Emergency action: New exception pathway for heart device recalls
July 11, 2022
This new policy will allow transplant programs to submit an exception request on behalf of adult heart transplant candidates for a Status 1, 2 or 3 exception without requiring hospitalization if the FDA has recalled their implanted mechanical circulatory support device.
COVID-19 update: July 8, 2022
July 8, 2022
CDC’s interim recommendations for Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for children from 6 months of age; FDA recommends Omicron BA.4/5 component for vaccine boosters
One-year monitoring report shows increases in kidney transplants for Black, Hispanic, Asian and pediatric patients following policy changes
July 1, 2022
One-year monitoring report shows increases in kidney transplants for Black, Hispanic, Asian and pediatric patients following policy changes.
Implementation notice: Pre-transplant HIV, HBV and HCV testing requirement updated for candidates younger than age 12
July 1, 2022
Effective July 1, testing no longer required for HIV, HBV and HCV at the time of hospital admission for transplant candidates younger than age 12.
New identity verification process when calling UNOS
June 30, 2022
Starting late summer 2022, any caller who requests access to private information or UNet services from UNOS, will use a new identity verification process that utilizes Authy, the same application used for accessing UNet.
2021 Staffing Survey results now available
June 29, 2022
Transplant hospitals that have completed the 2021 UNOS Staffing Survey may now access their program’s results, along with comparison statistics for transplant program staffing benchmarks with the 2021 data.
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