Sec. 8. Eligibility for organ transplantation
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law— no individual may be determined to be ineligible for organ donation or receipt of an organ transplant on the basis of the COVID–19 vaccination status of the individual; no individual may be given a higher or lower priority for such a donation or receipt on such basis; and the incidence of COVID–19 positive rates in a geographic area or region, as determined by public health officials, may not be a factor in determining eligibility to donate organs or to receive organs. Paragraphs
(1)through
(3)of subsection
(a)shall apply with respect to all organ donations and receipt of organ transplants in the United States, including under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the laws administered by the Secretary of Defense. Section 372(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The criteria and standards established under paragraph
(2)may not include any consideration of the COVID–19 vaccination status of organ donors or recipients, or of the incidence of COVID–19 positive rates in a geographic area or region, as determined by public health officials. .
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Eligibility for organ transplantation
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