Bill would bar organ transplant denials based on disability alone
Passed one chamberH.R. 1520Latest action
Sponsor: Kat Cammack · Representative · FL
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Official title: Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
119th Congress
Topics: Health care
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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What does this do?
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.
Who does it affect?
The bill affects people with disabilities needing organ transplants and the hospitals, transplant centers, and providers who evaluate and treat them.
Why does it matter?
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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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 24, 2025
- House committee
- House vote
- SenateYou are here · Jun 24, 2025
- The president's desk
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.