Organ Transportation Good Samaritan Act

Organ Transportation Good Samaritan Act - Limits to gross negligence the liability of persons who without compensation transport by air in interstate commerce human transplant organs.

 
B37 4-19-89 [update]
HR 2023 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 2023
To limit the liability of certain persons who, without compensation, transport
human organs.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 18, 1989
Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HORTON, Mr. GLICKMAN, Ms. KAPTUR,
Mr. SPENCE, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. STANGELAND, Mr. GUNDERSON, Mr. DERRICK,
Mr. MILLER of Washington, Mr. LEATH of Texas, Mr. KOLTER, Mr. HENRY,
Mr. RITTER, Mr. CHAPMAN, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. WALSH, Mr. SARPALIUS,
Mr. FRANK, Mr. GARCIA, Mr. PENNY, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LEHMAN of Florida,
and Mr. ATKINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To limit the liability of certain persons who, without compensation, transport
human organs.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `Organ Transportation Good Samaritan Act'.
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.
  (a) IN GENERAL- Any person who transports (voluntarily and without
  compensation) by air in interstate commerce any human organ for the purpose
  of assisting a prospective recipient of a human organ transplantation
  shall not be liable under any State law for any injury, harm, or death to
  such recipient, the donor of the human organs, or the heirs, successors,
  or assigns of such recipient or donor resulting from direct or indirect
  damage to the human organ while it is transported by such person.
  (b) EXCEPTION- The limitation contained in subsection (a) shall not apply
  in any case in which the injury, harm, or death is a result of the gross
  negligence of such person.