Bill > S2751

This bill, known as the Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act, amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 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 will be collected either directly by the Secretary or through awards. The bill requires transparency by mandating that the OPTN website publicly display the amount of fees collected from each member and the specific activities these fees support, with quarterly updates. Additionally, the bill introduces a requirement for the OPTN to consider creating a dashboard that shows detailed transplant statistics, including the number and types of transplants performed and organs that entered the system but were not transplanted. The legislation also requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a review of these activities within two years of enactment and submit a report with recommendations to relevant congressional committees. These changes aim to provide more financial flexibility and transparency in the organ donation and transplantation system.

Health and Social Services

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2751/all-info