Urges U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to reconsider implementation of new rules concerning organ procurement organizations.

This New Jersey Senate Resolution (SR 54) urges the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and CMS to reconsider federal rules requiring organ procurement organizations (OPOs) to compete for service areas through bidding and face potential decertification based on performance metrics. The resolution argues these rules could disrupt the national organ donation system by forcing OPOs to bid for their existing geographic areas, increasing administrative burden, and potentially reducing organ transplants - disproportionately impacting racial minorities who already face lower transplant rates. It cites concerns that the rules ignore regional differences in healthcare access and could worsen existing inequities, rather than improving donation rates. As a non-binding resolution, SR 54 does not change policy but formally requests federal agencies delay or revise the CMS rule.