diff --git a/src/madie-madie-util.tsx b/src/madie-madie-util.tsx
index efd5fee..c2ba49c 100644
--- a/src/madie-madie-util.tsx
+++ b/src/madie-madie-util.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { default as useTerminologyServiceApi } from "./api/useTerminologyService
 import { default as useOrganizationApi } from "./api/useOrganizationApi";
 import { useDocumentTitle } from "./hooks/useDocumentTitle";
 import { default as checkUserCanEdit } from "./util/useCheckCanEdit";
+import { default as checkUserCanDelete } from "./util/useCheckCanDelete";
 import { useFeatureFlags } from "./hooks/useFeatureFlags";
 import { getOidFromString } from "./util/terminologyUtils";
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export {
   useOrganizationApi,
   useDocumentTitle,
   checkUserCanEdit,
+  checkUserCanDelete,
   useFeatureFlags,
   getOidFromString,
 };
diff --git a/src/util/useCheckCanDelete.test.ts b/src/util/useCheckCanDelete.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96614aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/useCheckCanDelete.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import * as React from "react";
+import useOktaTokens from "../hooks/useOktaTokens";
+import useCheckUserCanDelete from "./useCheckCanDelete";
+
+const JANE_DOE = "Jane doe";
+const JOHN_DOE = "john doe";
+
+jest.mock("../hooks/useOktaTokens", () =>
+  jest.fn(() => ({
+    getUserName: jest.fn(),
+  }))
+);
+
+describe("Check user canEdit", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+    (useOktaTokens as jest.Mock).mockImplementation(() => ({
+      getUserName: () => JANE_DOE,
+    }));
+  });
+
+  it("should return true when user name and createdBy are the same", () => {
+    const canEdit = useCheckUserCanDelete(JANE_DOE, true);
+    expect(canEdit).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("should return true when user name and createdBy are the same", () => {
+    const canEdit = useCheckUserCanDelete(JANE_DOE, true);
+    expect(canEdit).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it("should return false when user name and createdBy are same but it is not draft", () => {
+    const canEdit = useCheckUserCanDelete(JANE_DOE, false);
+    expect(canEdit).not.toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  //   it("should return undefined when user name and createdBy are not the same", () => {
+  //     const canEdit = useCheckUserCanEdit("anotherU$er", true);
+  //     expect(canEdit).not.toBeTruthy();
+  //   });
+
+  //   it("should return true when measure is shared with the same user", () => {
+  //     const canEdit = useCheckUserCanEdit(
+  //       "anotherU$er", // nosec
+  //       [{ userId: JANE_DOE, roles: ["SHARED_WITH"] }],
+  //       true
+  //     );
+  //     expect(canEdit).toBeTruthy();
+  //   });
+
+  //   it("should return true when measure is shared with the same user with no version status supplied", () => {
+  //     const canEdit = useCheckUserCanEdit("anotherU$er", [
+  //       { userId: JANE_DOE, roles: ["SHARED_WITH"] },
+  //     ]);
+  //     expect(canEdit).toBeTruthy();
+  //   });
+
+  //   it("should return undefined when measure is shared with a different user", () => {
+  //     const canEdit = useCheckUserCanEdit(
+  //       "anotherU$er",
+  //       [{ userId: JOHN_DOE, roles: ["SHARED_WITH"] }],
+  //       true
+  //     );
+  //     expect(canEdit).not.toBeTruthy();
+  //   });
+
+  //   it("should return false when measure is versioned greater than 0", () => {
+  //     const canEdit = useCheckUserCanEdit(
+  //       "anotherU$er",
+  //       [{ userId: JOHN_DOE, roles: ["SHARED_WITH"] }],
+  //       false
+  //     );
+  //     expect(canEdit).not.toBeTruthy();
+  //   });
+});
diff --git a/src/util/useCheckCanDelete.ts b/src/util/useCheckCanDelete.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d620cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/useCheckCanDelete.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import useOktaTokens from "../hooks/useOktaTokens";
+
+const useCheckUserCanDelete = (
+  createdBy: string,
+  draft: boolean = true
+): boolean => {
+  const { getUserName } = useOktaTokens();
+  const userName = getUserName();
+  // versioned measures/libraries can never be deleted .
+  if (!draft) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return createdBy?.toLowerCase() === userName?.toLowerCase();
+};
+
+export default useCheckUserCanDelete;
diff --git a/src/util/useCheckCanEdit.ts b/src/util/useCheckCanEdit.ts
index be3de9d..b754d63 100644
--- a/src/util/useCheckCanEdit.ts
+++ b/src/util/useCheckCanEdit.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const useCheckUserCanEdit = (
 ): boolean => {
   const { getUserName } = useOktaTokens();
   const userName = getUserName();
-  // versioned measures are always uneditable.
+  // versioned measures/libraries are always uneditable.
   if (!draft) {
     return false;
   }