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S 2201 105th Congress Senate Health Access to health care Administrative procedure Communication in medicine Data banks Department of Health and Human Services Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Government Operations and Politics Health surveys Hospitals Law Medically uninsured Poor Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

A bill to delay the effective date of the final rule promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.

Introduced: June 22, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Jun 22, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jun 22, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6767-6768)
Jun 22, 1998
Introduced in Senate
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Sets a one-year moratorium during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not modify regulations governing the operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, including pertinent regulations under the Social Security Act.

States that a related final rule published in the Federal Register has no legal effect.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) consult with the medical community and organ donation organizations to develop workable guidelines for Network operation; and (2) study the impact of proposed regulations on indigent care, economic and geographic access to transplantation services, transplantation outcome and survival rate, and waiting list time by organ.

What's happening now June 22, 1998

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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