Public Comment open from July 27 through Sept. 19, 2023
July 27, 2023
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The OPTN is offering 14 items for review.
U.S. House of Representatives calls on FAA to improve air transport of donor organs
July 20, 2023
Vote calls for a work group to consider whether organs transported via commercial flight could once again travel safely in a plane’s cabin
New candidate inactivation code available for multi-organ transplant candidates
July 20, 2023
The new code (“Candidate requires multi-organ TX only, isolated offers not accepted”) will exclude the candidate from receiving offers of the specified individual organ type(s).
Webinar to address kidney-after-thoracic safety net, combined kidney-thoracic allocation
July 13, 2023
The webinar will be recorded and made available for later viewing.
Updated liver allocation policy regarding HCC criteria in effect
July 13, 2023
Policy terminology updated for consistency with imaging standards
Improvements to MELD and PELD now in effect
July 13, 2023
Resources and education available for patients and clinicians
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