National Organ Transplant Act
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The National Organ Transplant Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1984 that created the modern national system for organ donation and transplantation and prohibits the buying and selling of human organs.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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health law ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NOTA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allows | reimbursement of reasonable expenses related to organ donation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
heart transplantation
ⓘ
intestine transplantation ⓘ kidney transplantation ⓘ liver transplantation ⓘ lung transplantation ⓘ pancreas transplantation ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
criminal penalties for organ sales
ⓘ
definition of human organ for transplantation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| established | Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | framework for equitable organ allocation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
organ donation
ⓘ
organ transplantation ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure fair access to transplantable organs
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to prevent organ trafficking ⓘ to promote voluntary organ donation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | ethical concerns about commodification of the human body ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | created national framework for organ procurement and transplantation ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfOrganSales | illegal ⓘ |
| policyArea |
bioethics
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medical ethics ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to establish a national system for organ donation and transplantation
ⓘ
to prohibit the buying and selling of human organs for transplantation ⓘ |
| prohibits |
brokering of human organs for profit
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sale of human organs for valuable consideration ⓘ |
| regulates |
organ allocation
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organ procurement ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
NERFINISHED
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United Network for Organ Sharing NERFINISHED ⓘ organ procurement organizations ⓘ |
| scope |
national organ allocation policies
ⓘ
solid organ transplantation ⓘ |
| sector | healthcare regulation ⓘ |
| signedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
bioethics scholarship
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health law casebooks ⓘ organ allocation policy debates ⓘ |
| typeOfProhibition | federal criminal prohibition ⓘ |
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