DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.4392 ISSN: 2168-6106

Antidiscrimination Laws and Kidney Transplant for Patients With Developmental Disabilities

Brittany N. Hand, J. Madison Hyer, Melica Nikahd, Andrew Gothard, Guy Brock, John Gardner, Lauren Bishop, Lindsay Shea, Lauren Wang, Austin D. Schenk

This cohort study explores the association between transplant antidiscrimination state laws and rates of transplant evaluation and receipt among patients with end-stage kidney disease with or without intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.