{"id":429,"date":"2025-02-25T16:27:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T16:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dhcq\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T13:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:47:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dhcq\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"about ~  About DHCQ  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <br>\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\"> \r\n\r\n\r\n    <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <a class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&amp;lang=en_us&amp;readid=main_content&amp;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dhcq\/pubs.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\r\n\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n\r\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<header class=\"pull-left\">\r\n<h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->ABOUT THE DIVISION OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY\r\n\r\n<!--[END]--><\/h1>\r\n<\/header><\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/header>\r\n\r\n\r\n  <\/div><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\r\n\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\r\n\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\r\n\r\n\r\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Health Care Quality Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\r\n\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\r\n\r\n\r\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\r\n    <li><a href=\"\/dhcq\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\r\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\r\n    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/about.html\">About DHCQ<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n  &lt;!&#8211;  <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/sections.html\">Sections &amp; Programs<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>&#8211;&gt;\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/faq.html\">FAQs<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n   \r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/contact.html\">Contact Information<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n         <li>\r\n           <a href=\"\/dhcq\/sitemap.html\">Sitemap<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n   \r\n  <\/ul><\/li>\r\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#ServicesMenu\"><h2>Services <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\r\n    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"ServicesMenu\">  \r\n\r\n  <li>\r\n    <a href=\"\/dhcq\/default.aspx\">Adult Abuse Registry<\/a><\/li>\r\n     \r\n        \r\n      <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/ohflcmain.html\">Acute and Outpatient Care<\/a><\/li>\r\n      \r\n      <li>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/backgroundcheckcenter.dhss.delaware.gov\/\">Background Check Center (BCC) <\/a>\r\n       <\/li>\r\n        <li>\r\n        <a href=\"\/dhcq\/enfinfo.html\">Enforcement Information <\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n      <li>\r\n        <a href=\"\/dhcq\/licandcertmain.html\">Licensing and Certification<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/cnareg.html\">Certified Nursing Assistant Registry or CNA Registry<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/bgchks.html\">Criminal Background Checks and Drug Screening<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/investigationsmain.html\">Investigations<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n     <\/ul><\/li>\r\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#InformationMenu\"><h2>Information <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\r\n    <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"InformationMenu\">\r\n      <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/emergencypreparedness.html\">Emergency Preparedness<\/a>\r\n    <\/li> \r\n\r\n           <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/glossary.html\">Glossary of Terms <\/a>\r\n    <\/li> \r\n       <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/licfac.html\">Licensed Facilities <\/a>\r\n    <\/li> \r\n      \r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/pubs.html\">Publications &amp; Forms<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n      <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/regulations.html\">Regulations<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/links.html\">Related Links<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n    <li>\r\n      <a href=\"\/dhcq\/surveyreports.html\">Survey Reports<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n   \r\n\r\n      \r\n  <\/ul><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n              <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n        <\/div><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"col-md-9\" id=\"main_content\"> \r\n\r\n\r\n  <!--[type=HTMLEDIT name=\"Content\"]-->\r\n<font color=\"black\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>The Division of Health Care Quality &#8211;<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<em>Protecting vulnerable people through oversight and regulation. <\/em><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Amanda Levering, Director<\/strong>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Denise Elliott, Deputy Director<\/strong>\r\n<br>\r\n&nbsp;<br>\r\n<br>\r\nThe mission of the Division of Health Care Quality is to protect Delaware citizens utilizing services in acute, outpatient and long term care health settings through:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Promotion of quality of care, quality of life, safety and security, and<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Enforcement of compliance with State and Federal laws and regulations.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe Division is divided into three sections: Long Term Care Licensing, Acute and Outpatient Licensing, and Investigations.\r\n\r\nThe Division provides the following services: Adult Abuse Registry; 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