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H.R. 1520119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Jun 24, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
Introduced:
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HR 1520 would stop hospitals from denying qualifying patients organ transplants solely because of a disability.
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The bill bars healthcare providers from denying organ transplants, specialist referrals, or waiting-list placement to medically qualified patients solely due to disability. Providers must make reasonable accommodations, including counting help from family, friends, or caregivers when assessing whether a patient can manage post-transplant care. Disability can only factor into decisions when a doctor's individual evaluation finds it medically relevant to transplant safety or success.
The bill affects people with disabilities needing organ transplants and the hospitals, transplant centers, and providers who evaluate and treat them.
The change would shift how providers weigh disability and support networks in transplant eligibility decisions, and creates a complaint process through the Department of Health and Human Services for alleged discrimination.
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Right now: it passed the House, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.