{"data":{"id":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2741","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"16 Del. C. § 2741","heading":"Legislative intent.","body":"The General Assembly finds that:\n(1) A mental or physical disability does not diminish a person’s right to health care;\n(2) The “Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990” [42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.] prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities, yet many individuals with disabilities still experience discrimination in accessing critical health-care services;\n(3) Individuals with mental and physical disabilities are at risk of being denied life-saving organ transplants based on assumptions that their lives are less worthy, that they are incapable of complying with post-transplant medical regimens, or that they lack adequate support systems to ensure such compliance;\n(4) Although organ transplant centers must consider medical and psychosocial criteria when determining if a patient is suitable to receive an organ transplant, transplant centers that participate in Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal funding programs are required to use patient selection criteria that result in a fair and nondiscriminatory distribution of organs; and\n(5) Delaware residents in need of organ transplants are entitled to assurances that they will not encounter discrimination on the basis of a disability.","path":["Title 16. Health and Safety","Regulatory Provisions Concerning Public Health","CHAPTER 27. Anatomical Gifts and Studies","Subchapter III. Nondiscrimination in Access to Organ Transplantation"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c027/sc03/index.html#2741","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:21Z","sha256":"7b565e85631c5734f3aa0c67d11f2c49cda2fc4f95cec5b21593b955e7ddb8f9","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2731","next":"us-de/16-del.-c.-2742"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}