Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
This bill prohibits healthcare providers and transplant centers from denying organ transplants or related services solely because a person has a disability. It requires covered entities (like hospitals and transplant centers) to make reasonable policy changes - such as involving a patient's support network or providing accessible communication - to ensure qualified individuals with disabilities can access transplants. The law clarifies that providers may only consider a disability medically significant if a physician determines it directly affects transplant success, and it establishes enforcement through the Department of Health and Human Services or lawsuits. The bill does not replace existing disability protections like the ADA but specifies how they apply to organ transplant processes.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Apr 2023
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Introduced Apr 18, 2023
Last action Apr 18, 2023
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Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Apr 18, 2023
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Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 18 co-sponsors
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Marco Rubio
RRepublican
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
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Eric Schmitt
RRepublican
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J.D. Vance
RRepublican
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Jack Reed
DDemocratic
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Jerry Moran
RRepublican
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Margaret Wood Hassan
DDemocratic
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Mark Kelly
DDemocratic
Co
Mark R. Warner
DDemocratic
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