Delaware Code § 16-1151

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As used in this subchapter:
(1) "Agency" means any private or public agency operating in the State, one of whose purposes is the funding, provision or regulation
of health care services.
(2) "Long-term care facility" means any facility as defined in § 1102 of this title.
(3) "Long-Term Care Ombudsperson" or "Ombudsperson" means the person designated under the Older Americans Act, as amended
(42 U.S.C. § 3001 et. seq.) to perform the mandated functions of the Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsperson in the State, or
the Ombudsperson's designee.
(4) "Record" means any medical, social, or financial information pertaining to a resident of a long-term care facility which is
maintained by any agency regulated under this chapter or Chapter 10 of this title; provided, however, that "record" does not include
criminal investigative files.

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