Category: Organ Donation

Finalized Rule to Remove Disincentives to Living Organ Donation

On September 22, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) finalized a new rule to expand the scope of qualified reimbursable expenses incurred by living organ donors to include lost wages, child-care expenses, and elder-care expenses. The new rule goes into effect on October 22, 2020, and is a win for living organ...

New Proposal to Remove Disincentives to Living Organ Donation

On December 20, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Proposal”) that removes financial barriers to organ donation by expanding the scope of reimbursable expenses paid through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Reimbursement of Travel and Subsistence Expenses Incurred toward Living Organ Donation program (the...