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While the exact number of nurse vacancies in Delaware fluctuates, healthcare providers agree that the current shortage is unsustainable. Nursing shortages lead to missed nursing care, higher morbidity, and mortality rates. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) outlines a number of contributing factors impacting the current national nursing shortage. One is a lack of nursing school faculty - including the preceptors that provide supervision and instruction for clinical practice. Since Delaware’s nursing education programs must require clinical learning experiences provided by these preceptors, nursing students have difficulty completing the required coursework necessary for degree and licensure. Section 1 of this Act provides for an annual appropriation in an amount determined by the General Assembly to the Delaware Nursing Workforce Initiative or similar nonprofit to administer a program to provide funding to hospitals and clinical facilities to implement or continue offering preceptorship programs. Section 2 provides that this Act is effective 6 months after enactment.
Latest development · Aug 20, 2026
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Signed by Governor
Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
Reported Out of Committee (Finance) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits
Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Social Services) in Senate with 7 Favorable
Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT
Amendment HA 1 to HB 385 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
Amendment HA 1 to HB 385 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
Reported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 5 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
Introduced and Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
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