42 USC § 273a - National living donor mechanisms

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s273a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 273a - National living donor mechanisms"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "273a"
section_name: "National living donor mechanisms"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES"
part_number: "H"
part_name: "Organ Transplants"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 371A, as added Pub. L. 108–216, § 7, Apr. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 589.)"
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# § 273a. National living donor mechanisms

The Secretary may establish and maintain mechanisms to evaluate the long-term effects associated with living organ donations by individuals who have served as living donors.

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**Source Credit**: (July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, § 371A, as added Pub. L. 108–216, § 7, Apr. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 589.)