Amends TCA Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

ON MARCH 17, 2022, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 568, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill and prohibits a covered entity from doing the following, solely on the basis of whether an individual has received or will receive a COVID-19 vaccine: (1) Considering an individual ineligible for transplantation or receipt of an anatomical gift; (2) Denying medical or other services related to transplantation, including evaluation, surgery, and counseling and treatment following transplantation; (3) Refusing to refer an individual to a transplant center or specialist; (4) Refusing to place an individual on an organ or tissue waiting list; or (5) Placing an individual at a position on an organ or tissue waiting list that is lower than the position at which the individual would have been placed if not for the individual's COVID-19 vaccine status. A "covered entity” is a healthcare provider; hospital; ambulatory surgical treatment center; home care organization; or any other entity responsible for matching anatomical gifts or organ donors to potential recipients. AMENDMENT #2 changes this bill's effective date to May 15, 2022.