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Committee reviews bill banning disability‑based denial of transplant services; committee moves 'ought not to pass'
Summary
LD 10 55 would bar health care providers and insurers from denying organ transplant related services solely because a person has a disability, and would permit injunctive relief in state court. Committee debated overlap with federal disability laws and clinical contraindications; the committee recorded an 'ought not to pass' recommendation.
The committee considered LD 10 55, a bill that would prohibit health care facilities and providers from denying transplant‑related services solely on the basis of disability, require reasonable modifications to policies and procedures to allow access, and permit an affected individual to bring a civil action in Superior Court for injunctive or equitable relief. Section 2 of the bill would have prohibited health insurers from denying coverage for transplants solely because of a disability.
Colleen summarized the bill and highlighted existing federal and state nondiscrimination authorities: the…
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