To prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Civil Rights, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H4E8D864AB8C748EEAF13EF64483E7F1C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act.
- Section HD2EA48D7531541E98268002168B2D8AD: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term auxiliary aids and services has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42...
- Section H066DF5E2E4FA49709AF43C2843C68581: 3. Prohibition of discriminatory policy The board of directors described in section 372(b)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 274(b)(1)(B))...
- Section HA0D8F7AB54D94BC3A7D039A231C5ED37: 4. Prohibition of discrimination Subject to subsection (b), a covered entity may not, solely on the basis of a qualified individual’s disability— determine...
- Section HF12BD98A4FB14E76BE244408251FE979: 5. Application to each part of process The provisions of this Act— that apply to an organ transplant, also apply to the evaluation and listing of a qualified...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Civil Rights, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, …
Additional sponsors: Mrs. Bice, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. Kuster, …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mrs. Cammack (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Wasserman …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Individuals with disabilities, Individuals with disabilities seeking organ transplants
States with stronger disability protections
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
services related to an organ transplant that consist of— evaluation
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