This bill would stop health care providers and transplant hospitals from denying organ transplants or related services to people solely because of a mental or physical disability. It defines who is a "qualified individual" and what counts as reasonable modifications, auxiliary aids, support networks, and supported decision-making. Providers may not refuse to evaluate, refer, list, or treat someone just because of a disability. A provider can consider a disability only when a physician, after an individualized evaluation, finds the disability medically significant to the transplant. The bill requires reasonable changes to policies and communication to make transplants accessible, allows use of support people to help make decisions, and says the HHS Office for Civil Rights can take complaints. It also says a relevant board may not issue policies that block access for people with disabilities. The protections apply to evaluation, listing, transplant surgery, post‑transplant care, and related services.
If you are a person with a disability seeking an organ transplant, covered hospitals and providers should not deny you evaluation, placement on a waiting list, a referral, or the transplant itself just because of your disability. Providers must consider reasonable supports (like family, home care, or assistive technology) and may use supported decision‑making to include you in choices about care. A doctor can still deny a transplant if, after an individualized medical exam, the disability is found to make the transplant medically inappropriate.
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Supporters say the bill prevents discrimination by making clear that disability alone cannot be the reason to deny transplant access. It emphasizes reasonable modifications, use of support networks, provision of auxiliary aids, and supported decision‑making to help people with disabilities get needed care. It also provides a path for complaints to the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
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