HOUSE BILL NO. 4762

April 29, 2021, Introduced by Rep. Kahle and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

"Public health code,"

(MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding section 10251.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 10251. (1) A person that performs organ transplants in this state shall not do any of the following in providing services related to an organ transplant to an individual who has a disability based solely on the individual's disability:

(a) Refuse to transplant an organ in the individual.

(b) Deny the individual evaluation, referral, surgery, counseling, or postoperative treatment for an organ transplant.

(c) Refuse to place the individual on an organ transplant waiting list or lower the individual's priority on that waiting list to receive an organ transplant.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) "Disability" means that term as defined in 42 USC 12102.

(b) "Organ" means that term as defined in section 10102.