OPTN policy will soon align with the updated U.S. Public Health Service guidelines regarding donor screening for bloodborne disease transmission.
Kidney programs should update candidate data ahead of Dec. 15 final implementation.
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.