• More transplants performed in 2013, but the need continues to grow
  Wednesday, January 22, 2014
  In 2013, 28,954 patients on the national transplant waiting list received a life-saving organ.
  

• Board addresses living donation policies and other issues
  Wednesday, November 13, 2013
  The board approved policies to create greater consistency in the medical and psychosocial evaluation and informed consent processes for living kidney donors and increase the level of clinical information reported on post-transplant outcomes for these donors.
  

• Board addresses donation upon circulatory death, advocacy for living donors, plain language policies
  Tuesday, November 12, 2013
  The board approved several actions at its November 2013 meeting.
  

• Board releases University of Pittsburgh Medical Center from probation
  Tuesday, November 12, 2013
  The action was taken at the November 2013 meeting.
  

• OPTN places New Mexico Donor Services on probation
  Saturday, November 9, 2013
  The organ procurement organization is responsible for coordinating organ donation throughout the state.
  

• New video explains donation, transplantation processes
  Tuesday, September 24, 2013
  The five-minute video is appropriate for audiences of virtually any age or education level.
  

• OPTN policy and bylaws changes effective September 1
  Friday, August 30, 2013
  We updated policies, bylaws and the OPTN evaluation plan.
  

• OPTN to implement new process for patient status verification
  Friday, August 9, 2013
  Recent interpretations of rules regarding the protection of Social Security data have limited our ability to use those data to supplement the OPTN database.
  

• Vascular composite allografts to be added to OPTN final rule and federal definitions of organs
  Friday, July 5, 2013
  This designation is effective July 3, 2014.
  

• Board addresses restoration of membership privileges, policy guidance
  Tuesday, June 25, 2013
  At its meeting June 24 and 25, the board restored full membership privileges to Nevada Donor Network.
  

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