HB 5563
To create the West Virginia Timely Transplant Referral and Coordination Act
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Bill overview
This bill establishes the West Virginia Timely Transplant Referral and Veteran Care Coordination Act to improve the process of referring patients for organ transplants. It mandates that healthcare providers initiate transplant referrals within three days of documenting candidacy, and creates automatic referral triggers based on clinical severity scores. The bill also requires providers to confirm referrals with patients or their authorized representatives and establishes a system for collecting and reporting data on referral timelines and outcomes to the Legislative Oversight Commission.
Key provisions
- Healthcare providers must initiate transplant referrals within three calendar days of documenting patient candidacy.
- The Department of Health will establish clinical severity thresholds for automatic transplant referral triggers.
- Healthcare providers must provide written confirmation of referrals to patients and authorized family members.
- The bill requires annual data collection and reporting on transplant referral timelines and outcomes.
- The Department of Health will collect aggregate, de-identified data on referrals.
- Reporting data will not identify individual patients or providers.
- The bill includes provisions for veteran care coordination.
- Healthcare providers are not permitted to alter clinical eligibility standards or organ allocation policies.
Who is affected
- Healthcare providers
- Healthcare facilities
- Patients needing organ transplants
- Family members of patients needing organ transplants
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