Permanent OPTN Fee Authority Act

This bill lets the Department of Health and Human Services charge registration fees to members of the national organ transplant network for each patient they add to the transplant waiting list. The money can only be used to run the network. The department can collect the fees directly or through its contracts, and must publicly post, each quarter, how much each member paid and what the fees support. A federal watchdog will review the program within two years of the law taking effect .

It also updates some basic services. The network must offer 24-hour help by phone or information technology, and it is encouraged to create a public dashboard showing transplant numbers and other key statistics, updated more than once a year .

• Who is affected: Members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (they would pay the fees)
• What changes: New fee authority tied to each listed transplant candidate; public quarterly posting of fees and uses; potential public dashboard; 24/7 support via phone or IT
• When: Quarterly postings begin once fees are collected; a Government Accountability Office review is due within two years after enactment