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H.R. 2659 (103rd)

Organ Transplant Program Reauthorization Act of 1994

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

15 July 1993

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Summary

Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation Amendments of 1993 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to qualified organ procurement organizations for programs of information, education, and training with respect to organ donations, with priority consideration given to minority populations in the award of such grants. Requires the board of directors of such organizations and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to include individuals who have received a transplant and individuals who are related to a donor. Requires such organizations and the Network to maintain for each type of organ a single list of patients referred for transplants and who are citizens or permanent resident aliens. Transfers the National Bone Marrow Donor Registry program to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. Revises the system of patient advocacy for bone marrow transplant patients to include case management services. Requires a study by the General Accounting Office of the bone marrow donor program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1994 through 1996. Requires a study by the Secretary on the feasibility, fairness, and enforceability of allocating organs to patients based solely on the clinical need of the patient involved and viability of the organ involved.

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