Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2063
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2019-07-09
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Medicaid

Medicare

Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Performance measurement
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4732)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019</b><br> <br> This bill revises the procedures that organ procurement agencies must follow for hospitals to receive reimbursement through Medicare or Medicaid for payments made to such agencies. In addition to the existing requirements, the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services may reimburse a hospital only if the organ procurement agency relies on standardized, objective, verifiable performance metrics, which must be established through administrative rulemaking within one year of the bill's enactment.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2063 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 9, 2019 Mr. Young introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act with respect to organ procurement organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019 . 2. Organ procurement organizations (a) In general Section 1138(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–8(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C) relies on a standardized performance metric or metrics that are objective, verifiable, and not subject to interpretation by organ procurement organizations; ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019 , the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a final rule to establish the metric or metrics described in paragraph (1)(C). . (b) Conforming amendments Section 371(b)(1)(D)(ii) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 273(b)(1)(D)(ii) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 2002 and inserting 2021 ; and (2) by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following: (II) rely on the standardized performance metric or metrics established under section 1838(b)(1)(C); .