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Delaware · Medical

Delaware Division of Professional Regulation; Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline

Complaint instructions checked against the linked sources, with limitations and known conflicts. Confirm that the authority covers your concern.

Authority and scope

Check the professional and concern

The Board licenses MDs, DOs, and physician assistants, with advisory councils for PAs and other professions. Complaints are filed through the Division of Professional Regulation (DPR). The Board can address improper or unqualified practice and professional-law violations; identify the individual licensee.

Supporting guidance: Delaware: Medical Licensure and Discipline BoardDelaware DPR: Filing a Complaint

Submission

How the official source says to file

  • Use the File a Complaint link on DPR's official page to begin in DELPROS. Include your name and contact information and the name and location of the professional complained about.
  • Give enough factual detail to identify the conduct, dates, and relevant supporting evidence. Follow the intake's current declarations and attachment instructions; downstream signature and authorization requirements were not verified.
  • For help before filing, call 302-744-4500 and ask for an investigator. The FAQ says an investigator can discuss concerns and help with filing. Do not assume that emailing a status question submits a complaint.

Supporting guidance: Delaware DPR: Filing a ComplaintDelaware DPR: investigation FAQ

Limits

What this route may not provide

DPR excludes insurance-coverage denials, consumer-fraud or billing disputes, and contractual disputes from this complaint route and identifies other agencies for them. The Board adjudicates licensing complaints and may impose discipline. A personal compensation remedy was not established in the material checked.

Supporting guidance: Delaware: Medical Licensure and Discipline BoardDelaware DPR: Filing a Complaint

Anonymity

Do not guess about confidentiality

DPR expects a named complainant but may withhold the name from the respondent when appropriate. This is decided case by case. Its FAQ explains that obtaining your medical records may require disclosing your identity, so confidentiality cannot be guaranteed.

Supporting guidance: Delaware DPR: Filing a ComplaintDelaware DPR: investigation FAQ

Complaint timing

Medical Board complaints: acknowledgment within one week

DPR says it sends acknowledgment and complaint information within one week for Medical Board licensees, allows the respondent 20 calendar days to answer, and provides progress updates at least every 90 days. These concern case handling. A filing deadline was not established by this check; ask promptly.

Supporting guidance: Delaware DPR: Filing a Complaint

Process

What may happen after filing

DPR sends complaint information to the respondent and investigates possible violations. The Medical Board adjudicates complaints and may impose sanctions. Depending on the evidence, you may need to testify if the matter proceeds to a hearing.

Supporting guidance: Delaware DPR: Filing a ComplaintDelaware: Medical Licensure and Discipline BoardDelaware DPR: investigation FAQ

Evidence

Prepare a reviewable submission

State the concern you want reviewed, then add a short chronology, best supporting records, factual consequences, and a specific request for review.

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Sources and scope

Source check: September 19, 2026. This records a review of the linked material, not a decision about your case. No clinical or legal reviewer is identified for this guide. Confirm current instructions with the receiving authority.

A state authority is one checkpoint—not the entire accountability system.

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