Pennsylvania Encourages Organ Donations — The Pennsylvania House unanimously passed a measure last week to offer tax credits to employers who offer paid leave to workers who choose to donate an organ or bone marrow to someone in need, reports state Rep. Jim Cox (R-129). House Bill 46 would institute the tax credit as one step in removing obstacles that may deter living donors.
The tax credits offered under the bill would be equal to the amount paid out in wages while an employee donor undergoes a transplant procedure and recovery – up to five days. Currently, more than 8,000 Pennsylvanians are in need of an organ or bone marrow transplant.
The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.