Bill > S532

This bill allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect registration fees from members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) for each transplant candidate they place on the waiting list. The fees can only be used to support OPTN operations and must be transparently reported on the OPTN website, including the amount collected from each member and the specific activities supported. The bill also expands OPTN's responsibilities, including encouraging the integration of electronic health records systems among hospitals, organ procurement organizations, and transplant centers, and potentially creating a dashboard to display transplant-related statistics. The fee collection authority is time-limited, expiring three years after the bill's enactment, and requires a Government Accountability Office (GAO) review within two years to assess the implementation of these new provisions. The bill aims to provide additional financial support for the OPTN while increasing transparency and technological integration in the organ transplantation system.

Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/532/all-info