Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

News

• New kidney, pancreas allocation policies in effect (3/15/2021)
• March 15 policy implementation: Removal of DSA from kidney and pancreas allocation (3/1/2021)
• Implementation of kidney and pancreas policies (2/12/2021)
• Letter from HHS acting secretary to Jones Day regarding critical comment (2/12/2021)
• OPTN response to critical comments received about revised kidney policy (1/4/2021)
• Letter from HHS to OPTN Board president and OPTN executive director (12/21/2020)
• HRSA directive to delay kidney allocation policy implementation (12/14/2020)
• Pre-implementation notice: Removal of DSA and region from kidney and pancreas allocation to go into effect Dec. 15 (11/15/2020)
• Pre-implementation notice: Phase I of new kidney medical urgency requirements to implement Dec. 1 (11/12/2020)
• Transplant patient webinar addresses upcoming changes to kidney and pancreas distribution (11/10/2020)
• Policy changes to kidney and pancreas allocation to be implemented Dec. 15 (10/20/2020
• Changes to kidney and pancreas allocation to be implemented later this year (9/11/2020)
• Additional provisions adopted to upcoming kidney, pancreas distribution system (6/9/2020)
• New policy adopted to improve kidney, pancreas allocation (12/5/2019)
• Revised kidney and pancreas proposals going to the OPTN Board of Directors; briefing papers available (11/26/2019) 
• Modifications made to kidney and pancreas allocation proposals, import backup workgroup and medical urgency subcommittee formed (11/18/2019)
• Kidney and pancreas allocation proposals modified to advance 250 NM circle, fewer proximity points (10/28/2019)
• Committees to review kidney and pancreas proposals (10/18/2019)
• Kidney and Pancreas Distribution Modeling: Analysis at a Glance (8/7/2019)
• Kidney allocation proposal maps showing 250 NM and 500 NM circles (8/2019)
• Public comment open August 2 through October 2, 2019 (8/2/2019)
• Kidney Accelerated Placement project fpr national offers begins July 18 (7/17/2019)
• Kidney and pancreas committees refine distribution policy options (7/4/2019)
• Dual and en bloc kidney allocation changes (6/26/2019)
• Kidney/Pancreas Workgroup Board Report (6/10/2019)
• SRTR modeling available for kidney and pancreas distribution (6/10/2019)
• Webinars discuss revisions to kidney and pancreas allocation policies (6/10/2019)
• Journal article assesses kidney allocation system (KAS) (2/18/2019)
• Public comment open January 22 through March 22, 2019 (2/21/2019)
• Concept paper: "Eliminate the use of DSAs and regions from kidney and pancreas distribution" (1/2019)
• SRTR modeling results available for kidney and pancreas distribution proposal (12/10/2018)

Allocation Calculators

• CPRA Calculator (calculated panel reactive antibody)
  Used to evaluate candidates for kidney, pancreas and k/p transplants
• EPTS Calculator (estimated post transplant score)
  Assigned to all adult candidates on the kidney waiting list
• KDPI Calculator (kidney donor profile index)
  Summarizes the risk of graft (organ) failure after kidney transplant

Policy & Guidance

Kidney

• KAS two-year analysis (7/2017)
• Equity in access report update (8/2017)
• Equity in access report - original (11/2016)
  
• Kidney Transplantation Committee documents
• Guidance: Procedures to mark kidney laterality (1/2015)
• Collaborative innovation and improvement network

Pancreas

• Pancreas Transplantation Committee documents
• Charges for pancreata recovered for islet transplantation (1/2007)

Kidney Accelerated Placement project

Find news and updates on the Kidney Accelerated Placement project, a one-year pilot to accelerate national offers of hard-to-place kidneys.

Patient Education

Visit the OPTN Organ DataSource for organ-specific data and statistics at U.S. transplant hospitals.