Pennsylvania bill gives tax breaks to living organ donors

(WHTM) – Two Pennsylvania lawmakers want to provide tax incentives to living organ donors.

State Sens. Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and Linda Schlegel Culver (R-Columbia, Lucerne, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder) said: invoice It would remove “financial hurdles in the inter vivos donation process.”

Now, lawmakers say employers are eligible for tax credits for expenses related to employee organ donation. Their bill would allow living donors to “reduce their tax liability for unreimbursed expenses associated with their donation.”

“Organ donation impacts the lives of so many people across the Commonwealth, including our lives, the lives of our families, and our communities,” the lawmakers’ memo said. It’s dark. “Living donors should not receive unpaid bills for lodging, transportation, or other donation-related expenses as a reward for their lifesaving generosity.”

Lawmakers say about 6,000 Pennsylvanians are on organ donation waiting lists.

Anyone can be a donor in Pennsylvania, but if you are under 18, you must have a parent or guardian’s signature on your photo ID to indicate your donor classification.

you can Register as an organ donor online Or when renewing your driver’s license, driver’s license, or photo ID in person.

by Pennsylvania Department of Health Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness ProgramPennsylvania had more than 7,600 fewer registered organ donors in fiscal year 2022-23 compared to the previous year.

More than 2,000 organs were transplanted in 2022-23, with nearly 10,000 referrals to organ recovery and education centers and gift-of-life donor programs.

Additionally, more than 93,000 tissue transplants were performed through donated tissue, and nearly 1,400 eye tissue transplants were performed.

Nearly 5 million people in Pennsylvania are organ donors, or about 49.31% of Pennsylvania residents.