Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act

This bill would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect a registration fee from members of the national organ transplant network for each transplant candidate they add to the waiting list. The fees could be used only to support the operation of the network, and could be distributed to network contractors only as provided in advance in appropriations laws. The Secretary would have to post online how much each member paid and what activities the fees support, updated each quarter. The network would be directed to consider creating a dashboard showing transplant statistics, including organs that were not transplanted, and to allow its 24-hour telephone service to also be an information technology service. The Government Accountability Office would review the fee program and report to Congress within 2 years.

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Sponsors

• Jim Costa Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors