Notice of Implementation: Expedited Liver Placement policy
Requirements for organ procurement organizations and transplant centers surrounding expedited placement of deceased donor livers
New expedited liver policy in effect
Expedited liver policy provides requirements when there is a need to accelerate placement of deceased donor livers
New kidney and pancreas transplant allocation policies in effect
Projected to increase equity in access for candidates nationwide
Notice of implementation: Removal of DSA and region from kidney and pancreas allocation
Changes to released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates.
COVID-19 “amnesty” status will end for all follow-up forms due on or after April 1; Retrospective forms due July 1
Action follows Executive Committee review of transplant hospital progress.
March 15 policy implementation: Removal of DSA from kidney and pancreas allocation
New distance-based approach includes changes to released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates and allocation of organs recovered in Alaska.