Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Pre-implementation notice: Phase I of new kidney medical urgency requirements to implement Dec. 1
Transition period allows kidney programs to update candidate data ahead of Dec. 15 final implementation.
Thursday, November 12, 2020

Transplant patient webinar addresses upcoming changes to kidney and pancreas distribution
Register now for Nov. 23 educational offering for patients and their caregivers.
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Modifications made to policy requirements for blood type determination and reporting
Both OPOs and transplant hospitals will need to update their written protocols to address both indeterminate and conflicting blood typing results.
Thursday, November 5, 2020

OPTN Board meeting to be held virtually in December
Additional details to be added to calendar of events.
Monday, November 2, 2020

OPTN to launch a collaborative improvement project to increase recovery of DCD organs
Participating OPOs will work to identify and share effective practices related to DCD procurement processes.
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Updated monitoring report available for liver policy, National Liver Review Board
Report addresses first six months of acuity circle distribution.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Policy changes to kidney and pancreas allocation to implement Dec. 15
Professional education to be released in November.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Preview available for OPOs: New kidney and pancreas distribution match lists
The test site will be available from Monday, Nov. 2 through Friday, Nov. 13.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

OPTN Board approves transplant candidate diagnoses associated with COVID-19 related organ failure
The purpose of adding these options is to specify when COVID-19 related organ failure is the cause for lung and heart transplant candidate listing,
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Upcoming update to OPTN website
Beginning Oct. 15, requests to access https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov using the transport layer security (TLS) 1.1 encryption algorithm will not be accepted. TLS 1.1 is an outdated encryption algorithm, and some of its components are deprecated.
Monday, October 5, 2020