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AL SB208
Bill
Status
4/12/2023
Primary Sponsor
Randy Price
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AI Summary
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Prohibits covered entities (health care providers, facilities, and transplant centers) from denying organ transplants or related services to qualified individuals based solely on disability status.
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Prevents discrimination in transplant evaluation, surgery, counseling, post-transplant treatment, referrals, waiting list placement, and insurance coverage based on disability.
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Requires covered entities to make reasonable modifications to policies and procedures and provide auxiliary aids and services (interpreters, readers, equipment modifications) to ensure access to transplant-related services.
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Allows disability to be considered in medical decisions only if a physician determines through individualized evaluation that the disability is medically significant; support systems may satisfy compliance concerns about post-transplant medical requirements.
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Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Relating to health care; to prohibit discrimination against an individual with a disability in receiving an anatomical gift or organ transplant based on his or her disability; and to require health care providers and organ transplant centers to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability in medical need of an anatomical gift or organ transplant.
Organ Transplants, prohibit discrimination against candidates who have disabilities
Last Action
Indefinitely Postpone
5/31/2023