OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced
Summary
Direct per‑candidate fee collection to fund OPTN operations. This bill would let the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) collect registration fees from Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) members for 3 years to support OPTN operations and encourage electronic health record integration and public dashboards.
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- OPTN members (transplant hospitals and organ procurement organizations) would pay a registration fee for each transplant candidate they add to the waiting list, with HRSA able to collect fees directly for 3 years.
- Fees must be used solely to support OPTN operations. HRSA would publish the amount collected from each member and a list of funded activities with quarterly updates, and the Government Accountability Office must review the fee activities and report to Congress within 2 years.
- The bill encourages integrating electronic health records across hospitals, procurement organizations, and transplant centers to support automated electronic referrals and remote access to potential donor records, requires HIPAA compliance, and broadens 24‑hour telephone support to include information technology assistance.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
New transplant dashboard and EHR access
This bill would ask the transplant network to consider a public dashboard that shows the number and types of transplants and organs that were not transplanted. It would broaden required 24-hour support to include telephone or information technology service. The bill would encourage hospitals, organ groups, and transplant centers to connect electronic health records using application programming interfaces or successor technologies. It would allow automated electronic referrals and limited remote EHR access for organ procurement organizations if done under HIPAA privacy rules.
New transplant network registration fees
This bill would let HHS collect a registration fee from any transplant network member for each transplant candidate they place on the candidate list. Fees could only be used to support network operations and related awards and would be credited to HHS appropriations and remain available until spent. The Secretary must post how much each member paid and list activities funded, with quarterly updates. The Comptroller General must review the fee activities and report within two years. The fee authority would end three years after enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
IA • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 2/12/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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