Six-month monitoring report for heart policy following a device recall now available
Policy allows exception status for heart candidates with a recalled assist device.
Policy allows exception status for heart candidates with a recalled assist device.
Updating data in advance will ensure candidates get priority when the policy takes effect.
Candidates who meet criteria will get additional kidney allocation priority.
On March 16, 2023, the OPTN Executive Committee approved immediate implementation of a key portion of. the recently proposed policy to expand eligibility criteria.
First organ type to use continuous distribution framework.
Effective today (March 9), lungs are now allocated under the approved continuous distribution allocation policy.