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Doss's Act

12/29/2022, 10:48 PM

Congressional Summary of S 3985

Guarding against Injustice based on Vaccine-status, Ensuring Lifesaving Intervention For Everyone Act or the GIVE LIFE Act or Doss's Act

This bill generally prohibits an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status from being taken into account for purposes of organ donation or receipt. The bill also prohibits (1) the incidence rate of COVID-19 in a geographic area from being considered in such decisions, and (2) the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network from establishing standards that incorporate any of these factors.

Additionally, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, health care providers, with specified exceptions (e.g., skilled nursing facilities), may not deny services to individuals based on COVID-19 vaccination status.

Current Status of Bill S 3985

Bill S 3985 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since March 31, 2022. Bill S 3985 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the Senate on March 31, 2022.  Bill S 3985's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of March 31, 2022

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3985

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3985

Primary Policy Focus

Health

Potential Impact Areas

- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3985

Doss's Act
Doss's Act
GIVE LIFE Act
Guarding against Injustice based on Vaccine-status, Ensuring Lifesaving Intervention For Everyone Act
A bill to prohibit the consideration of COVID-19 vaccination status in determining eligibility for organ donation or transplantation, and in providing services to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries.

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