HR 5344
114th Congress
House
Health
Medical ethics
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016
Introduced: May 26, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 26, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 26, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2016
This bill allows the exchange of human organs for valuable consideration (anything of value) under pilot programs approved by the Department of Health and Human Services to measure the effect of removing disincentives or providing a noncash benefit that may increase organ availability. (Currently, exchanging human organs for valuable consideration is prohibited by the National Organ Transplant Act.)
In addition to reimbursements permitted in the National Organ Transplant Act, this bill declares that valuable consideration does not include:
- dependent care needs related to organ donation,
- medical expenses related to donation and all related follow-up care including preventive follow-up care and medication,
- paperwork or legal costs related to donation, or
- an insurance policy against the risk of death or disability as a result of donating an organ or the longer-term health effects of having donated an organ.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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