Organ Procurement Organization Certification Act of 2000
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 3, 2000)
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to set forth in regulations the process and performance standards by which an organization shall be so certified or recertified consistent with the following: (1) certification or recertification shall be made no more frequently than once every four years; (2) performance standards shall use outcome and process measures that are based on empirical evidence of organ donor potential and other related factors in each service area of qualified organ procurement organizations and multiple outcome measures, which may or may not be based on empirical evidence.
Authorizes a certified qualified organ procurement organization that does not meet such performance standards to submit a corrective action plan to the Secretary. Provides an additional three-year period for an organization to implement an approved plan and treats such organization as certified during such period.
Requires the Secretary to implement procedures for appeals of decisions to deny certification or recertification.
What just happenedApr 10, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 3, 2000
- Apr 10, 2000CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 7, 2000CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Apr 3, 2000IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 3, 2000IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 3, 2000IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Ways and Means Committee - Apr 3, 2000IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E476-477)
- Apr 3, 2000IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 3, 2000IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House