Member Evaluation Plan

Member Evaluation Plan

Updated April 6, 2017

Table of Contents
OPTN Member Evaluation Plan Introduction ...................................................................................... 5
Policy 2.2: OPO Responsibilities ........................................................................................................ 6
Policy 2.3: Evaluating and Screening Potential Deceased Donors ....................................................... 6
Policy 2.4: Deceased Donor Medical and Behavioral History ............................................................... 7
Policy 2.5: Hemodilution Assessment................................................................................................. 7
Policy 2.6: Deceased Donor Blood Type Determination and Reporting ................................................ 8
Policy 2.6.B: Deceased Donor Blood Subtype Determination .............................................................. 8
Policy 2.8: Required Deceased Donor General Risk Assessment ........................................................ 9
Policy 2.9: Required Deceased Donor Infectious Disease Testing ....................................................... 9
Policy 2.11.B: Required Information for Deceased Liver Donors ........................................................ 10
Policy 2.11.C: Required Information for Deceased Heart Donors....................................................... 10
Policy 2.11.D: Required Information for Deceased Lung Donors ....................................................... 10
Policy 2.11.E: Required Information for Deceased Pancreas Donors ................................................. 11
Policy 2.13: Post Procurement Follow Up and Reporting .................................................................. 11
Policy 2.14: Deceased Donor Management ...................................................................................... 11
Policy 2.15.B: Pre-Recovery Verification .......................................................................................... 12
Policy 2.15.C: Organ Procurement Procedures ................................................................................ 12
Policy 3.2: Notifying Patients of Their Options .................................................................................. 13
Policy 3.3: Candidate Blood Type Determination and Reporting before Waiting List Registration ........ 13
Policy 3.4.D: Candidate Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Requirements .......................................... 14
Policy 3.5: Patient Notification.......................................................................................................... 14
Policy 3.6.C: Individual Waiting Time Transfers ................................................................................ 15
Policy 3.9: Removing Candidates from the Waiting List..................................................................... 15
Policy 5.3.C: Informed Consent for Kidneys Based on KDPI Greater than 85%.................................. 16
Policy 5.7: Organ Check-In .............................................................................................................. 16
Policy 5.8: Pre-Transplant Verification .............................................................................................. 17
Policy 5.8.B: Pre-Transplant Verification upon Organ Receipt ........................................................... 18
Policy 6.1.A: Adult Heart Status 1A Requirements ............................................................................ 19
Policy 6.1.D: Pediatric Heart Status 1A Requirements ...................................................................... 19
Policy 6.2: Status Updates ............................................................................................................... 20
Policy 8.4.A: Waiting Time for Candidates Registered at Age 18 Years or Older ................................ 20
Policy 8.4.B: Waiting Time for Candidates Registered prior to Age 18 ............................................... 21
Policy 8.5.A: Candidate Classifications............................................................................................. 21
Policy 8.5.D: Allocation of Kidneys by Blood Type ............................................................................ 22
Policy 8.5.F: Highly Sensitized Candidates ....................................................................................... 22
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Policy 9.1.A: Adult Status 1A Requirements ..................................................................................... 23
Policy 9.1.B: Pediatric Status 1A Requirements................................................................................ 23
Policy 9.1.C: Pediatric Status 1B Requirements................................................................................ 24
Policy 9.2: Status and Laboratory Values Update Schedule .............................................................. 24
Policy 9.3.C: Specific MELD/PELD Exceptions ................................................................................. 25
Policy 9.3.F: Candidates with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) ........................................................ 25
Policy 9.3.G: MELD/PELD Score Exception Extensions .................................................................... 26
Policy 10.1.F: The LAS Calculation .................................................................................................. 26
Policy 10.1.G: Reporting Additional Data for Candidates with an LAS of 50 or Higher ........................ 27
Policy 10.2.B: Lung Candidates with Exceptional Cases ................................................................... 27
Policy 11.3.B: Kidney-Pancreas Waiting Time Criteria for Candidates At Least 18 Years Old ............. 28
Policy 13.2: Potential KPD Donor Requirements for Participation ...................................................... 28
Policy 13.11: Transportation of Kidneys ........................................................................................... 29
Policy 14.1.A: Living Donor Psychosocial Evaluation Requirements .................................................. 29
Policy 14.2.A: ILDA Requirements for Living Donor Recovery Hospitals ............................................ 30
Policy 14.2.B: ILDA Protocols for Living Donor Recovery Hospitals ................................................... 31
Policy 14.3: Informed Consent Requirements ................................................................................... 31
Policy 14.4.A: Living Donor Medical Evaluation Requirements .......................................................... 34
Policy 14.4.B: Additional Requirements for the Medical Evaluation of Living Kidney Donors ............... 36
Policy 14.4.C: Additional Requirements for the Medical Evaluation of Living Liver Donors .................. 37
Policy 14.5: Living Donor Blood Type Determination and Reporting .................................................. 38
Policy 14.5.A: Living Donor Blood Type Determination ..................................................................... 39
Policy 14.5.B: Living Donor Blood Subtype Determination................................................................. 39
Policy 14.5.C: Reporting of Living Donor Blood Type and Subtype .................................................... 39
Policy 14.7: Living Donor Pre-Recovery Verification ......................................................................... 40
Policy 15.1: Patient Safety Contact .................................................................................................. 41
Policy 15.3: Informed Consent of Transmissible Disease Risk........................................................... 41
Policy 15.4.A: Host OPO Requirements for Reporting Post-Procurement Donor Results and Discovery of
Potential Disease Transmissions ..................................................................................................... 41
Policy 16.5: Verification of Information before Shipping ..................................................................... 42
Policy 16.6.A: Deceased Donor Vessel Recovery and Transplant Use .............................................. 42
Policy 16.6.B: Vessel Storage .......................................................................................................... 43
Policy 18.1: Data Submission Requirements .................................................................................... 44
Policy 18.5.A: Reporting Requirements after Living Kidney Donation................................................. 45
Policy 18.5.B: Reporting Requirements after Living Liver Donation.................................................... 46
Bylaws Appendix B.1: OPO Compliance .......................................................................................... 47
Bylaws Appendix B.2: OPO Performance Requirements................................................................... 48
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Bylaws Appendix B.3: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Requirement ....... 49
Bylaws Appendix B.5: OPO Personnel ............................................................................................. 49
Bylaws Appendix C.5: Changes in Key Laboratory Personnel ........................................................... 50
Bylaws Appendix C.6.D: Regulatory Adverse Actions ....................................................................... 51
Bylaws Appendix D.1: Transplant Hospital Compliance .................................................................... 52
Bylaws Appendix D.3: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) Requirement ....... 52
Bylaws Appendix D.6: Transplant Program Key Personnel ............................................................... 53
Bylaws Appendix D.6.B: Surgeon and Physician Coverage (Program Coverage Plan) ....................... 53
Bylaws Appendix D.7: Changes in Key Transplant Program Personnel ............................................. 54
Bylaws Appendix D.7.D: Reinstatement of Previously Designated Primary Surgeon or Primary Physician
...................................................................................................................................................... 55
Bylaws Appendix D.10: Review of Transplant Program Functional Activity ........................................ 56
Bylaws Appendix D.11.A: Transplant Program Performance ............................................................. 57
Bylaws Appendix D.11.B: Patient Notification Requirements for Waiting List Inactivation.................... 58
Bylaws Appendix F.6.E: Conditional Program Approval Status .......................................................... 59
Bylaws Appendix K.1.A: Program Component Cessation .................................................................. 60
Bylaws Appendix K.3.A: Notice to the OPTN Contractor of Long-term Inactive Status ........................ 60
Bylaws Appendix K.3.B: Notice to the Patients of Long-term Inactive Status ...................................... 61
Bylaws Appendix K.4.A: Notice to the OPTN Contractor ................................................................... 62
Bylaws Appendix K.4.B: Notice to the Patients ................................................................................. 62
Bylaws Appendix K.5: Transition Plan during Long-term Inactivity, Termination, or Withdrawal........... 63
Bylaws Appendix K.6: Transferred Candidates Waiting Time ............................................................ 64
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OPTN Member Evaluation Plan Introduction
OPTN members agree to comply with OPTN obligations, which are set forth in the National Organ Transplant
Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 273 et seq., the OPTN Final Rule, 42 CFR Part 121, OPTN bylaws, and OPTN
policies. The OPTN Member Evaluation Plan is provided as guidance for members on how UNOS, as the
OPTN contractor, conducts its routine reviews and evaluations of members for compliance with OPTN
obligations.
Members are expected to comply with all obligations, regardless of whether an obligation is specifically
described in the OPTN Member Evaluation Plan as one that is routinely monitored. Reports of non-
compliance with any OPTN obligation will be investigated by UNOS.
Routine review and evaluation activities performed by UNOS include:
1. Reviewing applications submitted for OPTN membership and designation as an organ-specific
transplant program and/or living donor recovery hospital
2. Reviewing applications for mandatory key personnel for maintenance of organ-specific transplant
program and/or living donor recovery hospital designation
3. Monitoring member actions associated with transplant program inactivation or re-activation, and
requests for withdrawal from the OPTN
4. Monitoring member transplant program and OPO performance-related data including graft and patient
survival rates, organ procurement rates and transplant rates
5. On-site surveys of individual member compliance with OPTN obligations
6. Reviewing all deceased donor match runs that result in a transplanted organ to ensure that allocation
was carried out according to OPTN policy, and investigating potential policy violations, including when:
a. An organ is accepted for one candidate, but another candidate is transplanted
b. Candidates on a match run are skipped or bypassed in order to allocate the organ to a candidate
further down the match run
c. An organ is transplanted into an individual who did not appear on the match run
d. An organ is exported to a foreign country prior to exhausting the match run
e. A 0-ABDR mismatch kidney is not offered to the appropriate number of 0-ABDR mismatch
candidates prior to allocating to non-0-ABDR mismatch candidates
f. Double kidneys are allocated from a donor who did not meet double kidney criteria
g. An organ is allocated from a match run using a negative or pending hepatitis B or hepatitis C (or
CMV for intestine) test result that is later reported as positive
7. Investigating issues reported to UNOS or discovered during routine reviews of OPTN members,
including:
a. Potential patient safety events
b. Potential donor-derived disease transmission events
c. Living donor adverse events
d. Vessels recovered from a living donor or a donor positive for hepatitis B or hepatitis C that were
transplanted into someone other than the recipient of that donors organ
e. Complaints
f. Reports or allegations of potential member noncompliance with OPTN obligations
For more information on OPTN member requirements and obligations, see:
National Organ Transplant Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 273 et seq.
OPTN Final Rule, 42 CFR Part 121
Article I: Membership of the OPTN bylaws
Appendix D of the OPTN bylaws
Appendix L of the OPTN bylaws
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Policy 2.2: OPO Responsibilities
Effective Date: 2/1/2014
At OPOs, site surveyors will:

Review a sample of deceased donor records for the following documentation:
An authorization to donate
Reasons for excluding any donors from the eligible death definition
Declaration of death note, including
o Date and time of pronouncement of death
o Signature(s) of the person(s) required under the relevant state's laws
Serum archival noted in the donor chart
Review a sample of deceased donor records to verify that data reported through UNet is consistent with
source documentation, including:
HLA typing
Infectious disease test results
OPOs will provide:

The requested sample of deceased donor medical records
Policy 2.3: Evaluating and Screening Potential Deceased Donors


That the OPO reviewed the donor's medical record
That the OPO completed a physical exam including vital signs
That the OPO attempted to obtain the donor's medical and behavioral history
OPOs will provide:

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Policy 2.4: Deceased Donor Medical and Behavioral History

Any evidence in the medical social history that the donor was exposed to or received HPDGH
o If the donor was exposed to or received HPDGH, that this was communicated to the receiving
transplant programs
The donor was screened for increased risk for disease transmission
Whether or not the donor was defined by the OPO as increased risk
If defined as increased risk, that this information was communicated to all receiving transplant
programs
OPOs will provide:

Policy 2.5: Hemodilution Assessment


The calculations used to determine hemodilution
Any transfusions of blood products or other intravenous fluids provided to the donor
The date and time of the blood draw for the blood used for the serological screening tests
The date and time of the blood draw used to determine hemodilution
If the donor samples are hemodiluted:
o That the donor was designated as increased risk in UNet
o That the following were communicated to the accepting transplant programs:
Any screening results from the hemodiluted specimens
The tests completed on the hemodiluted specimens
The hemodilution calculation used for the hemodiluted specimens, if requested
OPOs will provide:

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Policy 2.6: Deceased Donor Blood Type Determination and Reporting

Review the OPOs internal policies, procedures and/or protocols to verify that they include a description of the
process for:
Verification that the two individuals performing blood type reporting each consulted source documents
from two blood type tests
If subtype of non-A1 or non-A1B is reported:
o Verification that two individuals separately reported the donors blood subtype to the OPTN
Contractor
o Verification that both individuals consulted source documents from two blood type tests
OPOs will provide:

The OPO's internal policies, procedures and protocols for the management of deceased donors
Additional Guidance:
A hospital's electronic medical record (EMR) can be a source document for lab results when the performing
lab's results are directly uploaded into the EMR.
Policy 2.6.B: Deceased Donor Blood Subtype Determination


Review the OPO's internal policies, procedures, and/or protocols and interview staff to verify that they have
and follow a process that includes:
Reporting subtype only when:
o There are identical results for two separate blood subtyping tests
o Tests were completed on two separate blood samples
o The draw times for the samples used for the two tests are at different times
o Samples used were pre-red blood cell transfusion
Documenting the reason when subtyping cannot be completed on A donors
Review a sample of deceased donor records when subtype is reported, to verify that:
There are identical results for two separate blood subtyping tests
Tests were completed on two separate blood samples
The draw times for the samples used for the two tests are at different times
Samples used were pre-red blood cell transfusion
OPOs will provide:

Access to relevant staff who can answer interview questions
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Policy 2.8: Required Deceased Donor General Risk Assessment

Review a sample of deceased donor records for documentation that there are results or other evidence that
the following were performed:
Arterial blood gas (ABG)
Chest x-ray
Urinalysis within 24 hours before cross clamp
OPOs will provide:

Policy 2.9: Required Deceased Donor Infectious Disease Testing


Review a sample of deceased donor records for documentation of results or other evidence that the following
were performed and that results reported through UNet are consistent with source documentation:
Blood and urine cultures
Infectious disease testing for all deceased donors:
o HIV testing using either:
HIV antibody (anti-HIV) donor screening test
HIV antigen/antibody (Ag/Ab) combination test
o Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) screening test
o Hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) screening test
o Hepatitis C antibody screening test (anti-HCV)
o Hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA) screening or diagnostic nucleic acid test (NAT)
o Cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody (anti-CMV) screening or diagnostic test
o Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) antibody (anti-EBV) screening or diagnostic test
o Syphilis screening or diagnostic test
o Toxoplasma Immunoglobulin (IgG) antibody test
Additional infectious disease testing for any deceased donor identified as increased risk according to
the U.S. PHS Guideline criteria (except donors whose only increased risk factor is receiving
hemodialysis within the preceding 12 months) using either:
o HIV RNA by NAT
o HIV Ag/Ab combination test
OPOs will provide:

Additional Resources:
FDA-approved screening and diagnostic tests: http://tinyurl.com/FDA-SCREENING
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Policy 2.11.B: Required Information for Deceased Liver Donors

Review a sample of deceased liver donor records for documentation of:
Results or other evidence that direct bilirubin was performed
Results or other evidence that total bilirubin was performed
OPOs will provide:

Policy 2.11.C: Required Information for Deceased Heart Donors


Review a sample of deceased heart donor records for documentation of:
Results or other evidence that a cardiology consult or echocardiogram was performed
OPOs will provide:

Policy 2.11.D: Required Information for Deceased Lung Donors


Review a sample of deceased lung donor records for documentation of:
A sputum gram stain
OPOs will provide:

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Policy 2.11.E: Required Information for Deceased Pancreas Donors

Review a sample of deceased pancreas donor records for documentation of:
Serum amylase
Serum lipase
OPOs will provide:

Policy 2.13: Post Procurement Follow Up and Reporting


Review the OPOs internal policies, procedures, and/or protocols to verify that they include a description of the
process for:
Obtaining deceased donor test results and reporting them to the OPTN Contractor
Reporting positive test results and relevant information to receiving transplant programs and, when
required, to the OPTN Improving Patient Safety Portal
OPOs will provide:

The OPOs internal policies, procedures, and protocols for the management of deceased donors
Policy 2.14: Deceased Donor Management


Fluid intake and output were monitored by the OPO
OPOs will provide:

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Policy 2.15.B: Pre-Recovery Verification

A verification for each organ containing:
o Donor ID
o Organ
o Organ laterality (if applicable)
o Donor blood type
Review the OPO's internal policies, procedures, and/or protocols and interview staff to verify that they have
Definition of qualified healthcare professionals to perform the pre-recovery verification
Verification of:
o Donor ID
o Organ
o Donor blood type
o Donor blood subtype (if used for allocation)
Verification of the following when the recipient is known prior to recovery:
o Intended recipient unique identifier
o Intended recipient blood type
o Donor and intended recipient are blood type compatible or intended incompatible
Documenting that the verification was completed according to OPTN and OPO policies
OPOs will provide:

Policy 2.15.C: Organ Procurement Procedures


All flush solutions and additives
All flush solution and additive lot numbers
OPOs will provide:

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Policy 3.2: Notifying Patients of Their Options
At transplant hospitals, site surveyors will:

Review a sample of medical records, and any material incorporated into the medical record by reference, for
documentation that:
The transplant recipient was notified that he or she could register at more than one transplant hospital
This information was provided prior to registration
Transplant hospitals will provide:

The requested sample of medical records
Policy 3.3: Candidate Blood Type Determination and Reporting before

Waiting List Registration

Review the hospital's internal policies, procedures, and/or protocols and interview staff to verify that they have
and follow a written protocol for:
Testing two candidate blood samples before waiting list registration that:
o Are drawn on separate occasions
o Have separate collection times
o Are submitted as separate samples
o Indicate the same blood type
Reporting candidate blood type:
o By two qualified healthcare professionals
o Using all blood type determination source documents

The transplant hospital's internal policies, procedures and protocols for the care of candidates and recipients
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Policy 3.4.D: Candidate Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Requirements

documentation that data reported through UNet is consistent with source documentation, including:
HLA information for candidates registered for a kidney

Policy 3.5: Patient Notification


documentation that:
Notification of listing letters meet the following requirements:
o Letter sent within 10 business days of listing
o Accurate date of listing in the letter
o Reference to the OPTN Contractor's Patient Information Letter
Notification of removal letters meet the following requirements:
o Letter sent within 10 business days of removal from the waiting list
o Reference to the OPTN Contractor's Patient Information Letter

Patient Information Letter: http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/resources/informing-patients
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Policy 3.6.C: Individual Waiting Time Transfers

documentation that:
The transplant hospital notified the candidate within 10 days after receiving notification from the OPTN
Contractor that the candidate's waiting time has been transferred to the hospital

Policy 3.9: Removing Candidates from the Waiting List


If the candidate was transplanted, that the date of first anastomosis was no more than one day before
the transplant recipient was removed from the waiting list
If the candidate was removed for death, that the date of knowledge of death was no more than one day
before the transplant candidate was removed from the waiting list

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Policy 5.3.C: Informed Consent for Kidneys Based on KDPI Greater than
85%

documentation that:
Kidney-alone transplant recipients who received a kidney with a Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI)
score greater than 85% gave written informed consent to receive offers for kidneys with a KDPI score
greater than 85%
Multi-organ transplant recipients whose transplant included a kidney with a KDPI score greater than
85% gave written informed consent to receive the kidney before it was transplanted

Additional consent is not required to receive offers of kidneys with a KDPI greater than 85% for candidates who
were registered on the kidney waiting list before December 4, 2014 and were consented to receive an ECD
kidney
Policy 5.7: Organ Check-In


Organ check-in including the following elements:
o Timing:
Upon arrival
Before opening external container
o Checking:
Donor ID
Organ type
Organ laterality
o Notifying OPO within 1 hour if it is not an expected organ

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Policy 5.8: Pre-Transplant Verification

Pre-transplant verification prior to organ receipt that includes:
o Participation by two licensed healthcare professionals
o Timing of the pre-transplant verification
Recipient in OR
Either before induction of general anesthesia or before incision if the recipient is already
under continuous sedation
o Verification of expected donor:
Donor ID
Organ
Lung laterality (if applicable)
Blood type
Blood subtype (if used for allocation)
o Verification of recipient
Unique identifier
Blood type
o Verification that the donor and intended recipient are blood type compatible or intended
incompatible
o Sources used for verification
o Documenting that the verifications were completed according to OPTN and hospital policies
Pre-transplant verification upon organ receipt that includes:
o Participation by the transplant surgeon and another licensed health care professional
o Timing of the pre-transplant verification
Organ and recipient are in OR
Before anastomosis of the first organ
o Verification of donor:
Donor ID
Organ
Organ laterality (if applicable)
Blood type
Blood subtype (if used for allocation)
o Verification of recipient
Unique ID
Blood type
o Verification that the donor and intended recipient are blood type compatible or intended
incompatible
o Verification that the correct donor organ has been identified for the correct recipient
o Sources used for verification
o Documenting that the verifications were completed according to OPTN and hospital policies

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For purposes of this policy, a living donor organ is not considered "received" until it has been recovered.
Policy 5.8.B: Pre-Transplant Verification upon Organ Receipt


documentation that:
The following were verified between organ arrival and anastomosis:
o Organ
o Laterality (if applicable)
o Donor blood type
o Recipient blood type
o Donor ID
o Recipient unique identifier
The following are documented:
o Organ arrival time or documentation showing organ present at time of verification
o Verification time
o Anastomosis time or documentation showing verification occurred prior to anastomosis

For purposes of this policy, a living donor organ is not considered "received" until it has been recovered.
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Policy 6.1.A: Adult Heart Status 1A Requirements

All information reported on the adult Status 1A justification form including any of the following listing
criteria that are reported:
o Assistance with mechanical circulatory support
o Assistance with mechanical circulatory support with device-related complications
o Assistance with continuous mechanical ventilation
o Continuous hemodynamic monitoring and daily dosages of the following meet minimums for:
Dobutamine
Dopamine
Milrinone
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
o Exception

Policy 6.1.D: Pediatric Heart Status 1A Requirements


Any of the criteria selected on the pediatric status 1A justification form:
o Evidence of admission to the hospital that registered the candidate on each day registered at
status 1A, plus at least one of the following:
Administration of continuous mechanical ventilation on each day registered at status 1A
Assistance of an intra-aortic balloon pump on each day registered at status 1A
Ductal dependent pulmonary or systemic circulation, with ductal patency maintained by
stent or prostaglandin infusion
Infusion of a qualifying high-dose IV inotrope or multiple qualifying IV inotropes on each
day registered at status 1A, plus a qualifying congenital heart disease diagnosis
o Assistance of a mechanical circulatory support device
All information reported in the narrative field of the pediatric status 1A justification form, including forms
submitted for status 1A exceptions

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Policy 6.2: Status Updates

That a candidate's listing status or criteria used to justify the current listing status are updated in UNet
within 24 hours of a change in the candidate's medical condition to accurately reflect the change in
condition

Policy 8.4.A: Waiting Time for Candidates Registered at Age 18 Years or

Older

Creatinine clearance less than or equal to 20 mL/min
GFR less than or equal to 20 mL/min
Start date of regularly administered dialysis for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

A hospital may use discretion in defining the start date of regularly administered dialysis for ESRD as long as
there is documentation (i.e., 2728 form, physician's note, dialysis center documentation) of the date entered.
The dialysis start date from the CMS database, if displayed in UNet, may be used as documentation
supporting the start date of regularly administered dialysis for ESRD entered by the hospital. The hospital is
not required to print out the information from UNet.
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Policy 8.4.B: Waiting Time for Candidates Registered prior to Age 18


Policy 8.5.A: Candidate Classifications


documentation that data reported through UNet for candidates with an Expected Post-Transplant Survival
(EPTS) in the top 20% is consistent with source documentation, including:
Date of birth
Diabetes status
Number of prior solid organ transplants

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Policy 8.5.D: Allocation of Kidneys by Blood Type

documentation that:
Kidney transplant recipients with blood type B who received a kidney from a donor with blood type A,
non-A1 or blood type AB, non-A1B provided written informed consent to accept a kidney from a donor
with these blood types
Review a sample of medical records, any material incorporated into the medical record by reference, and the
transplant program's written policy regarding its titer threshold for transplanting blood type A, non-A1 and blood
type AB, non-A1B kidneys into candidates with blood type B to verify that:
When the program confirmed a candidate's eligibility in UNet, the candidate's most recent titer results
met the threshold established in the transplant program's internal policy

Policy 8.5.F: Highly Sensitized Candidates


documentation that:
For candidates receiving priority based on a Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (CPRA) score of 99%
or 100%:
o The transplant program's HLA laboratory director and the candidate's transplant physician or
surgeon has signed a written approval of the candidate's unacceptable antigens
o The written approval was provided before the UNet entry of the approvers' names

The written approval in the candidate's medical record must occur on the same date or on an earlier date than
the approval is documented in UNet.
Written approval may be in the form of a physical or electronic signature. The hospital's internal policies
regarding requirements for electronic signatures apply. Entry in UNet does not qualify as an electronic
signature.
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Policy 9.1.A: Adult Status 1A Requirements

Qualifying criteria reported on the status 1A justification form for:
Fulminant liver failure
Anhepatic
Primary non-function
Hepatic Arterial Thrombosis
Acute decompensated Wilson's disease
Special case - information included in the Status 1A application narrative

Policy 9.1.B: Pediatric Status 1A Requirements


Qualifying criteria for:
Fulminant liver failure
Primary non-function
Hepatic Arterial Thrombosis
Acute decompensated Wilson's disease
Special case - information included in the Status 1A application narrative

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Policy 9.1.C: Pediatric Status 1B Requirements

documentation that data reported through UNet is consistent with source documentation, including any of the
following information if it is submitted on a liver candidate's application for status 1B:
Qualifying criteria for:
Non-metastatic hepatoblastoma
Urea cycle defect or organic acidemia
Chronic liver disease

Policy 9.2: Status and Laboratory Values Update Schedule


The following lab results that affect the MELD score:
o Creatinine
o Serum sodium
o Bilirubin
o INR
o 24 hours of CVVHD or dialysis twice in the week prior to modification date (if applicable)
The following lab results that affect the PELD score:
o Albumin
o Bilirubin
o INR
o Growth failure variables (height, weight, gender)
o 24 hours of CVVHD or dialysis twice in the week prior to modification date (if applicable)
That all lab results listed above were the most recent available at the time they were entered into
UNet

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Policy 9.3.C: Specific MELD/PELD Exceptions

Diagnosis and narrative content reported on the MELD or PELD exception application

Policy 9.3.F: Candidates with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)


The following information on the initial exception application:
o Lesion numbers and sizes
o Lesion characteristics (if applicable)
Increased contrast enhancement on late hepatic arterial image
Washout on portal venous/delayed phase
Peripheral rim enhancement on delayed phase
Growth by 50% or more documented on serial MRI or CT obtained < 6 months apart
o Alpha-fetoprotein level
o Assessment/ablative therapies (if applicable)
o Extrahepatic spread documentation
o Original/presenting tumor evaluation
o Narrative information (if applicable)
The following information on subsequent exception extension applications:
o Lesion numbers and sizes
o Alpha-fetoprotein level
o Previously reported loco-regional treatments (if applicable)
o Newer loco-regional treatments (if applicable)
o Tumor resections since the initial application (if applicable)
o Narrative information (if applicable)

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Policy 9.3.G: MELD/PELD Score Exception Extensions

Diagnosis and narrative content reported on the MELD or PELD exception application

Policy 10.1.F: The LAS Calculation


All variables that can affect the LAS:
o Date of birth
o Height
o Weight
o Diagnosis
o Functional status
o Diabetes status
o Assisted ventilation status
o Oxygen status
o Oxygen rate
o Forced vital capacity (FVC)
o 6 minute walk distance
o Pulmonary artery systolic pressure
o Cardiac index (CI)
o Central venous pressure (CVP)
o PCO2
o PCO2 type
o Serum creatinine
o Total bilirubin

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Policy 10.1.G: Reporting Additional Data for Candidates with an LAS of 50
or Higher

Variables reported within 14 days of a candidate's LAS becoming 50 or higher:
o Assisted ventilation status
o Oxygen rate
o Oxygen status
o Current PCO2
o PCO2 type
results or other evidence that the following were performed:
Assessment and reporting of these variables every 14 days while a candidate's LAS remains 50 or
higher

A transplant program is only required to report an updated PCO2 type and value if the test was performed
within the previous 14 days.
Policy 10.2.B: Lung Candidates with Exceptional Cases


Data reported on the LRB exception application

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Policy 11.3.B: Kidney-Pancreas Waiting Time Criteria for Candidates At
Least 18 Years Old

Kidney criteria
o Creatinine clearance less than or equal to 20 mL/min
o GFR less than or equal to 20 mL/min
o Start date of regularly administered dialysis for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
Pancreas criteria
o On insulin
o C-peptide value
o Height used for BMI calculation (if C-peptide value is greater than 2)
o Weight used for BMI calcuation (if C-peptide value is greater than 2)

Policy 13.2: Potential KPD Donor Requirements for Participation

At Living Donor recovery hospitals, site surveyors will:

Review a sample of KPD donor medical records, and any material incorporated into the medical record by
reference, to verify that data reported through UNet is consistent with source documentation, including:
The donor's date of birth
Recovery hospitals will provide:

The requested sample of living donor records
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Policy 13.11: Transportation of Kidneys

Review a sample of KPD donor medical records, and any material incorporated into the medical record by
reference, for documentation of a plan detailing:
The location where the recovered kidney will be picked up for transport to the recipient hospital
The name and telephone number of every person or company who will package and label the kidney
The date and time that the plan was documented
o This must be before the potential donor entered the operating room for the kidney recovery
surgery

Policy 14.1.A: Living Donor Psychosocial Evaluation Requirements


Review a sample of living donor medical records, and any material incorporated into the medical record by
reference, for documentation that the donor psychosocial evaluation was completed and addressed the
following:
Psychosocial issues that might complicate the living donor's recovery
Risks for poor psychosocial outcome
Behaviors that may increase risk for disease transmission as defined by the U.S. PHS Guideline
The living donor's history of smoking, alcohol, and drug use, abuse, and dependency
Factors that warrant educational or therapeutic intervention prior to the final donation decision
The living donor's understanding of the short and long-term medical and psychosocial risks for both the
living donor and recipient
Whether the decision to donate is free of inducement, coercion, and other undue pressure
The living donor's ability to make an informed decision
The living donor's ability to cope with the major surgery and related stress
Whether the donor has a realistic plan for donation and recovery, with social, emotional and financial
support available as recommended
The living donor's occupation, employment status, health insurance status, living arrangements, and
social support
The living donor's understanding of the potential financial implications of living donation
Interview relevant staff, and substantiate the information obtained in the interview through review of internal
policies, procedures and/or protocols; a sample of living donor medical records; or any material incorporated
into the medical record by reference to obtain evidence that the hospital's standard practice is:
That the person performing psychosocial evaluations of living donors is someone with the role/title of
psychiatrist, psychologist, masters-prepared social worker, or licensed clinical social worker
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The recovery hospital's internal policies, procedures and protocols for the care of living donors
Evidence as needed to verify compliance
Policy 14.2.A: ILDA Requirements for Living Donor Recovery Hospitals


To designate a key ILDA contact for each living kidney or living liver donor
That the ILDA is not involved with the recipient evaluation
That the ILDA is independent of the decision to transplant the recipient
That the ILDA discusses with each donor, the:
o Informed consent process
o Evaluation process
o Surgical procedure
o Medical and psychosocial risks
o Follow-up requirements and the benefit and need for participating in follow-up

Site surveyors will examine the hospital's internal policies, procedures and/or protocols to verify the presence
of a process by which the hospital ensures that the assigned ILDA for a given potential living donor patient is
not involved in the evaluation of the associated transplant candidate, and is not involved in the decision to
proceed to transplantation or approve the transplant candidate for transplantation.
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Policy 14.2.B: ILDA Protocols for Living Donor Recovery Hospitals

Review the hospitals internal policies, procedures and/or protocols to verify that the hospital has developed
and implemented written protocols that address:
Composition of the ILDA team, if a team is used
Qualifications and training of the ILDA
Duties and responsibilities of the ILDA
Grievance process for the ILDA

Policy 14.3: Informed Consent Requirements


reference, for a document signed by the living donor confirming that the donor:
Is willing to donate
Is free from inducement or coercion
Has been informed that he/she may decline to donate at any time
reference, for documentation that:
The donor was offered an opportunity to discontinue the donor consent or evaluation process in a way
that is protected and confidential
An ILDA was available to assist the donor during the consent process
To provide information to donors in a language in which the donor is able to engage in a meaningful
dialogue with the recovery program staff
reference, for documentation that the recovery hospital provided information or disclosure to the donor stating
that:
The recovery hospital will take all reasonable precautions to provide confidentiality for both:
o The donor
o The recipient
It is a federal crime for any person to knowingly acquire, obtain, or otherwise transfer any human organ
for anything of value
That the hospital must (or will) provide an ILDA
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A deceased donor organ might become available for the recipient before the donor evaluation is
completed or the living donor transplant occurs
Any transplant candidate might have risk factors for increased morbidity or mortality that are not
disclosed to the donor
The health information obtained during the evaluation will be subject to the same regulations as all
medical records
The medical evaluation could reveal conditions that must be reported to local, state or federal public
health authorities
The recovery hospital is required to report living donor follow-up information at six months, one year,
and two years post-donation
Any infectious disease or malignancy pertinent to acute recipient care discovered during the first two
years of the donor's post-operative follow-up care:
o May need to be reported to local, state or federal public health authorities
o Will be disclosed to their recipients transplant center
o Will be reported through the OPTN Improving Patient Safety Portal
The donor will receive a medical evaluation
The donor will receive a psychosocial evaluation
The hospital may refuse the donor
The following are inherent risks associated with evaluation for living donation:
o Allergic reactions to contrast
o Discovery of reportable infections
o Discovery of serious medical conditions
o Discovery of adverse genetic findings
o Discovery of abnormalities that may require additional testing at the donor's expense or create
the need for unexpected decisions by the transplant team
reference, for documentation that the recovery hospital provided information or disclosure to the donor
addressing the risk of the following:
Death
Scars, hernia, wound infection, blood clots, pneumonia, nerve injury, pain, fatigue, and other
consequences typical of any surgical procedure
Abdominal symptoms such as bloating, nausea, and bowel obstruction
The morbidity and mortality of the donor may be impacted by obesity, hypertension, or other donor-
specific pre-existing conditions
Problems with body image
Post-surgery depression or anxiety
Feelings of emotional distress or grief if the transplant recipient experiences any recurrent disease or if
the recipient dies
Changes to the donor's lifestyle from donation
Personal expenses of travel, housing, child care costs, and lost wages related to donation might not be
reimbursed
Need for life-long follow-up at the donor's expense
Loss of employment or income
Negative impact on the ability to obtain future employment
Negative impact on the ability to obtain, maintain, or afford health, disability, and life insurance
Future health problems experienced by living donors following donation may not be covered by the
recipient's insurance
Risks may be temporary or permanent
Risks may include those listed, but are not limited to those listed
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reference, for documentation that the recovery hospital provided the following information to the donor
regarding outcome and survival data:
When the recipient transplant hospital is known (or is the same as the recovery hospital):
o SRTR's national 1-year patient and transplanted organ survival rates for the organ being
transplanted
o SRTR's most recent hospital-specific 1-year patient and transplanted organ survival rates for the
recipient's transplant hospital for the organ being transplanted
reference, for documentation that the recovery hospital provided additional information or disclosure specific to
the living kidney donor regarding:
Education about expected post-donation kidney function and the potential impact on chronic kidney
disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on the living kidney donor in the future, including:
o On average, donors may have a 25-35% permanent loss of kidney function after donation
o Baseline risk of ESRD for living kidney donors does not exceed that of members of the general
population with the same demographic profile
o Living donor risks must be interpreted in light of the known epidemiology of both CKD and
ESRD. When CKD or ESRD occurs, CKD generally develops in mid-life (40-50 years old) and
ESRD generally develops after age 60
o The medical evaluation of a young donor cannot predict lifetime risk of CKD or ESRD
o Living donors may be at a higher risk for CKD if they sustain damage to the remaining kidney
o The development of CKD and subsequent progression to ESRD may be more rapid with only
one kidney
o Dialysis is required if the donor develops ESRD
o Current practice is to prioritize prior living kidney donors who become kidney transplant
candidates according to OPTN policy
Potential medical or surgical risks
o Decreased kidney function
o Kidney failure and the need for dialysis or kidney transplant for the donor
o Risks may be temporary or permanent
o Risks may include those listed, but are not limited to those listed
reference, for documentation that the recovery hospital provided additional information or disclosure specific to
the living liver donor regarding:
Potential medical or surgical risks
o Acute liver failure with need for liver transplant
o Transient liver dysfunction with recovery
o Risk of red cell transfusions or other blood product transfusions
o Biliary complications, including leak or stricture, that may require additional intervention
o Post-donation laboratory tests may result in abnormal or false positive results that may trigger
additional tests that have associated risks
Living liver donor recipient outcome and survival data when the recipient transplant hospital is known
(or is the same as the recovery hospital):
o SRTR's most recent hospital-specific 1-year living donor recipient survival and living donor graft
survival rates for the recipient's transplant hospital
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Policy 14.4.A: Living Donor Medical Evaluation Requirements


reference, for documentation that the donor medical evaluation was completed.
That the medical evaluation of the living donor performed at the recovery hospital is reviewed by a
physician or surgeon
reference, for documentation that an evaluation of the donor included assessment of:
Personal history of:
o Hypertension
o Diabetes
o Lung disease
o Heart disease
o Gastrointestinal disease
o Autoimmune disease
o Neurologic disease
o Genitourinary disease
o Hematologic disorders
o Bleeding or clotting disorders
o Cancer, including melanoma
History of infections
The donor's active and past medications
The donor's allergies
Coronary artery disease
Whether the donor has a family history of:
o Coronary artery disease
o Cancer
Occupation
Employment status
Health insurance status
Living arrangements
Social support
Smoking, alcohol and drug use/abuse
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Psychiatric illness
Depression
Suicide attempts
Increased risk behavior as defined by the U.S. PHS Guideline
reference, for documentation that there are results for:
Height
Weight
BMI
Vital signs
A review of major organ systems
Complete Blood Count (CBC) with platelet count
Blood type (and subtype if tested)
Prothrombin Time (PT) or International Normalized Ratio (INR)
Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
Metabolic testing, including:
o Electrolytes
o BUN
o Creatinine
o Albumin
o Calcium
o Phosphorus
HCG quantitative pregnancy test (for premenopausal women without surgical sterilization)
Chest X-ray
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
CMV (Cytomegalovirus) antibody testing
EBV (Epstein Barr Virus) antibody testing
Syphilis testing
Infectious disease testing performed no earlier than 28 days before organ recovery:
o HIV antibody (anti-HIV) testing or HIV antigen/antibody (Ag/Ab) combination test
o Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) testing
o Hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) testing
o Hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) testing
o Hepatitis C ribonucleic acid (RNA) by nucleic acid test (NAT)
Additional infectious disease testing for any living donor identified as increased risk according to the
U.S. PHS Guideline criteria (except donors whose only increased risk factor is receiving hemodialysis
within the preceding 12 months) using either:
o HIV RNA by NAT
o HIV Ag/Ab combination test
Identifying and testing donors at risk for transmissible seasonal or geographically defined endemic
disease
Cancer screening for:
o Cervical cancer
o Breast cancer
o Prostate cancer
o Colon cancer
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o Lung cancer

Policy 14.4.B: Additional Requirements for the Medical Evaluation of Living

Kidney Donors

A kidney-specific personal history including:
o Genetic renal diseases
o Kidney disease
o Proteinuria
o Hematuria
o Kidney injury
o Diabetes, including gestational diabetes
o Nephrolithiasis
o Recurrent urinary tract infections
o Kidney disease
o Diabetes
o Hypertension
o Kidney cancer
The donor's anatomy, including:
o Whether kidneys are of equal size
o Whether kidneys have masses, cysts, stones or other anatomical defects
o Which kidney is more suitable for transplantation
Blood pressure measured in one of the following ways:
o Taken on two occasions
o 24-hour monitoring
o Overnight monitoring
Metabolic testing, including:
o Fasting blood glucose
o Fasting lipid profile, including:
Cholesterol
Triglycerides
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HDL Cholesterol
LDL Cholesterol
o Glucose tolerance test or glycosylated hemoglobin, if indicated (in first degree relatives of
diabetics and in high risk individuals)
Urinalysis or urine microscopy
Measurement of urinary protein and albumin excretion
Measurement of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by isotopic methods or a creatinine clearance
calculated from a 24-hour urine collection
24-hour urine stone panel (if indicated according to policy)
PKD screening

Policy 14.4.C: Additional Requirements for the Medical Evaluation of Living

Liver Donors

o Liver diseases
o Bleeding or clotting disorders
The donors anatomy via radiological assessment, including:
o Assessment of projected graft volume
o Donors remnant volume
o Vascular anatomy
o Presence of steatosis
Hepatic function panel
Ceruloplasmin, if indicated (in donors with a family history of Wilsons disease)
Iron, iron binding capacity and ferritin
Alpha-1-antitrypsin level
o Phenotype for living donors with low alpha-1-antitrypsin levels
Hypercoagulable state evaluation
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Testing for genetic diseases
Screening for autoimmune disease
Pre-donation liver biopsy

Policy 14.5: Living Donor Blood Type Determination and Reporting


Testing two donor blood samples before generating the donor ID that:
o Are drawn on separate occasions
o Have separate collection times
o Are submitted as separate samples
o Indicate the same blood type
Reporting subtype only when:
o There are identical results for two separate blood subtyping tests
o Tests were completed on two separate blood samples
o The draw times for the samples used for the two tests are at different times
o Samples used were pre-red blood cell transfusion
Reporting candidate blood type:
o By two qualified healthcare professionals
o Using all blood type determination source documents

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Policy 14.5.A: Living Donor Blood Type Determination

The two tests returned identical results before the donor ID was generated

Policy 14.5.B: Living Donor Blood Subtype Determination


reference, when subtype is reported, to verify that:
There are identical results for the two separate subtyping tests

Policy 14.5.C: Reporting of Living Donor Blood Type and Subtype


The living donor's blood type (and subtype, if applicable)

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Policy 14.7: Living Donor Pre-Recovery Verification

Participation by the recovery surgeon and another licensed health care professional
Timing of verification:
o Before induction of general anesthesia
o On the day of the organ recovery
Verification of the donor:
o Donor ID
o Organ
o Donor blood type
o Donor blood subtype (if used for allocation)
Verification of the intended recipient:
o Unique identifier
o Blood type
Verification that the donor and intended recipient are blood type compatible or intended incompatible
Verification that the correct donor organ has been identified for the correct intended recipient
Documenting that the verifications were completed according to OPTN and hospital policies
The following were verified:
o Donor ID
o Organ
o Laterality
o Donor blood type
o Intended recipient blood type
o Intended recipient unique identifier
The verification took place:
o Before the induction of general anesthesia
o On the same date as the living donor recovery

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Policy 15.1: Patient Safety Contact

Reporting of post-recovery cultures relevant to potential transmission of disease or medical conditions
to all recipient transplant programs
OPOs will provide:

Policy 15.3: Informed Consent of Transmissible Disease Risk


documentation that:
The potential recipient gave consent when the organ offered met PHS increased risk criteria

Policy 15.4.A: Host OPO Requirements for Reporting Post-Procurement

Donor Results and Discovery of Potential Disease Transmissions

Evidence of follow-up on deceased donor test results post-procurement
Evidence that positive test results and other required relevant information received post-procurement
are reported to each recipient hospital via phone call or email within 24 hours of the OPO's receipt,
including:
o The date and time the OPO received the results
o The name of the individual at the recipient hospital who received the OPOs report
o The mode or method of the report (by either telephone or email)
Evidence that any results received post-procurement indicating malignancy or the presence of a
Pathogen of Special Interest are reported through the OPTN Improving Patient Safety Portal within 24
hours of the OPOs receipt of the results
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OPOs will provide:
Policy 16.5: Verification of Information before Shipping


Someone at the OPO, other than the individual who initially performed the labeling and documentation,
has verified the accuracy of each label
OPOs will provide:

Policy 16.6.A: Deceased Donor Vessel Recovery and Transplant Use


Interview staff members that have been designated to oversee the storage and use of vessels, to verify
knowledge that:
Vessels can only be used in implantation or modifications of organ transplants
Any vessels shared with another transplant hospital must be reported to the OPTN
Vessel disposition (including use and disposal) must be reported to the OPTN

All vessels shared between hospitals must be reported, even if they are not used.
The receiving transplant hospital is not required to report vessels as shared when it receives vessels directly
from the recovering OPO.
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Policy 16.6.B: Vessel Storage

Review the transplant hospitals internal policies, procedures and/or protocols and/or interview key clinical
personnel to verify that they address:
That vessels from a donor are not stored for later use if the donor is:
o HIV positive by antibody, antigen or nucleic acid test (NAT)
o Hepatitis C (HCV) antibody positive
o HCV NAT positive
o Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive
o Hepatitis B (HBV) NAT positive
Storage, monitoring, and disposing of vessels
Monitoring the temperature of the refrigerator where the vessels are stored
Destruction of vessels within 14 days after the recovery date
Notifying the OPTN of vessel disposition within 7 days after use, sharing, or discard
That a person has been designated to oversee the storage, monitoring, and disposal of vessels
Review temperature monitoring logs for the review period to verify that:
The temperature of the vessel storage refrigerator was maintained no lower than 2C or higher than
8C during the audit time frame
There were daily security and temperature checks
Visually inspect currently stored vessels to verify that:
The vessels are packaged and labeled as required by OPTN policy
Review compliance rates for:
Destruction of vessels within 14 days after recovery
Reporting vessel disposition within 7 days after use, sharing, or discard

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Policy 18.1: Data Submission Requirements

Review rates of compliance with submission dates for the following forms submitted to the OPTN within the
review timeframe:
Deceased Donor Registration (DDR)
Deceased Donor Feedback
Potential Transplant Recipient (PTR) refusal codes
OPOs will provide:


The date and time of the registration of the donor via UNet occurred before the date and time of the
start of the recovery
The following donor information is reported on the LDR:
o Donor ID
o Donor date of birth
o SSN
o ABO
o Serologies
o Height
o Weight
o Conversion from laparoscopic
o Organ recovery date
o Organ recovered
o Recipient name
o Recipient SSN
o Recovery facility
o Workup facility
o Discharge date
Review rates of compliance with submission dates for LDRs submitted to the OPTN within the review
timeframe.

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When calculating the due date for deceased donor feedback forms, the procurement date is defined as the
date the donor entered the operating room for purposes of organ recovery
Policy 18.5.A: Reporting Requirements after Living Kidney Donation


Presence of supporting documentation in the donor chart for answers to each of the following:
o Most recent donor status since [date of last follow-up form submission]
o Working for income
o Loss of insurance due to donation
Presence of supporting documentation in the donor chart when any of the following are answered on
the LDF:
o Cause of death
o If [not working for income], not working due to
o If [loss of insurance due to donation], loss of:
Health insurance
Life insurance
Presence of supporting documentation in the donor chart when any of the following are answered "yes"
on the living kidney donor LDF:
o Donor readmitted since last LDR or LDF form was submitted?
o Kidney complications
o Maintenance dialysis
o Donor developed hypertension requiring medication
o Diabetes
The lab values entered on the living kidney donor LDF for:
o Serum creatinine
o Urine protein or protein-creatinine ratio

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Policy 18.5.B: Reporting Requirements after Living Liver Donation

Presence of supporting documentation in the donor chart for answers to each of the following:
o Most recent donor status since [date of last follow-up form submission]
o Working for income
o Loss of insurance due to donation
Presence of supporting documentation in the donor chart when any of the following are answered on
the LDF:
o Cause of death
o If [not working for income], not working due to
o If [loss of insurance due to donation], loss of:
Health insurance
Life insurance
Presence of supporting documentation in the donor chart when any of the following are answered "yes"
on the living liver donor LDF:
o Donor readmitted since last LDR or LDF form was submitted?
o Liver complications, including:
Abscess
Bile leak
Hepatic resection
Incisional hernia due to donation surgery
Liver failure
Registration on the liver candidate waiting list
The lab values entered on the living liver donor LDF for:
o Alanine aminotransferase
o Alkaline phosphatase
o Platelet count
o Total bilirubin

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Bylaws Appendix B.1: OPO Compliance
How the OPTN contractor will evaluate member compliance with this bylaw:
The OPTN contractor will investigate and refer a member to the MPSC for review when:
The OPTN contractor learns of a final adverse action taken by a regulatory agency against an OPO
which was not reported to the OPTN contractor in writing as defined in the bylaws
OPOs must:
Notify the OPTN contractor when any regulatory agency takes action against the OPO. Notification must:
Be in writing
Be received by the OPTN contractor within 10 business days after the OPO receives notification of the
final adverse action
Include all documents relating to the final adverse action
Definitions:
Final adverse actions by an agency include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
Decertification by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Any action by a state licensing authority that affects the organization's ability to function
Any action by the state health department that affects the organization's ability to function
Loss of accreditation by the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO), American
Association of Tissue Banks (AATB), or Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
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Bylaws Appendix B.2: OPO Performance Requirements
An OPO meets or falls below all of the following thresholds for a single organ or all organs taken
together:
o Expected organ yield per 100 donors observed organ yield per 100 donors > 10
o Ratio of observed to expected yield < 0.90
o Twosided pvalue less than 0.05
An OPO is noncompliant with MPSC requests or fails to adopt and implement a plan for improvement
The MPSC will review blinded data derived from UNet to:
Identify whether observed organ yields fall below the expected yield, given individual OPO donor
characteristics
Evaluate overall (or aggregate) organ yield
Evaluate organ-specific yields
Staff will send inquiries on behalf of the MPSC:
When an OPO is identified as having experienced lower than expected yields during a specified 2.5
year cohort
That may include a request for continued reporting until observed organ yields improve
That may include a requirement for the OPO to promptly adopt and implement a plan for improvement
That may lead to consideration for adverse action, if the OPO does not comply
MPSC monitoring may include:
A request for continued reporting until observed organ yields improve
A requirement for the OPO to promptly adopt and implement a plan for improvement
OPOs must:
Cooperate with the performance review process if yields meet or fall below thresholds. This may include:
Responding to inquiries regarding performance
Complying with MPSC recommendations regarding performance
Participating in an informal discussion regarding a performance review
Participating in a peer visit to identify opportunities for improvement
Formulating a plan for quality improvement
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Bylaws Appendix B.3: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement
(QAPI) Requirement
Review of an OPOs QAPI program, including documentation that all elements of the program have
been implemented
This QAPI requirement will not be routinely monitored by the OPTN Contractor through site survey or other
means. The MPSC may request information about an OPO's QAPI program in instances where the MPSC has
a serious concern about the OPO's ability to independently improve and maintain compliance with OPTN
obligations, such as repeated violations of the same or similar policies or prolonged periods of
underperformance.
Bylaws Appendix B.5: OPO Personnel

A member fails to inform the OPTN contractor of a change in key personnel within 30 days of departure
A member fails to submit the replacement's name and curriculum vitae no less than 30 days before the
change will take effect
OPOs must:
Submit written notice immediately (and within 30 days) after learning that the OPO administrative director or
medical director plans to leave or otherwise change positions and no longer serve in one of these roles.
Written notice of a change in key personnel must include:
Name of new director
Status of appointment (interim or permanent)
Effective date of the change
A current curriculum vitae
Notify the OPTN contractor if it has not filled a vacant administrative or medical director position permanently
within six months. The notification must include the steps taken to fill the position and the timeline for
completing the hiring process.
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Bylaws Appendix C.5: Changes in Key Laboratory Personnel
A member fails to inform the OPTN contractor of a change in key personnel within seven business days
of laboratory knowledge of the departure or extended absence
A member fails to submit a completed personnel change application in the time and manner required
A member fails to submit an updated laboratory coverage plan in the time and manner required
Histocompatibility Laboratories must:

Notify the OPTN contractor in writing within seven business days of learning that the primary laboratory
director, technical supervisor, or clinical consultant plans to leave or end active participation in the laboratory.
Written notice of a change in key personnel must include:
The nature of the change
The effective date
If a change in laboratory director, indicate if the technical supervisor and clinical consultant roles also
changed
Confirmation that either ASHI or CAP (consulting subcontractors) have also been notified
Submit an updated laboratory coverage plan at least 30 days before the effective date of the change in key
personnel or coverage.
Submit a completed personnel change application any time the laboratory wishes to designate a new
laboratory director, technical supervisor, or clinical consultant. The completed application must:
Demonstrate that the proposed individual meets the requirements for that position
Be received by the OPTN contractor at least 30 days before the effective date of the change in key
personnel
If the laboratory received less than 60 days advance notice of the key personnel's departure or need for
temporary leave, the application and coverage plan must be submitted to the OPTN contractor within
30 days of the date of departure
Definitions:
Changes in laboratory key personnel:
A change in key personnel occurs when an individual in a key personnel role:
Departs
Is unavailable to perform responsibilities for more than 30 days (temporary basis)
Changes position so that he/she no longer serves in a key personnel role
Accepts additional responsibilities for more than 30 days at another histocompatibility laboratory
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Bylaws Appendix C.6.D: Regulatory Adverse Actions
The OPTN contractor learns of a final adverse action taken by a regulatory agency against a
histocompatibility laboratory, and the histocompatibility laboratory did not report this action to the OPTN
contractor as defined in the bylaws
Histocompatibility Laboratories must:

Notify the OPTN contractor when any regulatory agency takes action against the laboratory. Notification must:
Be in writing
Be submitted within 10 business days after the histocompatibility laboratory receives notification of the
final adverse action
Definitions:
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Bylaws Appendix D.1: Transplant Hospital Compliance
The OPTN contractor learns of a final adverse action taken by a regulatory agency against a transplant
hospital, and the transplant hospital did not report this action to the OPTN contractor as defined in the
bylaws
Transplant hospitals must:

Notify the OPTN contractor when any regulatory agency takes action against the transplant hospital.
Notification must be:
In writing
Received by the OPTN contractor within 10 business days after the transplant hospital receives
notification of the final adverse action
Definitions:
Bylaws Appendix D.3: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement

(QAPI) Requirement
Review of a transplant hospitals QAPI program, including documentation that all elements of the
program have been implemented
This QAPI requirement will not be routinely monitored by the OPTN Contractor through site survey or other
means. The MPSC may request information about a transplant hospital's QAPI program in instances where the
MPSC has a serious concern about the hospital's ability to independently improve and maintain compliance
with OPTN obligations, such as repeated violations of the same or similar policies or prolonged periods of
underperformance.
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Bylaws Appendix D.6: Transplant Program Key Personnel
The OPTN contractor learns of an active and approved transplant program performing organ
transplants without having both a qualified primary surgeon and a qualified primary physician for the
organ type in question

Apply for and receive OPTN program designation and approval for any organs being transplanted. A major
criterion which must be met requires the submission and approval of applications for a designated primary
surgeon and physician who must meet the organ-specific criteria found in the bylaws. All approved transplant
programs must:
Obtain initial primary surgeon and physician approval through initial program application
Replace any departing approved primary surgeon or physician with another qualified individual by
submitting a key personnel change application
Voluntarily inactivate or withdraw a transplant program with the loss or extended unavailability of its
designated primary surgeon or physician until this requirement can be met with a qualified individual.
Membership Application Forms: http://www.unos.org/donation/index.php?topic=application
Bylaws Appendix D.6.B: Surgeon and Physician Coverage (Program

Coverage Plan)
The OPTN contractor will review materials submitted by members, including coverage plans. Coverage plans
will be:
Reviewed by an adhoc committee of the MPSC when submitted with an application
Reviewed by the MPSC when requested
Reviewed by an MPSC subcommittee when requested

Submit the program's written coverage plan to the OPTN contractor when:
There is a key personnel change
Applying for a new transplant program
Applying for new transplant hospital membership
Requested by staff
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Notify candidates when:
There are significant program or personnel changes, including:
o Change in primary transplant physician or surgeon
o Becoming a single surgeon or single physician program
o Previously being a single surgeon or single physician program and now are able to again
provide 365/24/7 coverage
o Any other major or substantial programmatic changes that the program feels will impact or alter
patients' ability to receive transplant services
Inform patients, if staffed by a single surgeon or physician, that:
The individual may not be available to the program at all times
The individual's unavailability may impact patient care, including the programs ability to:
o Accept organ offers
o Procure organs
o Perform transplants
Address each of the following requirements in the program coverage plan:
The program's ability to have at least one transplant surgeon and transplant physician available 365
days a year, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
The program provides candidates with a written summary of the program coverage plan
o When the candidates are listed
o When there are significant or substantial program or key personnel changes
That the transplant surgeons and transplant physicians on call for the program cannot be
simultaneously on call for another hospital's transplant program that is more than 30 miles away
(unless the circumstances have been reviewed and approved by the MPSC)
That a transplant surgeon or transplant physician is readily available in a timely manner to:
o Facilitate organ acceptance
o Facilitate organ procurement
o Facilitate organ transplantation
o Address urgent patient issues
That the primary transplant surgeon and primary transplant physician are not designated as the primary
transplant physician or surgeon at another transplant hospital unless both hospitals have additional
transplant surgeons and physicians for those programs
Bylaws Appendix D.7: Changes in Key Transplant Program Personnel

A member fails to inform the OPTN contractor of a change in key personnel within seven business days
of transplant program knowledge of the departure or extended absence
A member fails to submit a completed personnel change application in the time and manner required
A member fails to submit a written notification that the program plans to inactivate or withdraw
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Notify the OPTN contractor in writing of a change in key personnel within seven business days of transplant
program knowledge of the departure or extended absence of the program's primary surgeon or physician
(including primary living donor surgeons).
Submit a completed personnel change application any time they wish to designate a new primary physician or
surgeon. The completed application must:
Demonstrate that the proposed surgeon or physician meets the primary surgeon or physician
requirements for that organ
Be received by the OPTN contractor at least 30 days before the effective date of the change in key
personnel (due date will be provided by staff)
If the program received less than 60 days advance notice of a primary physician or surgeon's departure or
need for temporary leave, the application must be submitted to the OPTN contractor within 30 days after
the program notifies the OPTN contractor of the pending change (due date will be provided by staff)
Voluntarily inactivate or withdraw its designated transplant program status, if:
The transplant program's primary surgeon or physician ends active involvement with the program on a
permanent or temporary basis, and
The program is unable to:
o Submit a completed key personnel application by the due date
o Demonstrate in the application that the proposed replacement meets the primary surgeon or
physician requirements
Membership Application Forms: http://www.unos.org/donation/index.php?topic=application
Bylaws Appendix D.7.D: Reinstatement of Previously Designated Primary

Surgeon or Primary Physician
The OPTN contractor will review written reinstatement requests.

Submit a written reinstatement request if the program wishes to reinstate a previously-designated primary
surgeon or primary physician who left the hospital and returned. The request must:
Be submitted within a year of the individuals departure from the hospital
Include the following documents:
o A letter from the transplant program director, department chair, or chief of the division, verifying
the individuals current working knowledge and experience.
o A letter from the individual confirming the individuals on-site availability and commitment to the
program
o A current letter from the hospital credentialing committee verifying that the individual meets the
requirements and is qualified and able to resume as primary surgeon or primary physician
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Bylaws Appendix D.10: Review of Transplant Program Functional Activity
The program has been identified as functionally inactive because it has not performed a transplant
during a defined period. The relevant time periods are
o Kidney, liver or heart: 3 consecutive months
o Pancreas or lung: 6 consecutive months
o Stand-alone pediatric programs: 12 consecutive months
The member does not respond to MPSC inquiries regarding functional inactivity

Provide written notice when a transplant program is notified by the MPSC that the program has been identified
as functionally inactive to all of the program's:
Potential candidates
Candidates registered on the waiting list
The written notice must include:
The dates identified in the MPSC notification during which no transplants were performed
The reason no transplants were performed
The options available to the candidates, including multiple listing or transfer of accrued waiting time to
another transplant hospital
A copy of the OPTN Contractor's Patient Information Letter
Respond to inquiries regarding periods of functional inactivity.
Participate in informal discussion with the MPSC or a subcommittee, if requested.
Programs will not be identified for functional inactivity and referred to the MPSC during the first year after
approval or reactivation of the program.
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Bylaws Appendix D.11.A: Transplant Program Performance
The member falls below the established thresholds for review of post-transplant patient or graft survival
The member does not respond to MPSC inquiries regarding lower than expected outcomes
The member fails to promptly adopt and implement a plan for quality improvement
The member fails to inactivate a program or a component of a program or withdraw designated
transplant program status when recommended by the MPSC
The MPSC will review blinded data derived from UNet to:
Identify transplant programs for review that have performed 10 or more transplants within 2.5 years and
meet either of the following criteria:
o A probability greater than 75% that the hazard ratio is greater than 1.2
o A probability greater than 10% that the hazard ratio is greater than 2.5
Identify transplant programs for review that have performed nine or fewer transplants within 2.5 years
and have:
o At least one event in a 2.5-year cohort
o At least one event in subsequent years
Staff will send inquiries on behalf of the MPSC:
To programs identified as having experienced lower than expected outcomes during a specified 2.5-
year cohort

Respond to inquiries and submit all requested documentation
Participate in an informal discussion when requested by the MPSC
Promptly adopt and implement a plan for quality improvement
Participate in an on-site peer visit to identify opportunities for improvement when requested by the
MPSC
Inactivate a program or component of a program or withdraw designated transplant program status
when recommended by the MPSC based on patient safety concerns
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Bylaws Appendix D.11.B: Patient Notification Requirements for Waiting List
Inactivation

documentation that:
Transplant programs have provided written notice to candidates each time the program has reached
either or both of the inactive waiting list thresholds
Each element listed in the bylaws was addressed in the notification letter
A copy of the actual letter sent, filed in the medical record, will be sufficient for this documentation provided
it contains all required elements.

The member fails to notify the patients in the time and manner required

Respond to inquiries regarding periods of waiting list inactivity
Notify candidates when:
A program inactivates its waiting list for either:
o 15 or more consecutive days
o 28 or more cumulative days during a calendar year
The reasons for the inactivity
The expected length of time the waiting list will be inactive
The explanation that no organs will be accepted by this program for the candidates during the inactive
period
The candidate's options (must include multiple listing and transferring to another transplant hospital)
How the candidate will be notified of reactivation or if the period of inactivation is extended
A copy of the OPTN Contractor's Patient Information Letter
The dates of each instance of waiting list inactivation (if notice is based on cumulative periods of
inactivation)
The notices must also be documented and retained.
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Bylaws Appendix F.6.E: Conditional Program Approval Status
The OPTN contractor will review materials submitted by members:
The progress of each program toward meeting the requirements for full approval
A report provided by the transplant program before the end of the first year of conditional approval
A final report before the end of the approval period, which must document the member's ability to meet
the requirements for full approval
Key personnel change applications proposing a new surgeon that fully meets the primary living donor
liver surgeon criteria if the second surgeon does not meet criteria at the end of the conditional approval
Conditionally approved programs must:

Comply with any interim operating policies and procedures required by the MPSC.
Comply with all applicable policies and procedures.
Demonstrate continuing progress toward full compliance with criteria for institutional membership.
Have both designated surgeons present at all living donor recoveries during the period of conditional approval.
Provide a report one month prior to the conclusion of the first year of conditional approval if the program is still
unable to meet all requirements for full approval. The report must document:
The surgeon's progress toward meeting the bylaw requirement, or
That the program is making sufficient progress in recruiting a transplant surgeon who meets the criteria
for a qualified living donor liver surgeon
Submit the following one month before the conclusion of the second (final) year of conditional approval:
A report documenting that the surgeon can fully meet the primary living donor liver surgeon
requirements, or
A key personnel change application proposing a replacement surgeon who can fully meet the primary
living donor liver surgeon requirements and who will be on-site and credentialed to perform living donor
hepatectomies by the end of the conditional approval period
Stop performing living donor liver recoveries by inactivating or relinquishing the living donor component if the
program is unable to meet the requirements for full approval at the end of the conditional approval period.
Definitions:
Interim operating procedures may be required by the MPSC, and may include:
Submission of reports describing the surgeon's progress towards meeting the requirements
Other operating conditions to demonstrate ongoing quality and efficient patient care
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Bylaws Appendix K.1.A: Program Component Cessation
The OPTN contractor will review patient notification letters and refer the matter to the MPSC for consideration
when:
The OPTN contractor is notified of transplant program cessation
Transplant program component cessation notifications do not meet bylaw requirements

Notify potential living donors and potential and waitlisted candidates who have expressed interest in living
donation when a living donor component of a transplant program is stopped.
Notify potential and waitlisted candidates when a deceased donor component of a transplant program is
stopped.
Notify potential and waitlisted pediatric candidates when a pediatric component of a transplant program is
stopped.
Notify potential and waitlisted adult candidates and potential and waitlisted pediatric candidates who may turn
18 during the cessation period when an adult component of a transplant program is stopped.
Maintain documentation supporting patient notification occurred and provide a copy of the patient notification
and a list of the patients notified when requested.
The reasons for program component cessation
Explanation that during this period, the candidate cannot receive an organ offer
Options for affected patients to transfer to another transplant program
The phone number to the program's administrative office that can help with transferring to another
transplant program
If a program stops transplanting a subset of patients within a program component, the affected group would be
further defined to only include that specific subset (e.g., infants in a pediatric component).
Bylaws Appendix K.3.A: Notice to the OPTN Contractor of Long-term

Inactive Status
Written notice to the OPTN contractor of inactivation

Send written notification to the OPTN contractor, which must include:
The reason(s) for inactivation
The effective date of the inactivation
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Bylaws Appendix K.3.B: Notice to the Patients of Long-term Inactive Status
The member fails to submit the required information in the time and manner required
Draft copies of patient notification letters

Send to the OPTN Contractor:
A sample of each type of patient notice
A list of potential candidates, candidates, recipients, and living donors who received the notice
Send written notification to patients (including potential candidates, candidates, recipients, and living donors
currently being treated by the transplant program) at least 30 days prior to the planned inactivation date, or no
later than seven days after the effective inactivation date.
The reasons for inactivating the transplant program
Explanation that although the patient is still on the waiting list, the candidate cannot receive an organ
offer through this program while it is inactive
Options for potential candidates, candidates, recipients, and living donors to transfer to another
transplant program
Prior to being registered as an active candidate at another transplant program, the accepting transplant
program will complete an evaluation to determine suitability for registration
The phone number of the inactive programs administrative office that can help with transferring to
another transplant program
If a natural disaster adversely affects the function of a transplant program, the patient notification requirements
will be applied reasonably and flexibly.
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Bylaws Appendix K.4.A: Notice to the OPTN Contractor
Written notice of withdrawal

Send written notification to the OPTN contractor, which must include:
The reason(s) for withdrawal
The effective date of the withdrawal
Bylaws Appendix K.4.B: Notice to the Patients

The member fails to submit the required information in the time and manner required
Draft copies of patient notification letters

A sample of each type of patient notice
A list of potential candidates, candidates, recipients, and living donors who received the notice
Send written notification to patients (including potential candidates, candidates, recipients, and living donors
currently being treated by the transplant program) at least 30 days prior to the planned withdrawal/termination
date, or no later than seven days after the effective withdrawal or termination date.
The reasons for withdrawing or terminating the transplant program
Explanation that although the patient is still on the waiting list, the candidate cannot receive an organ
offer through this program while it is withdrawn
Options for potential candidates, candidates, recipients, and living donors to transfer to another
transplant program
Prior to being registered as an active candidate at another transplant program, the accepting transplant
program will complete an evaluation to determine suitability for registration
The phone number of the withdrawing programs administrative office that can help with transferring to
another transplant program
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Bylaws Appendix K.5: Transition Plan during Long-term Inactivity,
Termination, or Withdrawal
The OPTN contractor will investigate any allegations of noncompliance
Transition plans
Routine reports

Submit a transition plan to the OPTN contractor within seven days of the effective date (may be submitted
separately from the initial notice). It must include:
A list of candidates on the transplant hospital's waiting list, with the following information on each
candidate:
o If the candidate chose to transfer to another hospital, the program to which the candidate is
transferring
o If the candidate chose not to transfer to another hospital:
The reason
Whether the candidate was informed of the implications of removal from the waiting list
A list of the most urgent candidates, including:
o Individualized plans for transfer
o Potential alternative transplant programs
o Timeline for transferring those candidates according to priorities and deadlines listed in Bylaw
K.5(6)
Submit routine reports to the OPTN contractor until the program has completely cleared its waiting list of both
active and inactive candidates. In general, these reports are due on the 1st and 15th of each month.
Immediately stop organ transplantation.
Help potential candidates and candidates transfer to other programs.
Transfer candidates to another hospital when either:
Requested by the candidate
The candidate is active and currently hospitalized at the transplant program. Then the transplant
program must:
o Initiate the transfer within 14 days after inactivation, withdrawal or termination, unless any of the
following:
Transfer would be unsafe
Discharge is anticipated within the 14 day time period
Circumstances outside the transplant hospital prevent transfer within 14 days
o Document all efforts to transfer these candidates and submit that documentation to UNOS if a
program cannot meet these deadlines
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Bylaws Appendix K.6: Transferred Candidates Waiting Time
No written progress report is received within 90 days after the actual patient transfer date
It appears that the member has not complied with their submitted plan
The OPTN has requested, but not received, an updated progress report
The written collective patient transfer agreement and plan submitted by the transplant programs to
confirm that it contains all required elements
Progress reports submitted by the accepting transplant program to confirm that the program is
complying with the submitted plan

A complete written agreement with each accepting transplant program that will be receiving candidates
via a collective transfer that includes:
o Request for collective transfer of candidates waiting times
o List of patient names and identifiers to be transferred
o Mutually agreed upon transfer date
o Assurance of notification and patient consent to transfer
o List of active candidates that the transferring program agrees to change to inactive status if
requested by the accepting transplant program
o Acknowledgement that all patient information and records available to the OPTN Contractor will
be transferred without modification
o Acknowledgement that the transplant program accepting the patients accepts responsibility for
patient notification and management according to all applicable OPTN Policies and Bylaws
A plan from each accepting transplant program for evaluation of all collectively transferred candidates
that includes:
o A timeline and procedure for reviewing each candidates waiting list status and amending it as
appropriate until the candidate has been evaluated in accordance with the programs selection
and listing criteria
o A process and timeline for notifying candidates whose status is changed from active to inactive
as part of either the collective transfer agreement or the accepting programs plan
o An expected timeline for completing the candidates evaluations and any subsequent waiting list
status adjustments needed as a result of the new evaluations
A progress report from each accepting transplant program:
o Updating the evaluation status of each collectively transferred candidate as of day 90 post-
collective transfer
o Submitted to the OPTN Contractor within 14 days following day 90 post-collective transfer
Additional progress reports from each accepting transplant program as requested by the OPTN
Contractor
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At OPOs, site surveyors will:

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Policy 2.3: Evaluating and Screening Potential Deceased Donors

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Policy 2.5: Hemodilution Assessment

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Policy 2.6.B: Deceased Donor Blood Subtype Determination

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Policy 2.9: Required Deceased Donor Infectious Disease Testing

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Policy 2.11.C: Required Information for Deceased Heart Donors

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Policy 2.11.D: Required Information for Deceased Lung Donors

At OPOs, site surveyors will:

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Policy 2.13: Post Procurement Follow Up and Reporting

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Policy 2.14: Deceased Donor Management

At OPOs, site surveyors will:

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Policy 2.15.C: Organ Procurement Procedures

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Policy 3.3: Candidate Blood Type Determination and Reporting before

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Policy 3.5: Patient Notification

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Policy 3.9: Removing Candidates from the Waiting List

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Policy 5.7: Organ Check-In

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Policy 5.8.B: Pre-Transplant Verification upon Organ Receipt

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Policy 6.1.D: Pediatric Heart Status 1A Requirements

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Policy 8.4.A: Waiting Time for Candidates Registered at Age 18 Years or

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