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A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals participating in the medicare and medicaid programs to establish protocols for organ procurement, to establish standards for…

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A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals participating in the medicare and medicaid programs to establish protocols for organ procurement, to establish standards for organ procurement agencies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Sep 24, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 24, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 24, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals to establish written protocols assuring that: (1) families of potential organ donors are informed of the option of organ donation; and (2) a certified organ procurement agency is notified of potential donors. Requires hospitals performing transplants to abide by the rules of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (Network).

Conditions coverage under title XVIII (Medicare) or XIX (Medicaid) of the Act of an organ procurement agency's organ procurement costs on the agency's being: (1) a "qualified organ procurement organization" under the Public Health Service Act or biennially certified as meeting the standards required of such organizations; and (2) a member of and in compliance with the rules of the Network. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from providing coverage to more than one organization per service area.

What's happening now October 1, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 9, 1986
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 24, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5587: A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals participating in the medicare and medicaid programs to establish protocols for organ procurement, to establish standards for organ procurement agencies, and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5587/
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"H.R. 5587: A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals participating in the medicare and medicaid programs to establish protocols for organ procurement, to establish standards for organ procurement agencies, and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5587/.
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H.R. 5587, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5587/.
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[H.R. 5587: A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require hospitals participating in the medicare and medicaid programs to establish protocols for organ procurement, to establish standards for organ procurement agencies, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5587/)
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