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Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2063| Senate 
| Updated: 7/9/2019
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (2)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019 This bill revises the procedures that organ procurement agencies must follow for hospitals to receive reimbursement through Medicare or Medicaid for payments made to such agencies. In addition to the existing requirements, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may reimburse a hospital only if the organ procurement agency relies on standardized, objective, verifiable performance metrics, which must be established through administrative rulemaking within one year of the bill's enactment.
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Timeline
Jul 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4732)
  • July 9, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 9, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4732)

Health

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesMedicaidMedicareOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationPerformance measurement

Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2063| Senate 
| Updated: 7/9/2019
Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019 This bill revises the procedures that organ procurement agencies must follow for hospitals to receive reimbursement through Medicare or Medicaid for payments made to such agencies. In addition to the existing requirements, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may reimburse a hospital only if the organ procurement agency relies on standardized, objective, verifiable performance metrics, which must be established through administrative rulemaking within one year of the bill's enactment.
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Timeline
Jul 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4732)
  • July 9, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 9, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4732)
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Cosponsors (2)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesMedicaidMedicareOrgan and tissue donation and transplantationPerformance measurement