National Liver Review Board implementation webinar April 15

Published on: Saturday, March 30, 2019

Important note: Liver distribution policy and NLRB implementation are deferred until May 14. 

The National Liver Review Board (NLRB) and the new liver distribution system based on acuity circles will go into effect on the same date – April 30, 2019.  On that date, most candidates with an existing MELD or PELD exception score will be converted according to the criteria in the new policy

An OPTN national webinar was held April15. View the webinar recording to learn about the NLRB and how exception scores will be converted upon implementation.