(b) The program shall not pay reimbursement for expenses paid or
required to be paid for by any third-party payer, including wages or
other expenses that were covered under paid medical leave by the living
donor's employer or that are covered by other sources of reimbursement
such as the federal National Living Donor Assistance Program. The
program shall be the payer of last resort with respect to any benefit
under the program.
(c) Living donor expenses shall be reimbursed as close in time as
possible to their being incurred by the donor, including by pre-payment
where practicable.
3. (a) The commissioner may contract for the administration of
reimbursement under the program. Factors such as cost to the state, ease
of use for the living donor, and ease of use for transplant center
hospitals shall be taken into consideration when awarding such contract.
(b) The commissioner shall make regulations to implement this section.
(c) This section shall be interpreted so as not to conflict with the
federal National Organ Transplant Act (42 U.S.C. 274e).