3.0.0 573 2023-01-15T22:48:19Z 2023-01-15T22:48:19Z Senate S S 2003-03-06 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2003-11-24T16:36:55Z Markup by 2003-11-22T00:39:36Z Referred to 2003-03-07T00:12:32Z Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act 108 3926 HR 2004-04-05 Became Public Law No: 108-216. Related bill CRS Organ Donation Improvement Act of 2003 108 399 HR 2003-03-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill House 2003-12-08 14:56:32 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2003-12-08 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2003-12-08 09:30:52 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2003-11-25 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S16064-16068; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S16064-16067) Floor 2003-11-25 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S16064-16068; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S16064-16067) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-24 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410. Calendars 2003-11-24 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2003-11-24 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 2003-11-21 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2003-03-06 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3331-3333) IntroReferral 2003-03-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3329-3330) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-03-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000439 Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] WILLIAM FRIST R TN H. N D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2003-03-06 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2003-03-06 True F000442 Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL] PETER FITZGERALD R IL 2003-04-11 False B000382 Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] ROBERT BENNETT R UT F. 2003-07-10 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2003-09-25 False H.R. 3926 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/3926 Health Congress Congressional reporting requirements Curricula Data banks Donation of organs, tissues, etc. Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Emergency medicine Executive reorganization Eye care Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Health education Health information systems Health surveys Higher education Hospital personnel Hospitals Information technology Informed consent (Medical law) Medical economics Medical education Medical ethics Medical research Medical technology Minorities Minority health Nursing education Paramedical personnel Science, Technology, Communications Technology assessment Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. Transportation and Public Works Trauma care Travel costs Health 00 2003-03-06 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Authorizes the Secretary to award grants: (1) to qualified organ procurement organizations to establish programs to coordinate their efforts with hospitals; and (2) for reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by individuals toward making living organ donations.

Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and 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 efforts to develop a uniform clinical vocabulary and technology and to enhance the skills of the organ procurement workforce.

Directs the Secretary to contract with the Institute of Medicine to evaluate: (1) existing organ donation practices; and (2) living donation practices and procedures.

Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) an advisory committee to study and report to Congress on existing organ donor registries; and (2) and maintain a registry of living organ donors.]]>

01 2003-11-24 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2004-02-11T13:43:58Z Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should carry out programs to educate the public with respect to organ donation, including the need to provide for an adequate rate of donations. States that Congress: (1) acknowledges the importance of discussing organ and tissue donation as a family; (2) recognizes the contribution made by each living individual who has donated an organ; and (3) acknowledges the advances in medical technology that have enabled organ transplantation through living organ donors to become a viable treatment option.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, transplant centers, qualified organ procurement organizations or other public or private entities for reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by individuals toward making living organ donations. Authorizes FY 2004 through 2008 appropriations.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to: (1) directly or through grants or contracts, establish a public education program to increase awareness about organ donation and the need to provide for an adequate rate of donations; and (2) support the development and dissemination of educational materials to inform health care professionals about organ, tissue, and eye donation issues, including those relating to patient, family and cultural sensitivities.

Authorizes the Secretary to make: (1) peer reviewed grants or contracts to public and nonprofit private entities for studies and demonstration projects to increase organ donation and recovery rates, including living donation; and (2) 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, including living donors.

Authorizes additional FY 2004 through 2008 appropriations for such studies and grants.

Authorizes the Secretary to award matching grants to qualified organ procurement organizations and hospitals to establish programs coordinating organ donation activities of eligible hospitals and qualified organ procurement organizations. (Defines an eligible hospital as a hospital that performs significant trauma care, or a hospital or consortium of hospitals that serves a population base of not fewer than 200,000 individuals.) Requires a grantee to: (1) establish joint organ procurement organization and hospital designated leadership responsibility and accountability; (2) develop agreed upon project performance goals; and (3) collaboratively design and implement a data collection process to provide ongoing project feedback. Authorizes FY 2004 through 2008 appropriations.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary, 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 efforts to develop a uniform clinical vocabulary and technology and to enhance the skills of the organ procurement workforce. Authorizes FY 2004 through 2008 appropriations.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary, by December 31, 2005, and every 2 years thereafter, to report on organ donation and recovery activities.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to establish and maintain mechanisms to evaluate the long-term effects associated with living organ donations by individuals who have served as living donors.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate entities, including advocacy groups for populations that are likely to be disproportionately affected by proposals to increase cadaveric donation, to report on the ethical implications of such proposals.

(Sec. 9) Eliminates certain grant authority with respect to qualified organ procurement organizations.

]]> 35 2003-11-25 Passed Senate amended 2004-02-12T15:52:32Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 24, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act - (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should carry out programs to educate the public with respect to organ donation, including the need to provide for an adequate rate of donations. States that Congress: (1) acknowledges the importance of discussing organ and tissue donation as a family; (2) recognizes the contribution made by each living individual who has donated an organ; and (3) acknowledges the advances in medical technology that have enabled organ transplantation through living organ donors to become a viable treatment option.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, transplant centers, qualified organ procurement organizations or other public or private entities for reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses incurred by individuals toward making living organ donations. Authorizes FY 2004 through 2008 appropriations.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to: (1) directly or through grants or contracts, establish a public education program to increase awareness about organ donation and the need to provide for an adequate rate of donations; and (2) support the development and dissemination of educational materials to inform health care professionals about organ, tissue, and eye donation issues, including those relating to patient, family, and cultural sensitivities.

Authorizes the Secretary to make: (1) peer reviewed grants or contracts to public and nonprofit private entities for studies and demonstration projects to increase organ donation and recovery rates, including living donation; and (2) 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, including living donors.

Authorizes additional FY 2004 through 2008 appropriations for such studies and grants.

Authorizes the Secretary to award matching grants to qualified organ procurement organizations and hospitals to establish programs coordinating organ donation activities of eligible hospitals and qualified organ procurement organizations. (Defines an eligible hospital as a hospital that performs significant trauma care, or a hospital or consortium of hospitals that serves a population base of not fewer than 200,000 individuals.) Requires a grantee to: (1) establish joint organ procurement organization and hospital designated leadership responsibility and accountability; (2) develop agreed upon project performance goals; and (3) collaboratively design and implement a data collection process to provide ongoing project feedback. Authorizes FY 2004 through 2008 appropriations.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary, 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 efforts to develop a uniform clinical vocabulary and technology and to enhance the skills of the organ procurement workforce. Authorizes FY 2004 through 2008 appropriations.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary, by December 31, 2005, and biennially thereafter, to report on organ donation and recovery activities.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to establish and maintain mechanisms to evaluate the long-term effects associated with living organ donations by individuals who have served as living donors.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate entities, including advocacy groups for populations that are likely to be disproportionately affected by proposals to increase cadaveric donation, to report on the ethical implications of such proposals.

(Sec. 9) Eliminates certain grant authority with respect to qualified organ procurement organizations.

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