42 U.S.C. § 274c

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 274c - Administration

The Secretary shall designate and maintain an identifiable administrative unit in the Public Health Service to-

(1) administer this part and coordinate with the organ procurement activities under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.];

(2) conduct a program of public information to inform the public of the need for organ donations;

(3) provide technical assistance to organ procurement organizations, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network established under section 274 of this title, and other entities in the health care system involved in organ donations, procurement, and transplants; and

(4) provide information-

(A) to patients, their families, and their physicians about transplantation; and

(B) to patients and their families about the resources available nationally and in each State, and the comparative costs and patient outcomes at each transplant center affiliated with the organ procurement and transplantation network, in order to assist the patients and families with the costs associated with transplantation.

42 U.S.C. § 274c

July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, §375, as added Pub. L. 98-507, title II, §201, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2346; amended Pub. L. 100-607, title IV, §405, Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3116; Pub. L. 101-616, title II, §204, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3285; Pub. L. 118-14, §3(3), Sept. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 69.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Social Security Act, referred to in par. (1), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title XVIII of the Social Security Act is classified generally to subchapter XVIII (§1395 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.

PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 375 of act July 1, 1944, added by act Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 907, §1, 70 Stat. 962, which related to definitions, was renumbered section 385 and classified to section 279 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-158, §3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 879.

AMENDMENTS2023-Pars. (1), (2). Pub. L. 118-14, §3(3)(A), substituted semicolon for comma at end.Par. (3). Pub. L. 118-14, §3(3)(B), substituted "transplants; and" for "transplants, and".Par. (4). Pub. L. 118-14, §3(3)(C), redesignated cls. (i) and (ii) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively. 1990- Pub. L. 101-616, §204(a), struck out ", during fiscal years 1985 through 1990," after "The Secretary shall". Par. (3). Pub. L. 101-616, §204(b)(1), struck out "receiving funds under section 273 of this title" after "organ procurement organizations".Par. (4). Pub. L. 101-616, §204(b)(2), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: "not later than April 1 of each of the years 1989 and 1990, submit to the Congress a report on the status of organ donation and coordination services and include in the report an analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of the procurement and allocation of organs and a description of problems encountered in the procurement and allocation of organs." 1988- Pub. L. 100-607 in introductory provisions, substituted "1985 through 1990" for "1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988" and, in par. (4), substituted "not later than April 1 of each of the years 1989 and 1990, submit to the Congress a report" for "one year after the date on which the Task Force on Organ Transplantation transmits its final report under section 104(c) of the National Organ Transplant Act, and annually thereafter through fiscal year 1988, submit to Congress an annual report".

Service: The term "Service" means the Public Health Service;
Secretary: the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,