HCONRES 230 · 101th Congress · Health

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the strengthening of the accreditation standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations with respect to organ donation.

Introduced 1989-11-17· Sponsored by Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1989-12-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Calls upon the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organizations to adopt accreditation standards at least as stringent as those of the Health Care Financing Administration with regard to organ donation, including requiring hospitals to have a written protocol for identifying potential donors, to train staff to advise donor families of the option to donate organs, and to notify organ procurement organizations of potential donors. Calls upon the Joint Commission to require accredited hospitals to maintain certain records regarding potential organ donors.…

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