March 2025 Newsletter
From The Certified Elder Law Attorney's Desk:
Catherine B. “Kylee” Read
State of Delaware DMOST Steering Committee Begins Work:
February 20, 2025 Meeting
On February 20, 2025, Delaware’s newly established DMOST Steering Committee held its first meeting to begin carrying out its statutory mandate to study and improve implementation of the DMOST Act and make recommendations for statutory and regulatory improvements to the Act. I am honored to represent the Elder Law Section of the Delaware State Bar Association on the DMOST Steering Committee. This article explains what DMOST and the DMOST Steering Committee are and provides report from the first meeting.
What is DMOST?
DMOST is the acronym for Delaware’s statute, 16 Del. C. Chapter 25A, “Delaware Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment Act.”
Let’s start with what DMOST is not.
DMOST is not a health care power of attorney or advance directive, which are governed by a different statute, 16 Del. C. Chapter 25 (a new version of which replaces the current statute on September 30, 2025). Attorneys prepare health care powers of attorney and advance directives, or the statutory form...