Removing Burdens From Organ Donation Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires automated electronic notification and EHR remote access for organ procurement agencies when potential organ donors are identified. It relies on reporting requirements, compliance mandates, exemptions, and oversight study. The main policy areas are Healthcare and Technology.
Who Benefits and How
Organ Procurement Agencies could gain revenue opportunities, Electronic Health Record Vendors could gain revenue opportunities, and Patients Awaiting Organ Transplants could face fewer barriers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals would take on compliance duties and Rural Hospitals would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires automated electronic notification and EHR remote access for organ procurement agencies when potential organ donors are identified.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires automated electronic notification and EHR remote access for organ procurement agencies when potential organ donors are identified.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Technology
Primary Purpose
The bill requires automated electronic notification and EHR remote access for organ procurement agencies when potential organ donors are identified.
Policy Domains
Removing Burdens From Organ Donation Act
Identified Gains
- Organ Procurement Agencies
- Electronic Health Record Vendors
- Patients Awaiting Organ Transplants
- Healthcare IT Service Providers
- Cybersecurity Service Providers
Identified Costs
- Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
- Rural Hospitals
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Van Duyne (for herself, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Miller of …
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals, Organ Procurement Agencies, Patients Awaiting Organ Transplants
Positive-direction: Organ Procurement Agencies, Patients Awaiting Organ Transplants
Negative-direction: Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Hospitals
Cybersecurity Service Providers, Electronic Health Record Vendors
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "comptroller_general"
- → Comptroller General of the United States (GAO)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Any kind of malicious activity that attempts to collect, modify, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information system resources of the hospital, affects the confidentiality, integrity or availability of data/systems, or poses any other threat to information systems or technological capabilities.
System where organ procurement agencies are automatically notified when EHR records indicate a potential donor is deceased or death is imminent, with remote access to relevant records.
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