Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 31-1-24. Organ Transplant Protections for Individuals With Disabilities; Civil Relief for Violations

History. Code 1981, § 31-1-24 , enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 546, § 1-3/HB 128.
Effective date.
This Code section became effective July 1, 2021.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2021, p. 546, § 1-1/HB 128, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This part shall be known and may be cited as ‘Gracie’s Law.’”
Ga. L. 2021, p. 546, § 1-2/HB 128, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “The General Assembly finds that:
“(1) A mental or physical disability does not diminish a person’s right to health care;
“(2) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101, et seq., prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities, yet many individuals with disabilities still experience discrimination in accessing critical health care services;
“(3) In other states, individuals with physical or mental disabilities have been denied lifesaving organ transplants based on assumptions that their lives are less worthy, that they are incapable of complying with posttransplant medical requirements, or that they lack adequate support systems to ensure compliance with posttransplant medical requirements;
“(4) Although organ transplant centers shall consider medical and psychosocial criteria when determining if a patient is suitable to receive an organ transplant, transplant centers that participate in Medicare, Medicaid, or other federally funded programs are required to use patient selection criteria that result in a fair and nondiscriminatory distribution of organs; and
“(5) Georgia residents in need of organ transplants are entitled to assurances that they will not encounter discrimination on the basis of a disability.

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