{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-6-86.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 26:6-86.1","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to anatomical gifts.","body":"1.\tThe Legislature finds and declares that:\na.\t A mental or physical disability does not diminish a person's right to health care;\nb.\tThe \"Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990\" prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities, yet many individuals with disabilities still experience discrimination in accessing critical health care services;\nc.\tIndividuals with mental and physical disabilities have been denied life-saving organ transplants based on assumptions that their lives are less worthy, that they are incapable of complying with complex post-transplant medical regimens, or that they lack adequate support systems to ensure such compliance;\nd.\tAlthough 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 the Medicare and Medicaid programs are required to use patient selection criteria that result in a fair and non-discriminatory distribution of organs; and\ne.\tNew Jersey residents in need of organ transplants are entitled to assurances that they will not encounter discrimination on the basis of a disability.\nL.2013, c.80, s.1.","path":["TITLE 26 HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c91b0e20074fd21ac931e95b06a929a05ea89f8fc9ef8536b5382c4d660372dd","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-6-86","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-26-6-86.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}