Living Donor Protection Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 4/27/2023
Actions
- 2023-04-27Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2023-04-27Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-04-27 (00)
Living Donor Protection Act of 2023
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 living organ donation to include information about the benefits of living organ donation and about access to insurance for living organ donors.
Cosponsors (20)
- Tom Cotton (R-AR)
- Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ)
- Shelley Capito (R-WV)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Bob Casey (D-PA)
- Raphael Warnock (D-GA)
- Cory Booker (D-NJ)
- Michael Bennet (D-CO)
- Thomas Tillis (R-NC)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA)
- Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Todd Young (R-IN)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Angus King (I-ME)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
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