# Delaware — Certificate of need programs by US state

For Delaware, has con program is yes; facilities covered is hospitals, nursing homes, free-standing birthing centers, free-standing surgical centers, free-standing acute inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, continual care community and other non-traditional long-term care facilities; statute citation is Del. Code Ann. Tit. 16 § 9301 et seq, recorded from its source on 2026-08-19; source re-checked 2026-09-01.

- **State:** Delaware _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Has CON program:** yes _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Facilities covered:** hospitals, nursing homes, free-standing birthing centers, free-standing surgical centers, free-standing acute inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, continual care community and other non-traditional long-term care facilities
- **Statute citation:** Del. Code Ann. Tit. 16 § 9301 et seq. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Delaware Health Care Facility Licensing/Certification Agency | <https://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dhcc/hrb/dhrbhome.html> Delaware Department of Health and Social Services / Health Care Commission, Health Resources Board <http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dhcc/hrb/dhrbhome.html> | Certificate of Need Law | <https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c093/index.html> Del. Code Ann. Tit. 16 § 9301 et seq. |

## Source

- https://www.ncsl.org/health/certificate-of-need-state-laws

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2027-02-15.
Part of [Certificate of need programs by US state](https://referencesource.org/state-certificate-of-need-programs/).