S 532 · OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced
- Feb 12, 2025
- Latest action
- Feb 12, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]
- Policy area
- Health
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act This bill authorizes the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), for three years, to collect registration fees directly from a member of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) (e.g., organ procurement organizations and transplant hospitals) for each transplant candidate the member places on the waiting list. Registration fees for the OPTN were historically collected through a contractor. The bill authorizes HRSA, for three years following the bill’s enactment, to collect registration fees directly from OPTN members for each candidate they place on the list and distribute the fees to support the operation of the OPTN. HRSA must publish on the OPTN website the amount of fees collected from each member and their use. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a review relating to the registration fees and report to Congress within two years after the bill’s enactment. Additionally, the bill supports (1) the integration of electronic health records systems into the OPTN, such as automated referrals and granting procurement organizations access to records of potential donors; and (2) the establishment of a dashboard to display statistics relating to the OPTN.
Recent actions
- Feb 12, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 12, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.