1. OPO Committee Update
Spring 2017

2. Policy Implementation
Reduce Documentation Shipped with Organs
No need to ship complete donor record (only ABO, infectious disease)
Effective dates: OPTN - March 1, CMS – Jan. 1, 2017
Imminent and Eligible Definitions
Makes data collection more consistent since imminent and eligible definitions are interpreted differently across OPOs.
Aligns with the recent changes to the CMS definitions
Effective date: Jan. 1, 2017
Recent changes to the CMS regulations have led to alignment with two OPTN policy changes.
OPOs are no longer required to ship the complete donor record with each organ.
Imminent and eligible definitions
Effective dates for both changes – Jan. 1, 2017

3. Committee Projects System Optimizations to Expedite Organ Allocation
Joint work group including representation from multiple committees
Discussing:
Time limits for responding to electronic organ offer
Use of the provisional yes
Technology changes to provide automated notifications (added or modified donor information, primary/backup notification, etc)
Number of offers accepted for one candidate
Transplant center acceptance criteria and acceptance practices
Increasing the number of simultaneous offers
Public comment proposal in late summer 2017
A joint work group with representation from organ-specific committees, the transplant coordinators committee and the operations and safety committee has been formed to discuss these topics.
Public comment proposal: The committee will be submitting a public comment proposal this summer proposing that we reduce current time limits to 30 minutes and create a new 1-hour time limit for a final decision on primary and back up offers.

4. New Committee Project Expedited Placement of Organs
Goal: Reduce organ discards
Issue was identified during broader sharing and liver redistricting discussions
Start with liver allocation (depending on POC decision)
Identify policy changes that will allow OPOs to expedite organ allocation to reduce organ discards
POC discussed on January 18
Expedited Placement of Organs
Goal: Reduce organ discards
Issue was identified during broader sharing and liver redistricting discussions
Start with liver allocation (depending on POC decision)
Identify policy changes that will allow OPOs to expedite organ allocation to reduce organ discards
POC discussed on January 18

5. Questions?
Jennifer Prinz OPO Committee Chair Robert Hunter Committee Liaison