• Webinar to address revised heart policy proposal
  Monday, August 22, 2016
  Access a recording of an August 18th webinar, to learn about the proposed changes.
  

• Webinar to address liver allocation and distribution proposal
  Monday, August 22, 2016
  Access a recording of an August 19th webinar to learn about the proposed changes, so you can provide more informed feedback during public comment.
  

• Analysis shows kidney allocation system achieving key goals
  Tuesday, August 16, 2016
  Eighteen-month analysis identifies trends and shows progress.
  

• OPTN public comment opens August 15
  Thursday, August 11, 2016
  Fifteen policy proposals are open for public comment, through October 15.
  

• OPTN/UNOS registration fee increases first time since 2013.
  Tuesday, August 9, 2016
  Lower than anticipated kidney registrations have resulted in the first OPTN/UNOS registration fee increase since 2013. Beginning October 1, total registration fees will increase 2.3%, from $957 to $979.
  

• Call for nominations for the 2017-2018 Board of Directors
  Monday, July 25, 2016
  Members of the Board of Directors are elected by a majority vote of the entire OPTN membership and serve as volunteers without compensation.
  

• Recorded zika virus webinar is available
  Sunday, July 24, 2016
  Read the latest updates from the FDA and the CDC.
  

• HOPE Act update: More transplants performed and more hospitals participating
  Saturday, July 9, 2016
  Five transplants have been performed in the eight months since implementation.
  

• Board places University Hospitals of Cleveland on probation
  Tuesday, June 7, 2016
  Probation is a public designation of an OPTN member that is executing a corrective action plan for noncompliance with OPTN policies or bylaws, or a serious lapse in patient safety or quality of care.
  

• Board releases two member institutions from probation 2016
  Tuesday, June 7, 2016
  Full member privileges were restored for Erie County Medical Center and Nebraska Organ Recovery System.
  

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