NJ
New Jersey Assembly Bill AR146

New Jersey 2022-2023 Regular Session

New Jersey Assembly Bill AR146

Introduced
6/2/22  

Caption

Urges U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider implementation of new rules concerning organ procurement organizations.

Impact

The proposed CMS rules have raised alarms regarding their potential negative effects on both local organ procurement systems and national transplantation rates. The New Jersey General Assembly emphasizes that existing OPOs are already reliable and effective in their roles, contributing to a significant increase in organ transplants over the years. By enforcing competitive bidding and decertifying lower-performing OPOs, these rules might lead to a fragmentation of services, increasing geographical burdens and ultimately reducing organ availability for patients awaiting transplants, particularly those from marginalized communities.

Summary

Assembly Resolution No. 146, introduced in New Jersey, calls for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider new rules regarding organ procurement organizations (OPOs). These new federal regulations aim to revise performance outcome measures and implement competitive bidding for OPOs, which are vital entities in managing organ donation and transplantation. The resolution highlights concerns that the hastily adopted rules could disrupt the current organ procurement system, potentially decreasing the number of organ transplants performed in the United States.

Contention

Opponents of the new CMS regulations, including advocates for health equity, argue that the changes may exacerbate existing disparities in organ transplantation. Statistics indicate that patients from racial and ethnic minorities receive organ transplants at significantly lower rates compared to their white counterparts. Critics point out that rather than aiding improvements in performance through decertification, a more supportive approach for underperforming OPOs could be beneficial. Many believe that focusing on competitive bidding could distract OPOs from their core mission of improving donation rates and managing relationships within donor service areas.

Companion Bills

NJ SR93

Same As Urges U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider implementation of new rules concerning organ procurement organizations.

Previously Filed As

NJ SR62

Urges U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider implementation of new rules concerning organ procurement organizations.

NJ SR93

Urges U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider implementation of new rules concerning organ procurement organizations.

NJ AR147

Urges Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to increase access to skilled nursing facility and home office data.

NJ SR97

Urges Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to increase access to skilled nursing facility and home office data.

NJ HB4611

Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of the health and human services laws governing the Health and Human Services Commission, Medicaid, and other social services.

NJ SR140

Urging the Department of Human Services of the Commonwealth to submit a state plan amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide reimbursement for emergency medical services for the nontransport of Medicaid patients, and urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to expeditiously review and approve the state plan amendment submitted by the Department of Human Services.

NJ HB602

Medicaid; restrict frequency of managed care organizations transferring enrollees to other organizations.

NJ HB317

Medicaid; require managed care organizations to use certain level of care guidelines in determining medical necessity.

NJ SB2664

Medicaid services; require Medicaid to reimburse licensed birthing centers and to seek necessary waivers.

NJ HB105

Medicaid; restrict frequency of managed care organizations transferring enrollees to other organizations.

Similar Bills

NJ SR93

Urges U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider implementation of new rules concerning organ procurement organizations.

NJ SR62

Urges U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider implementation of new rules concerning organ procurement organizations.

DC PR25-0498

Violence Fatality Review Committee Dr. Erin Hall Confirmation Resolution of 2023

AL HB122

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; 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; and to provide disabled individuals the right to equitable relief.

AL SB208

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.

MS HB964

Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability.

MS HB435

Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability.

MS HB20

Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability.