Living Donor Protection Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 2/24/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-02-23Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-02-23Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-02-23Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-02-23Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-02-23Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-02-23Introduced in House
- 2021-02-23Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-23 (00)
Living Donor Protection Act of 2021
This bill prohibits certain insurance carriers from discriminating against, and provides other protections for, living organ donors.
Specifically, carriers may not deny, cancel, or otherwise impose conditions on policies for life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance based on an individual's status as a living organ donor.
The bill also expressly specifies that recovery from organ-donation surgery constitutes a serious health condition that entitles eligible employees to job-protected medical leave.
In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must update educational materials on live organ donation to include information about the benefits of live organ donation and about access to insurance for living organ donors.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA)
- Andy Levin (D-MI)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Nancy Mace (R-SC)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
- Steven Horsford (D-NV)
- Conor Lamb (D-PA)
- Frank Mrvan (D-IN)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA)
- RON KIND (D-WI)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Marilyn Strickland (D-WA)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
Subjects
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability assistance
- Employee leave
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Surgery and anesthesia
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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