,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbc ,mr4
 ,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ! consid]ation (
 ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation /atus 9 det]m9+ 
eligibility = organ donation or         
transplantation1 & 9 provid+ s]vices to 
,m$ic>e or ,m$icaid b5efici>ies4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,gu>d+ aga9/ ,inju/ice bas$ on          
,vacc9e-/atus1 ,ensur+ ,lifesav+        
,int]v5tion ,= ,ev]yone ,act1 ! ,,give  
,,life ,act1 or ,doss's ,act4  #b4      
,prohibitions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law--  7#a7 no         
individual may be det]m9$ to be         
ineligible = organ donation or receipt (
 an organ transplant on ! basis ( !     
,,covid-#ai vacc9ation /atus ( !        
individual2  7#b7 no individual may be  
giv5 a high] or l[] priority = su* a    
donation or receipt on su* basis2  7#c7 

! incid5ce ( ,,covid-#ai positive rates 
9 a geographic area or region1 z det]m9$
 by public heal? (ficials1 may n be a   
factor 9 det]m9+ eligibility to donate  
organs or to receive organs2 &  7#d7 any
 provid] :o d5ies s]vices to any        
individual bas$ on ! ,,covid-#ai        
vacc9ation /atus ( ! individual 7o!r ?an
 s]vices furni%$ by a skill$ nurs+      
facility 7z def9$ 9 section #ahai7;a7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acie;i-#c7;a7771 a nurs+ facility 7z   
def9$ 9 section #aiai7;a7 ( su* ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acifr7a7771 a hospice   
program 7z def9$ 9 section              
#ahfa7;dd77#b7 ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #aciex7dd77#b7771 or a long-t]m c>e    
facility7 %all n be eligible =          
reimbursem5t "u ! ,m$ic>e program "u    
title ,,xviii ( ! ,social ,security ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq471 & ,f$]al
 f9ancial p>ticipation %all n be        
available = any paym5t made by a ,/ate  
to su* a provid] = s]vices furni%$ z    
m$ical assi/ance "u ! ,/ate's ,m$icaid  

program "u title ,,xix ( su* ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #acif et seq474  7b7          
,application ( requirem5ts ,p>agraphs   
7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c7 ( subsection 7a7 %all   
apply ) respect to all organ donations &
 receipt ( organ transplants 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 includ+ "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & ! laws  
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4  7c7 
,organ procurem5t & transplantation     
network ,section #cgb7;b7 ( ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bgd7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7#d7 ,cl>ification reg>d+      
,,covid-#ai vacc9ation /atus ,! crit]ia 
& /&>ds e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 may n 
include any consid]ation ( ! ,,covid-#ai
 vacc9ation /atus ( organ donors or     
recipi5ts1 or ( ! incid5ce ( ,,covid-#ai
 positive rates 9 a geographic area or  
region1 z det]m9$ by public heal?       
(ficials4  4