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Proc 9415ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9415

National Donate Life Month, 2016

This proclamation designates April 2016 as National Donate Life Month to encourage organ, eye, and tissue donation. It highlights past administration efforts to support donors and recipients—including the kidney exchange program, expanded financial support for low-income living donors, the HOPE Act for HIV-positive transplants, and regenerative medicine research—while calling on various groups to boost donor registration.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 20211

Impact dates

  1. Proclamation takes effect; April 2016 designated National Donate Life Month

Key directives

  • Proclaim April 2016 as National Donate Life Month
  • Call upon health care professionals, volunteers, educators, government agencies, faith-based and community groups, and private organizations to join forces to boost donor numbers

Timeline

Immediate

  • April 2016 designated as National Donate Life Month

Near term (90d)

  • Encouraged outreach by healthcare professionals, educators, community groups to boost donor registration

Long term

  • Continued investment in regenerative medicine research; ongoing efforts to reduce organ waiting list

Risks & tensions

  • No binding mandates or funding allocations; purely hortatory
  • References to Affordable Care Act protections could be viewed as political given ongoing healthcare policy debates at the time
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