Implementation notice: Phase I of new kidney medical urgency requirements
Kidney programs should update candidate data ahead of Dec. 15 final implementation.
Pre-implementation notice: Liver and intestinal organ distribution based on acuity circles to be implemented Feb. 4, 2020
This will also include a conversion of each transplant hospital’s MMaT score to reflect transplants performed at hospitals within a radius of 250 miles.
Dual and en bloc kidney changes in place
We implemented phase 1 system changes on July 29. Phase 2 policy and system changes will be effective September 5.
Updated OPO Benchmark report released today — contains new comparison group
Access the updated report from the data services portal in UNet.
Removing BMI and C-peptide from kidney/pancreas waiting time criteria
We implemented policy and system changes on July 11, 2019.
System notice: OPTN liver allocation policy reverted to DSA and regions
On May 23, 2019, OPTN Policy 9 (Allocation of Livers and Liver-Intestines) reverted to use of the donation service area (DSA) and regional distribution boundaries in effect prior to May 14, 2019.