OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill provides this omnibus amendment to Section 372 of the Public Health Service Act (1) authorizes HHS Secretary to collect per-candidate registration fees from OPTN members to fund network operations, (2) requires OPTN. It relies on appropriations, reporting requirements, compliance mandates, and product standards. The main policy areas are Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
OPTN contractor (United Network for Organ Sharing - UNOS) could gain revenue opportunities and Health IT vendors serving transplant sector could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Transplant centers and hospitals listing transplant candidates could face higher costs and Small transplant programs with limited resources could face higher costs.
Key Provisions
- Provides this omnibus amendment to Section 372 of the Public Health Service Act (1) authorizes HHS Secretary to collect per-candidate registration fees from OPTN members to fund network operations, (2) requires OPTN...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill provides this omnibus amendment to Section 372 of the Public Health Service Act (1) authorizes HHS Secretary to collect per-candidate registration fees from OPTN members to fund network operations, (2) requires OPTN.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill provides this omnibus amendment to Section 372 of the Public Health Service Act (1) authorizes HHS Secretary to collect per-candidate registration fees from OPTN members to fund network operations, (2) requires OPTN.
Policy Domains
S. 532 - OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act
Identified Gains
- OPTN contractor (United Network for Organ Sharing - UNOS)
- Health IT vendors serving transplant sector
Identified Costs
- Transplant centers and hospitals listing transplant candidates
- Small transplant programs with limited resources
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Health IT vendors serving transplant sector, OPTN contractor (United Network for Organ Sharing - UNOS), Organ procurement organizations
Positive-direction: Health IT vendors serving transplant sector, OPTN contractor (United Network for Organ Sharing - UNOS)
Negative-direction: Small transplant programs with limited resources, Transplant centers and hospitals listing transplant candidates
Department of Health and Human Services, Government Accountability Office
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "optn_members"
- → Members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (hospitals, organ procurement organizations, transplant centers)
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
- "comptroller_general"
- → Comptroller General of the United States (GAO)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The national network established under Section 372 of the Public Health Service Act that coordinates organ transplantation nationwide
Fees collected from OPTN members for each transplant candidate placed on the transplant waiting list, used solely to support OPTN operations
The list of individuals who need organs, maintained by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
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