud & Consumer Protection Division

Handles consumer fraud and protection complaints for the Delaware Department of Justice.

Delaware DOJ Consumer Protection Unit (CPU)

Enforces Delaware consumer protection statutes and protects the public from consumer frauds and scams, including a Debt-Management Services hub for medical-billing and debt complaints under the Consumer Fraud Act, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and the Medical Debt Protection Act.

Adult Protective Services (Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, DHSS)

The 24-hour intake line for reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an adult age 18 or older, including predatory medical-billing or collection targeting of seniors.

Delaware Department of Insurance, Consumer Services Investigations and Market Regulation Division

General insurance-complaint intake for the Delaware Department of Insurance.

Independent Health Care Appeals Program (IHCAP)

External review of health insurance claim denials; application questions go to the Consumer Services Division, and policy and panel-attorney inquiries go to the Department's Legal section.

Division of Professional Regulation

The parent office of the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline.

Call(302) 744-4500Emailcustomerservice.dpr@delaware.govMailCannon Building, Suite 203, 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE 19904Webdpr.delaware.gov ↗
Delaware Department of Justice, Investor Protection Unit

The unit's page.

Delaware DOJ Privacy Complaint Form

The consumer-facing intake form for DPDPA complaints, such as when a business denies a consumer's data-access, correction, deletion, or opt-out request.

Model Data Security Breach Notification Form to the Delaware Attorney General

The Consumer Protection Unit's form for businesses to satisfy the notice-to-Attorney-General requirement under 6 Del. C. § 12B-102(d) when a breach affects more than 500 Delaware residents. Distinct from a separate consumer-notice model form referenced on the same page.

Delaware Department of Labor (DOL)

Delaware's umbrella state labor agency, housing the Division of Industrial Affairs (wage and hour, anti-discrimination, workers' compensation, construction enforcement), the Division of Employment & Training, the Division of Unemployment Insurance, and Delaware Paid Leave.

Care-facility inspections

How nursing homes and care facilities in Delaware are inspected, licensed, and held to account.

9 laws · 19 enforcement actions · 8 guides · 4 court decisions

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The laws 9

Know your rights 8

Orders & settlements 13

Predatory medical billing & debt

Delaware's protections against unfair medical bills and aggressive medical-debt collection.

7 laws · 3 enforcement actions · 2 guides · 1 court decision

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The laws 7

Official notices 7

Health insurance, LTC & Medigap

The rules governing health coverage, long-term-care insurance and Medigap in Delaware.

17 laws · 20 enforcement actions · 11 guides · 2 court decisions

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The laws 17

Know your rights 11

Enforcement actions 9

Orders & settlements 11

Official notices 8

Medical malpractice

An older patient's recourse in Delaware when a provider causes harm.

12 laws · 5 enforcement actions · 1 guide · 4 court decisions

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The laws 12

Elder financial exploitation

Delaware's protections against investment-adviser misconduct and financial exploitation of older investors.

3 laws · 13 enforcement actions · 6 guides · 2 court decisions

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Orders & settlements 12

Privacy & data

How an older adult's personal information is protected in Delaware.

13 laws · 13 enforcement actions · 8 guides · 2 court decisions

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The laws 13

Know your rights 8

Enforcement actions 13

Orders & settlements

None on file yet — the federal backstop still applies.

Age discrimination & caregiver leave

Workplace protections in Delaware relevant to older workers and the families who care for them.

9 laws · 5 enforcement actions · 7 guides · 4 court decisions

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The laws 9

Know your rights 7

Food-service inspections

How the places older Delaware residents are served meals are inspected.

5 laws · 4 enforcement actions · 6 guides

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Court decisions

None on file yet — the federal backstop still applies.

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