,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dehc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbe,mr4 
,bacon 7for himself and ,mr4 ,nadler7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,financial ,services1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
promote and protect from discrimination 
living organ donors4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,living  
,donor ,protection ,act of #bjbe4  #b4  
,prohibition on denial of coverage or   
increase in premiums of life or         
disability insurance for living organ   
donors  7a7 ,prohibition                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 an insurer shall not deny coverage1
 cancel coverage1 refuse to issue1      
determine the price or premium for1 or  

otherwise vary any term or condition of 
a life insurance policy1 disability     
insurance policy1 or long-term care     
insurance policy for a person based     
solely1 and without any actual1 unique1 
and material actuarial risks1 on the    
status of such person as a living organ 
donor4  7b7 ,enforcement ,a ,state      
insurance regulator may take such       
actions to enforce subsection 7a7 as are
 specifically authorized under the laws 
of such ,state4  7c7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3  7#a7 ,disability         
insurance policy ,the term disability   
insurance policy means a contract under 
which an entity promises to pay a person
 a sum of money in the event that an    
illness or injury resulting in a        
disability prevents such person from    
working4  7#b7 ,life insurance policy   
,the term life insurance policy means a 
contract under which an entity promises 
to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of
 money upon the death of the insured4   
7#c7 ,living organ donor ,the term      

living organ donor means an individual  
who has donated all or part of an organ 
and is not deceased4  7#d7 ,long-term   
care insurance policy ,the term         
long-term care insurance policy means a 
contract for which the only insurance   
protection provided under the contract  
is coverage of qualified long-term care 
services 7as defined in section         
#ggjb;,b7c7 of the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf74  #c4 ,updating of      
educational materials on the benefits   
and risks of living organ donation  7a7 
,educational materials  7#a7 ,review and
 updating ,not later than #f months     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services 7in this section       
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
review and update materials related to  
living organ donation in order to       
educate the public on-- 7,a7 the        
benefits and risks of living organ      
donation2 and  7,b7 the impact of living
 organ donation on the access of a      

living organ donor to insurance4  7#b7  
,information on statutory changes ,such 
updating shall include information on   
the changes made by section #b of this  
,act4  7b7 ,methods of updating ,in     
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary shall update1 as             
appropriate-- 7#a7 ,public ,service     
,announcements previously provided by   
the ,secretary2  7#b7 publicly          
accessible websites 7such as            
organdonor4gov1 or a successor website7 
that are maintained by the ,secretary   
and that contain information and        
resources regarding living organ        
donation2 and  7#c7 other media         
determined appropriate by the           
,secretary4