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Pediatric transplant hospital bylaws to be in effect Dec. 8
This action will follow the OPTN Board of Directors meeting on Dec. 6-7.
This action will follow the OPTN Board of Directors meeting on Dec. 6-7.
UNet users should save all data prior to the downtimes or the data may be permanently lost when the system goes temporarily offline.
Changes impact released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates, and distribution of organs from Alaska.
Transition period allows kidney programs to update candidate data ahead of Dec. 15 final implementation.
OPOs and transplant hospitals will be required to update their written protocols to address both indeterminate and conflicting blood typing results.
Professional education for removal of DSA and region, released organ allocation, medical urgency prioritization for kidney candidates will be available in November.