Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Sep 10, 2025
What it does
The Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect registration fees from members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) for each transplant candidate they place on the national waiting list. These fees would support OPTN operations, be distributed to awardees under existing provisions, and require quarterly public transparency postings on fee amounts and usage, with a GAO review required within two years of enactment. The bill also includes technical amendments to OPTN-related provisions, such as updating service descriptions and adding a requirement to consider establishing a public dashboard for transplant…
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