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Notices of implemented actions

Implemented

  • 1.2: Definitions
  • 1.4.F: Updates to Candidate Data during 2020 COVID-19 Emergency (Repealed as of 07/27/2021; Reinstated as of 1/11/2022; Expired 4/11/2022)
  • 2.9: Required Deceased Donor Infectious Disease Testing
  • 2.11: Required Deceased Donor Information
  • 3.7.D: Applications for Modification of Kidney Waiting Time during 2020 COVID-19 Emergency
  • 18.1: Data Submission Requirements
  • 18.1.A: Retrospective Data Collection during COVID-19 Emergency
  • 18.2: Timely Collection of Data
  • 18.5.A: Reporting Requirements after Living Kidney Donation

18.5.B: Reporting Requirements after Living Liver Donation

The table below shows Implemented policy notices with detailed Item name, board action date, and effective implementation date

ItemActionEffective date 

Updates to National Liver Review Board Guidance and Further Alignment with LI-RADS (PDF)

  • HCC Policy and Guidance Documentation
 06/202512/4/2025

 

2025 Histocompatibility HLA Table Update (PDF)10/202511/13/2025 

Update Data Collection for Lung Mortality Models (PDF)

  • Updates to Data System

12/2022

 

 

10/01/2025

 
Deceased Donor Support Therapy Data Collection (PDF)12/202310/01/2025 
Enhancements to OPTN Donor Data and Matching System Clinical Data Collection (PDF)12/202210/01/2025 
Improve Deceased Donor Evaluation for Endemic Diseases 06/202310/01/2025 
Align OPTN KPD Blood Type Matching Policy and Establish Donor Re-Evaluation Requirements (PDF)06/202309/24/2025  
Amend Adult Heart Status 2 Mechanical Device Requirements (PDF)12/202309/17/2025 
Monitor Ongoing eGFR Modification Policy Requirements (PDF)06/202509/10/2025 
Clarify Requirements for Reporting a Potential Disease Transmission (PDF)06/202508/01/2025 
Barriers Related to the Evaluation and Follow up of International Living Donors (PDF)06/202507/01/2025 

Updates to National Liver Review Board Guidance and Further Alignment with LI-RADS (PDF)

  • Guidance Documents and NLRB Guidelines
06/2025

 

 

 

07/01/2025

 
Revisions to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Policies to Align with Federal Regulatory Updates (PDF)06/202506/26/2025 
Modify Guidance for Pediatric Heart Exception Requests to Address Temporary MCS Equipment Storage (PDF)06/202506/12/2025 
Revise Conditions for Access to the OPTN Computer System (PDF)12/202403/27/2025 
Update Criteria for Post-Transplant Graft Survival Metrics (PDF)11/202403/06/2025 
Require Reporting of HLA Critical Discrepancies and Crossmatching Events to the OPTN (PDF)12/202403/05/2025 
National Liver Review Board (NLRB) Updates Related to Transplant Oncology (PDF)6/202402/27/2025 

Update Data Collection for Lung Mortality Models (PDF)

  • Updates to Waiting List & the Lung CAS Calculator on the OPTN site
  • Updates to Lung Labs APIs
12/2022

12/13/2023

2/19/2025

 
Modify Data Collection on Living VCA Donors (PDF)12/202012/11/2024 
Update Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Equivalency Tables, 2023 (PDF)12/202312/5/2024 
Revised Bylaws and Management and Membership Policies (PDF)12/202412/2/2024 
Optimizing Usage of Offer Filters (PDF)06/202311/14/2024 
Refit Kidney Donor Profile Index without Race and Hepatitis C Virus (PDF)06/202410/31/2024 

Update Liver Diagnosis Code Nomenclature & Treatment Options for HCC Exceptions (PDF)

  • HCC Treatment Options
  • Diagnosis Code Updates

 

03/2024

 

08/01/2024

10/10/2024

 
Standardize Six-Minute Walk for Lung Allocation 

06/04/2024

09/03/2024

 
Clarify Requirements for Pronouncement of Death (PDF)06/202407/25/2024 

Modify Effect of Acceptance (PDF)

06/202407/25/2024 

Standardize the Patient Safety Contact and Reduce Duplicate Reporting (PDF)

  • Patient Safety Contact
06/202407/25/2024 
Enhance Transplant Program Performance Monitoring System, Phase 3 (PDF)12/20217/25/2024 
Establish Code of Conduct and Whistleblower Protections (PDF)06/202407/01/2024 
Modify Organ Offer Acceptance Limit (PDF)12/202305/29/2024 
Remove CPRA 99-100% Form for Highly Sensitized Candidates (PDF)

12/2023

05/02/2024 
Expedited Placement Variance (PDF)03/202404/02/2024 
Proposal to Address the Relationship of the OPTN and OPTN Contractor Board (PDF)03/202403/30/2024 
Establish Member System Access, Security Framework, and Incident Management and Reporting Requirements (PDF)06/202303/19/2024 
Recognizing Seasonal and Geographically Endemic Infections in Organ Donors: Considerations during Deceased and Living Donor Evaluation (PDF)12/202301/10/2024 
Require Reporting of Patient Safety Events (PDF)12/202301/10/2024 
Update Guidance on Optimizing VCA Recovery (PDF)12/202301/10/2024 

Establish Membership Requirements for Uterus Transplant Programs (PDF)

12/202112/5/2023 

Modify Heart Policy for Intended Incompatible Blood Type (ABOi) Offers to Pediatric Candidates (PDF)

06/202311/30/2023 

Establish Member System Access, Security Framework, and Incident Management and Reporting Requirements (PDF)

  • Readiness assessment and annual attestations
06/202311/20/2023 
Update Multi-Organ Allocation for Continuous Distribution of Lungs (PDF)12/202209/28/2023 
Establish Eligibility Criteria and Safety Net for Heart-Kidney and Lung-Kidney Allocation (PDF)06/202209/28/2023 
Expand Required Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Allocation (PDF)06/202309/28/2023 
Modify Lung Allocation by Blood Type (PDF)09/202309/27/2023 
Apply Transplant Notification Requirements for VCA Program Inactivation (PDF)12/202209/14/2023 
Data Collection to Evaluate Organ Logistics and Allocation (PDF)12/202109/14/2023 
Report Primary Graft Dysfunction in Heart Transplant Recipients (PDF)12/202109/14/2023 
Modifications to the Deceased Donor Registration (DDR) (PDF)06/202109/14/2023 
Update Data Collection to Align with U.S Public Health Service Guideline, 2020 (PDF)12/202109/14/2023 
Standardize Kidney Biopsy Reporting and Data Collection (PDF)06/202209/14/2023 

Programming VCA Allocation in UNet (PDF)

12/202009/14/2023 

Modify Graft Failure Definition for VCA (PDF)

06/202209/14/2023 
Update to VCA Transplant Outcomes Data Collection (PDF)12/202009/14/2023 

Align OPTN Policy to Support Changes to Race and Ethnicity Data Collection (PDF)

9/8/2023 Exec Comm Action09/14/2023 

Establish Member System Access, Security Framework, and Incident Management and Reporting Requirements (PDF)

 

  • Require Reporting of Security Incidents
06/20238/1/2023 

National Liver Review Board (NLRB) Guidance for Multivisceral Transplant Candidates (PDF)

06/2023 Board Action07/31/2023 

Ongoing Review of National Liver Review Board (NLRB) Diagnoses (PDF)

06/2022 Board Action07/13/2023 

Improving Liver Allocation: MELD, PELD, Status 1A and Status 1B (PDF)

06/2022 Board Action07/13/2023 
Establish Continuous Distribution of Lungs (PDF)12/2021 Board Action03/09/2023 
Revise Lung Review Board Guidelines, Guidance, and Policy for Continuous Distribution (PDF)12/2022 Board action03/09/2023 

Update Multi-Organ Allocation for Continuous Distribution of Lungs (PDF)

  • 5.10.E: Other Multi-Organ Combinations
  • 6.6.F.i: Allocation of Heart-Lungs from Deceased Donors at Least 18 Years Old
  • 6.6.F.ii: Allocation of Heart-Lungs from Deceased Donors Less Than 18 Years Old
12/2022 Board action03/09/2023 

Update Kidney Paired Donation Policy (PDF)

12/2022 Board action02/01/2023 
Change Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (CPRA) Calculation (PDF)6/2022 Board action1/26/2023 
Continued Review of National Liver Review Board (NLRB) Guidance (PDF)12/2022 Board action1/05/2023 
Modify Waiting Time for Candidates Affected by Race-Inclusive eGFR Calculations (PDF)12/2022 Board action1/05/2023 
Transparency in Program Selection (PDF)12/2022 Board action1/05/2023 
Amend Status Extension Requirements in Adult Heart Allocation Policy (PDF)12/2021 Board Action10/27/2022 
Review of Liver and Intestine Variances in OPTN Policy (PDF)10/2022 Executive Committee action10/26/2022 
Establish Minimum Kidney Donor Criteria to Require Biopsy (PDF)6/2022 Board action09/06/2022 
Cross Organ Data Alignment (PDF)6/2022 Board action08/30/2022 
Modify Data Submission Policies (PDF)12/2019 Board action08/30/2022 
Update Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Equivalency Tables (PDF)12/2021 Board action08/30/2022 

Align OPTN Policy with US Public Health Service Guideline, 2020 (PDF)

  • Data collection for recipient HBV vaccination status
12/2020 Board action08/30/2022 

Further Enhancements to the National Liver Review Board (PDF)

  • Policy 9.5.I.i: Initial Assessment and Requirements for HCC Exception Requests
12/2020 Board action08/30/2022 

Review of National Liver Review Board (NLRB) Diagnoses and Update to Alcohol Associated Diagnoses (PDF)

  • Changes to Transplant Candidate Registration Form
    Changes to Transplant Recipient Registration Form

12/2021 Board Action

 

 

 

 

08/30/2022

 

 

 

 

 

Refine Lung Data Fields (PDF)

  • Data collection clarification for lung height and weight details
07/2021 Executive Committee action08/30/2022 
Establish OPTN Requirement for Race-Neutral Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Calculations (PDF)6/2022 Board action7/27/2022 

Modify Living Donor Exclusion Criteria (PDF)

  • 14.4.E: Living Donor Exclusion Criteria
6/2022 Board action7/26/2022 

Ongoing Review of National Liver Review Board (NLRB) Diagnoses (PDF)

 Split implementation. Additional actions targeted for April 2023 implementation.

Guidance to Liver Transplant Programs and the National Liver Review Board for Adult MELD Exceptions for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Guidance to Liver Transplant Programs and the National Liver Review Board for Adult MELD Exceptions Review

6/2022 Board action7/26/2022 

Modify Heart Policy to Address Patient Safety Following Device Recall

7/2022 Executive Committee Action; 12/2022 Board action7/14/2022 

Enhance Transplant Program Performance Monitoring System, Phase 1 (July 2022) (PDF)

  • Inquiries related to post-transplant outcomes
6/2022 Board Action7/14/2022 
Pediatric Candidate Pre-Transplant HIV, HBV, and HCV Testing (PDF)6/2022 Board Action7/1/2022 
Calculate Median MELD at Transplant around the Donor Hospital and Update Sorting within Liver Allocation (PDF)06/2021 Board Action06/28/2022 
Enhance Transplant Program Performance Monitoring System (PDF)12/2021 Board ActionCohorts for pre- transplant metrics begin 1/1/2022 

Clarify Multi-Organ Allocation Policy (PDF)

06/2021 Board action02/10/2022 
Guidance for Data Collection Regarding Classification of Citizenship Status (PDF)12/2021 Board Action02/01/2022 
Ethical Considerations of Continuous Distribution in Organ Allocation (PDF)12/2021 Board Action02/01/2022 

Review of National Liver Review Board (NLRB) Diagnoses and Update to Alcohol Associated Diagnoses (PDF)

  • 9.5.I.i: Initial Assessment and Requirements for HCC Exception Requests
  • 9.5.I.vii: Extensions of HCC Exceptions
  • Guidance to Liver Transplant Programs and the National Liver Review Board for Adult MELD Exceptions for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
  • Guidance to Liver Transplant Programs and the National Liver Review Board for Adult MELD Exceptions Review

12/2021 Board Action02/01/2022 
Implemented policy items in 2021   
Extending Hawaii Puerto Rico Closed Blood Type Variance (PDF)12/2020 Board action

12/6/2021

 
Extend HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act Variance (PDF)12/2020 Board action

12/6/2021

 

Lower Respiratory SARS-CoV-2 Testing for Lung Donors

4/26/2021 Executive Committee Action; 12/2021 Board action

5/27/2021

 
Update to Refusal Codes (PDF)6/2021 Board action12/2/2021 

Further Enhancements to the NLRB

  • Policy 9.5.G: Requirements for Portopulmonary Hypertension MELD or PELD Score Exceptions
  • National Liver Review Board Operational Guidelines
  • Guidance to Liver Transplant Programs and the National Liver Review Board for Adult MELD Exception Review
12/2020 Board action10/07/2021 

Updating National Liver Review Board Guidance and Policy Clarification (PDF)

  • Policy 9.5.A: Requirements for Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) MELD or PELD Score Exceptions
06/2021 Board action

10/07/2021

 

Refine Lung Data Fields (PDF)

07/2021 Executive Committee Action

09/30/2021

 

Updated Cohort for Calculation of the LAS (PDF)

12/2020 Board action

09/30/2021

 

Require Notification of Critical Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Typing Changes (PDF)

06/2021 Board action

09/01/2021

 

Modify Living Donor Policy to Include Living VCA Donors (PDF)

06/2021 Board action

09/01/2021

 

Updating National Liver Review Board Guidance and Policy Clarification (PDF)

  • Guidance to Liver Transplant Programs and the National Liver Review Board for Pediatric MELD or PELD Exception Review
  • Guidance to Liver Transplant Programs and the National Liver Review Board for Adult MELD Exception Review
06/2021 Board action

07/15/2021

 

Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Equivalency Tables Update 2020 (PDF)

06/2020 Board action

06/17/2021

 

National Heart Review Board for Pediatrics (PDF)

06/2020 Board action

06/15/2021

 

Clarification of Policies and Bylaws Specific to Vascularized Composite Allografts (PDF)

06/2021 Board action

06/14/2021

 

Combined Policy Notice for VCA Membership Requirements (2020) (PDF)

 

VCA - List Covered Body Parts - 1 of 2 (PDF)

  • Policy 1.2: Definitions
  • Bylaws Appendix D: Membership Requirements for Transplant Hospitals and Transplant Programs; Appendix J: Membership Requirements for Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) Transplant Programs; and Appendix M: Definitions

 

Align VCA program membership requirements with other programs (PDF)

 

Membership Requirements for VCA Transplant Programs (PDF)

06/2015, 06/2016, 06/2018 Board action

06/14/2021

 

Align OPTN Policy with US PHS Guideline 2020 (PDF)

  • Policy 14.3: Informed Consent Requirements
  • Policy 14.8.B: Living Donor Specimen Collection and Storage

12/2020 Board action

 

06/01/2021

 

Expedited Liver Placement (PDF)

12/2019 Board action03/25/2021 

Pancreas Removal of DSA (PDF)

12/2019 Board action03/15/2021 

Kidney Removal of DSA (PDF)

12/2019 Board action03/15/2021 

Addressing Medically Urgent Candidates in New Kidney Allocation Policy (PDF)

06/2020 Board action03/15/2021 

Distribution of Kidneys and Pancreata from Alaska (PDF)

06/2020 Board action03/15/2021 

Modifications to Released Kidney and Pancreas Allocation (PDF)

06/2020 Board action03/15/2021 

Guidance and Policy Addressing Adult Heart Allocation (PDF)

  • Policy 6.1.A.ii: Non-dischargeable, surgically implanted, non-endovascular biventricular support device: Effective March 4, 2021
  • Policy 6.1.C.vi: Mechanical Circulatory Support Devise (MCSD) with Device Infection: Effective March 4, 2021
  • Policy 6.1.D.ii: Inotropes without Hemodynamic Monitoring: Effective March 4, 2021
  • Guidance for Adult Heart Exceptions for
    Status 2 Candidates Experiencing Cardiogenic Shock: Effective February 9, 2021
12/2020 Board action02/09/2021, 03/04/2021 

Align OPTN Policy with US PHS Guideline 2020 (PDF)

Split implementation. Additional actions targeted for June 2021 implementation.

  • 1.2: Definitions
  • 2.2: OPO Responsibilities
  • 2.4: Deceased Donor Medical and Behavioral History
  • 2.5: Hemodilution Assessment
  • 2.7.A: Exceptions to HIV Screening Requirement
  • 2.9: Required Deceased Donor Infectious Disease Testing
  • 13.11: Receiving and Accepting KPD Match Offers
  • 14.1.A: Living Donor Psychosocial Evaluation Requirements
  • 14.4.A: Living Donor Medical Evaluation Requirements
  • 14.9.B: Psychosocial and Medical Evaluation Requirements for Domino and Non-Domino Therapeutic Donors
  • 15.2: Potential Candidate Screening Requirements
  • 15.3.B: Donors with  Risk Identified Pre-Transplant
  • 15.3.C: Recipients of Organs from Donors with Increased Risk of Disease Transmission
  • 16.3.D: internal labeling of Extra Vessels
12/2020 Board action03/2021 

Guidance Addressing the Use of Pediatric Heart Exceptions (PDF)

12/2020 Board action02/09/2021 
Further Enhancements to the National Liver Review Board (PDF)
  • Split implementation. Additional actions targeted for June 2021 implementation.
  • Guidance to Liver Transplant Programs and the National Liver Review Board for Adult MELD Exception Review
12/2020 Board action02/09/2021 
Implemented policy items in 2020   
Establish Pediatric Training and Experience (PDF)12/2015 Board actions12/07/2020 
Revise Pediatric Emergency Membership Exception Pathway (PDF)12/2017 Board action12/07/2020 
Incorporating COVID-19 Related Organ Failure In Candidate Listings (PDF)10/2020 Board action10/28/2020 
Enhancements to the National Liver Review Board (PDF)
  • Policies 9.4.A: MELD or PELD Score Exception Requests and 9.4.D: Calculation of Median MELD or PELD at Transplant: Effective August 4, 2020
  • Operational Guidelines: Effective August 4, 2020
  • Operational Guidance: Effective August 4, 2020
  • Policies 9.4.C: MELD or PELD Score Exception Extensions and 9.5.I.vii: Extensions of HCC Exceptions: Effective September 10, 2020
06/2020 Board action08/04/2020, 09/10/2020 
Guidance and Policy Modifications Addressing Blood Type Determination (PDF)
  • Guidance: Effective June 8, 2020
  • Policy: Effective September 1, 2020
06/2020 Board action06/08/2020,09/01/2020 
Modify the Conflicts of Interests Bylaws (PDF)06/2020 Board action07/01/2020 
Creation of OPTN Heart and Lung Committees (PDF)03/2020 Board action07/01/2020 
Modify Lung TRF to Improve Post Transplant Lung Function Data06/2018 Board action06/30/2020 
Eliminate the Use of Regions in VCA Distribution (PDF)06/2019 Board action06/18/2020 
Modify HOPE Act Variance to Include Other Organs (PDF)06/2019 Board action05/21/2020 
COVID-19 Emergency Policy Package (PDF)04/2020 Executive Committee action04/03/2020 
Clarifications on Reporting Maintenance Dialysis (PDF)06/2019 Board action04/01/2020 
Updates to Candidate Data During 2020 COVID-19 Emergency (PDF)03/2020 Executive Committee action03/17/2020 
Variances Removal Policy Notice (PDF)12/2019 Board action03/01/2020 
Clarification of Pre-Existing Liver Disease (PDF)12/2019 Board action03/01/2020 
Addressing HLA Typing Errors12/2018 Board action02/27/2020 
Access for Urgent Liver Candidates in Hawaii & Puerto Rico (PDF)01/2020 Executive Committee action02/18/2020 
Liver and Intestine Distribution Using Distance from Donor Hospital (PDF)12/2018 Board action02/04/2020 
Reduce Reporting Burdens and Clarify Policies on Extra Vessels (PDF)
  • Table 16.1: Required information on internal labels for extra vessels, number 7 (donor infectious disease results)
06/2018 Board action01/29/2020 
Update Transplant Hospital Definition (PDF)12/2016 Board action01/13/2020 
Eliminate the Use of DSAs in Thoracic Organ Distribution (PDF)06/2019 Board action01/09/2020 
Implemented policy items in 2019   
Adding DR Antigens and Equivalences (PDF)12/2019 Board Action12/04/2019 
Hope Act Policy and Mini Brief (PDF)12/2019 Board action12/03/2019 
Modify Appointment Process for the Histocompatibility Vice Chair (PDF)12/2019 Board Action12/03/2019 
Aligning Units of Distribution in Closed Variance for Split Liver Transplantation (PDF)12/2019 Board Action12/03/2019 
Split Liver Variance (PDF)06/2019 Board action12/03/2019 
Revising Priority Points in Kidney Paired Donation Program (PDF)12/2015 Board action;
10/2019 Executive Committee action		10/24/2019 
Improving Dual Kidney Allocation12/2017 Board action9/2019 
Improving en Bloc Kidney Allocation12/2017 Board action9/2019 
Changes to Waiting Time Criteria for Kidney-Pancreas Candidates (PDF)06/2018 Board action7/11/2019 
Guidance on Effective Practices in Organ Distribution06/2019 Board action6/10/2019 
Ethical Implications of Multi-Organ Transplants White Paper06/2019 Board action6/10/2019 
Revised National Liver Review Board Policies (PDF)12/2018 Board action5/14/2019 
National Liver Review Board06/2017 Board action5/14/2019 
Histocompatibility Bylaws Rewrite: General Supervisor (PDF)06/2015 Board action3/1/2018 
Pancreas Program Functional Inactivity (PDF)12/2018 Board action4/8/2019 
Addressing HLA Typing Errors (PDF)
  • Policy 2.2 (OPO responsibilities)
  • Bylaws C.2.D (OPO affiliation)
12/2018 Board action3/1/2019 
Amend CPRA Calculator (PDF)01/2019 Executive Committee action1/17/2019 
Implemented policy items in 2018   
Change to Hospital-Based OPO Voting Privileges12/2018 Board action12/4/2018 
Frameworks for Organ Distribution12/2018 Board action12/4/2018 
Pediatric Transition and Transfer Guidance12/2018 Board action12/3/2018 
Intestine Membership Bylaws Requirements06/2015 Board action11/20/2018 
Modify Adult Heart Allocation12/2016 Board action10/18/2018 
Clarification of Adult Heart Allocation08/2017 Executive Committee action10/18/2018 
Review Board Guidance on HCM and RCM Exceptions06/2018 Board action10/18/2018 
Modifications to the Distribution of Deceased Donor Lungs06/2018 Board action10/18/2018 (Policy 6.6.F)
06/12/2018 (Policies 1.2, 10.2.A, 10.4)		 
Clarify Informed Consent Policies for Transmittable Diseases06/2018 Board action09/01/2018 
Reduce Reporting Burdens and Clarify Policies on Extra Vessels (PDF)06/2018 Board action09/01/2018 (except table 16.1) 
VCA - List Covered Body Parts (2 0f 2) (PDF)
  • Bylaws Appendix J: Membership Requirements for Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) Transplant Programs: Effective September 1, 2018
  • Policy 1.2: Definitions: Target implementation date: December 2021
  • Bylaws Appendix D: Membership Requirements for Transplant Hospitals and Transplant Programs; Appendix J: Membership Requirements for Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) Transplant Programs; and Appendix M: Definitions: Target implementation date: December 2021
06/2016 Board action09/01/2018 
Improving the Efficiency of Organ Allocation (PDF)12/2017 Board action03/01/2018 (Policies 2.2, 2.11 and 2.12)
05/02/2018 (Policies 1.2 and 5.6.B)
06/12/2018 (Policies 2.11.A and 2.11.D)
06/13/2018 (Policy 5.6.C)		 
Revising OPTN Bylaws Appendix L (PDF)06/2018 Board action06/12/2018 
Retrospective Review of Clerical Policy Changes (PDF)06/2018 Executive Committee action06/12/2018 
Approved Transplant Fellowship Training Programs Bylaws (PDF)12/2017 Board action03/01/2018 
Definition of Pancreas Graft Failure (PDF)06/2015 Board action2/28/2018 
Modification to HCC Extension Criteria (PDF) 2/5/2018 
Implemented policy items in 2017   
HCC Auto Approval Criteria Changes12/2016 Board action
12/2017 Executive Committee action		12/12/2017 
Lung Allocation Policy Modification (PDF)11/2017 Executive Committee action11/24/2017 
Standardize Organ Coding and Tracking System2/2017 Executive Committee action11/01/2017 
Improve the Categorization of Living Donor Events (PDF)9/2017 executive committee action10/18/2017 
Add DQA-1 Equivalences Table6/2016 Board action
6/2017 Executive Committee action		09/12/2017 
Update HLA Equivalency Tables12/2015 Board action
4/2017 Executive Committee action		09/12/2017 
Personnel Procurement Requirements12/2015 Board action09/01/2017 
Foreign Equivalent in Bylaws12/2015 Board action09/01/2017 
Bylaws Rewrite06/2017 Board action09/01/2017 
Primary Kidney Transplant Physician Update (PDF)12/2016 Board action09/01/2017 
Clarification to Apply Kidney Minimum Acceptance Criteria to Highly Sensitized Candidates (PDF)07/2017 Executive Committee action09/01/2017 
Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Allocation06/2016 Board action08/10/2017 
Kidney: KAS Clarifications (part)06/2016 Board action06/29/2017 
Retrospective Review of Clerical Changes to Policies (PDF)06/2017 Executive committee action06/29/2017 
Informed Consent Changes - Potential Living Donors12/2016 Board action06/01/2017 
Improving Post-Transplant Communication (part)06/2016 Board action; Required toxoplasmosis testing of all donors04/06/2017 
Pediatric Lung Allocation Changes (PDF)12/2015 Board action03/30/2017 
All Other KPD Guidelines to Policy (part)06/2015 Board action03/30/2017 
Post-Implementation ABO Policy Changes (PDF)12/2016 Board action03/01/2017 
Primary Transplant Surgeon Changes12/2016 Board action03/01/2017 
Primary Transplant Physician Subspecialty Changes12/2016 Board action03/01/2017 
Remove Donor Location from Required Procurement Log (PDF)12/2016 Board action03/01/2017 
Changes to Imminent and Eligible Definitions (PDF)12/2016 Board action01/01/2017 
Implemented policy items in 2016   
Retrospective Review of Clerical Changes to Policies (PDF)12/2016 Executive committee action11/10/2016 
Registration Fee (PDF)06/2016 Board action10/01/2016 
DTAC Policy Clarification (PDF)06/2016 Executive Committee action09/01/2016 
OSC Policy Clarification (PDF)08/2016 Executive Committee action09/01/2016 
HOPE Act (PDF)06/2016 Board action09/01/2016 
Improving Post-Transplant Communication (part)06/2016 Board action09/01/2016 
Kidney: KAS Clarifications (part)06/2016 Board action09/01/2016 
Regional Councillor Vacancy (PDF)06/2016 Board action09/01/2017 
Living Donor Candidate Registration (PDF)04/2016 Executive Committee action04/14/2016 
Retrospective Review of Clerical Changes to Policies (PDF)12/2016 Executive committee action4/14/2016 
Implemented policy items in 2015   
KPD Informed Consent (PDF)06/2015 Board action12/01/2015