Submit historical VCA collection forms by Feb. 9

Any historical VCA waiting list (TRR) or annual anniversary of transplant (TRF) forms that you received after Sept. 14, 2023 are due by the date listed on the form.

Programs are expected to respond with TRR and TRF completed forms to [email protected] within 90 days of either the date the recipient was removed from the waiting list or the date of the six-month or TRF

Background

TIEDI® Transplant Recipient Registration (TRR) and Transplant Recipient Follow-up (TRF) forms have been updated for the 10 VCA organs. 

The current process for collecting VCA organ-specific Transplant Recipient Registration (TRR) forms and Transplant Recipient Follow-up (TRF) forms has not changed; however, the data collection on the forms was updated, per policy: Update to VCA Transplant Outcomes Data Collection and Modify Graft Failure Definition for VCA.      

What you need to do

• Review the data collection forms (in PDF format)
  • • TRR forms
    • TRF forms
• Open and read emails from [email protected]   
• Return TRR forms within 90 days of the initial date of removal or transplant  
• Return TRF forms within 90 days of transplant anniversary 
• Send the forms via secure email to [email protected]  
• Respond promptly to requests to resolve data validation errors  

 Additional details

• When a transplanted VCA candidate is removed from the waiting list in UNet,^SM, transplant program will receive a secure email from [email protected] with the VCA organ-specific TRR in PDF format attached along with the help documentation  
• At six-month and annual anniversaries of the transplant, the transplant program will receive a secure email from [email protected] with the VCA organ specific TRF in PDF format attached along with the help documentation  
• After data is submitted, programs are expected to work with UNOS in a timely manner to correct errors and prevent data processing errors  
• Programs are expected to respond with TRR and TRF completed forms to [email protected] within 90 days of either the date the recipient was removed from the waiting list (TRR), or the date of the six-month or annual anniversary of transplant (TRF)  
• The TRR and TRF forms for all 10 VCA organs approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) can be found on the UNOS website  
• For additional information refer to the policy 18.1