PRINTER'S NO. 549
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
491
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY COHEN, V. BROWN, HARKINS, KIRKLAND, MAHONEY, MURT
AND THOMAS, FEBRUARY 17, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in anatomical gifts,
further providing for The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial
Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Trust Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8622(c) of Title 20 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 8622. The Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ and Tissue
Donation Awareness Trust Fund.
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(c) Advisory committee.--The Organ Donation Advisory
Committee is hereby established, with membership as follows:
(1) Two representatives of organ procurement
organizations.
(2) Two representatives of tissue procurement providers.
(3) Six members representative of organ, tissue and eye
recipients, families of recipients and families of donors.
(4) Three representatives of acute care hospitals.
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(5) One representative of the Department of Health.
(6) One representative of eye banks.
(7) One representative of federally qualified community
health centers.
(8) One representative of the Department of
Transportation.
All members shall be appointed by the Governor. Appointments
shall be made in a manner that provides representation of the
northwest, north central, northeast, southwest, south central
and southeast regions of this Commonwealth. Members shall serve
five-year terms. The Governor may reappoint advisory committee
members for successive terms. Members of the advisory committee
shall remain in office until a successor is appointed and
qualified. If vacancies occur prior to completion of a term, the
Governor shall appoint another member in accordance with this
subsection to fill the unexpired term. The advisory committee
shall meet at least biannually to review progress in the area of
organ and tissue donation in this Commonwealth, recommend
education and awareness training programs, recommend priorities
in expenditures from the fund and advise the Secretary of Health
on matters relating to administration of the fund. The advisory
committee shall recommend legislation as it deems necessary to
fulfill the purposes of this chapter. The advisory committee
shall submit a report concerning its activities and progress to
the General Assembly within 30 days prior to the expiration of
each legislative session. The Department of Health shall
reimburse members of the advisory committee for all necessary
and reasonable travel and other expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties under this section.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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