Passed by Congress in 1984, NOTA initiated the development of a national system of organ sharing and a scientific registry to collect and report transplant data. It also outlawed the sale of human organs in the United States. (Organdonor.gov April 2020)
The National Organ Transplant Act (1984 Public Law 98-507), approved October 19, 1984 and amended in 1988 and 1990, outlawed the sale of human organs and provided for the establishment of the Task Force on Organ Transplantation; authorized the Secretary of HHS to make grants for the planning, establishment, and initial operation of qualified OPOs; and established the formation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). (OPTN Glossary May 2021)
42 U.S.C. § 273 et seq. (OPTN Policy Definitions May 2021)
National Organ Transplant Act, passed by Congress in 1984, NOTA initiated the development of a national system of organ sharing and a scientific registry to collect and report transplant data. It also outlawed the sale of human organs in the United States (Alliance Terminology & Data Resources May 2021)
In 1984 the national Organ Transplantation Act (NOTA) as enacted. NOTA established the basic requirements for OPOs, the OPTN, and the Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR). NOTA also directed the Secretary of HHS to establish by contract the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) that shall be a private, non-profit entity that has an expertise in organ procurement and transplantation. In addition, NOTA contains a criminal prohibition against the transfer of human organs for valuable consideration. (OPTN Bylaws Definitions, December 2020)