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S. 532 119th Congress Senate

OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect registration fees from members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2025 Introduced by: Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 12, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act

This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), for three years, to collect registration fees directly from a member of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) (e.g., organ procurement organizations and transplant hospitals) for each transplant candidate the member places on the waiting list.

Registration fees for the OPTN were historically collected through a contractor. The bill authorizes HRSA, for three years following the bill’s enactment, to collect registration fees directly from OPTN members for each candidate they place on the list and distribute the fees to support the operation of the OPTN. HRSA must publish on the OPTN website the amount of fees collected from each member and their use.

The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a review relating to the registration fees and report to Congress within two years after the bill’s enactment.

Additionally, the bill supports (1) the integration of electronic health records systems into the OPTN, such as automated referrals and granting procurement organizations access to records of potential donors; and (2) the establishment of a dashboard to display statistics relating to the OPTN.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • S 2751 Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act
  • HR 5259 Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act
  • HR 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
  • S 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act
  • HR 1768 Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
  • HR 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Feb 12, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 532: OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-532/
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