Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-518
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2003-03-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accreditation (Medical care)
Administrative procedure
Blood diseases
Cardiovascular diseases
Caregivers
Child health
Clinical trials
Communication in medicine
Communication in science
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost effectiveness
Department of Health and Human Services
Diabetes
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Economics and Public Finance
Executive reorganization
Eye diseases
Families
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to research
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Insulin
Labor and Employment
Labor productivity
Law
Legislation
Medical economics
Medical research
Medicare
Nervous system diseases
Quality of life
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Sick leave
Social Welfare
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Summary:
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include pancreases procured by an organ procurement organization and used for islet cell transplantation or research to be counted toward organ procurement organization certification.
Establishes the Interagency Committee on Islet Cell Transplantation within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Requires the Committee to study related issues, including Federal research funding, the effect of specified policies on transplantation, and data collection.
Instructs the Secretary of HHS to request the Institute of Medicine to provide a study of the impact of islet cell transplantation on juvenile diabetes patients, including their health and the treatment's cost-effectiveness.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to establish a demonstration project to assess the efficacy of pancreatic cell islet transplantation for individuals who: (1) have Type I diabetes; and (2) have end-stage renal disease; and (3) are Medicare beneficiaries. Limits to six the number of eligible facilities that can participate in the project. Directs the Secretary to conduct an evaluation of the outcomes under the project and report to Congress. Allows the Secretary to waive such requirements of titles XI (General Provisions) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act as are necessary to carry out the project.
Authorizes appropriations.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: 
Pancreatic Islet Cell Transplantation Act of 2004 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow pancreases procured for use in islet cell transplantation or research to be counted for certification purposes for qualified organ procurement organization grants. 
 
Requires the Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee to include in its annual report an assessment of the Federal activities and programs related to pancreatic islet cell transplantation, which shall address: (1) the adequacy of funding; (2) policies and regulations affecting the supply of pancreata; (3) the effect of xenotransplantation; (4) the effect of the United Network for Organ Sharing policies; (5) the existing mechanisms to collect and coordinate outcome data from trials; (6) implementation of multi-agency clinical investigations; and (7) recommendations for legislation and administrative actions to increase the supply of pancreases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 773.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-387.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 108-387.
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3166)
action_date: 2003-03-05
text: Introduced in Senate