Kidney and pancreas allocation changes postponed
Current policies to remain in effect.
Implementation notice: Phase I of new kidney medical urgency requirements
Kidney programs should update candidate data ahead of Dec. 15 final implementation.
Pediatric transplant hospital bylaws to be in effect Dec. 8
This action will follow the OPTN Board of Directors meeting on Dec. 6-7.
Attention UNet users: Important system updates ahead of upcoming implementations
UNet users should save all data prior to the downtimes or the data may be permanently lost when the system goes temporarily offline.
Pre-implementation notice: Removal of DSA and region from kidney and pancreas allocation to go into effect Dec. 15
Changes impact released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates, and distribution of organs from Alaska.
Pre-implementation notice: Phase I of new kidney medical urgency requirements to implement Dec. 1
Transition period allows kidney programs to update candidate data ahead of Dec. 15 final implementation.