Effective July 1, testing no longer required for HIV, HBV and HCV at the time of hospital admission for transplant candidates younger than age 12.
The new adult elective surgery and procedure guidelines prioritizes transplant surgeries as essential care.
We sent the following system notice to UNet users today (Wed. Aug. 12). Please read it carefully if your center needs UNOS to help you update the infectious disease acceptance criteria on your candidate records to reflect that you are NOT willing to accept an organ from a donor who is HBV NAT positive and/or HCV NAT positive.
Assisting members in their efforts to assure the safety of transplant patients and living donors is a top OPTN priority.