Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act

Summary

Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award: (1) grants for reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses and incidental nonmedical expenses incurred by individuals toward making living organ donations; (2) peer reviewed grants, or enter into contracts, for studies and demonstration projects to increase organ donation and recovery rates; (3) grants to States for organ donor awareness, public education and outreach activities, and programs designed to increase the number of organ donors within the State; and (4) matching grants to qualified organ procurement organizations and hospitals to establish programs coordinating organ donation activities to increase the rate of organ donations for such hospitals. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a public education program to increase awareness about organ donation and the need to provide for an adequate rate of donation; (2) support the development and dissemination of educational materials to inform health care professionals about organ, tissue, and eye donation issues; and (3) report on the ethical implications of proposals to increase cadaveric donation. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to: (1) develop scientific evidence supporting increased donation and improved recovery, preservation, and transportation of donated organs; and (2) support research and dissemination of findings to develop a uniform clinical vocabulary, apply technology to support organ procurement organizations, enhance the skills of the organ procurement workforce, and assess specific organ recovery, preservation, and transportation technologies. Authorizes the Secretary to establish mechanisms to evaluate the long-term effects associated with living organ donations.

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• Enrolled Bill (text)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

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• Public Law (text)

  Public Law · EN · 5 April 2004

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 5 April 2004

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• Public Law

  summary · EN · 5 April 2004

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• Received in Senate (text)

  Received in Senate · EN · 25 March 2004

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  Received in Senate · EN · 25 March 2004

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• Passed Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 25 March 2004

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 24 March 2004

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  Engrossed in House · EN · 24 March 2004

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 24 March 2004

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 2004

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  Introduced in House · EN · 10 March 2004

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