1. Imminent and Eligible Death Data Definitions Change Effective Date
OPO Committee
Sean Van Slyck, Chair
November 12-13, 2014

2. #6-Promote Efficient Management of OPTN
Strategic Plan
#6-Promote Efficient Management of OPTN
More consistent data reporting on eligible and imminent deaths to improve OPO performance reports.

3. Purpose Request a change to the effective date for the new definitions
Board will vote to move the effective date from Jan. 1, 2015 to January 1, 2016

4. I & E Definitions Timeline
2010: OPO Committee begins work on new definitions
Sept and Sept. 2012: Public comment proposals
June 2013:
BOD approval
Nov. 2013:
BOD approved effective date change to Jan. 1, 2015
No decision by CMS
OPO Committee is requesting a change to the effective date
The Committee made substantive changes based on feedback during the first public comment so it went out for public comment a second time.
One of the main issues brought up during public comment was the alignment with CMS so OPOs didn’t have to report two different sets of data.

5. Overall Project Impact
Product
Policy Definitions
Target Population Impact:
OPO Professionals
Total IT Implementation Hours**
0/10,680
Total Overall Implementation Hours**
5/17,885

6. Resolution 23
**RESOLVED, that the effective date for changes to Policy (Eligible Death Definition) and Policy (Imminent Neurological Death), as set forth in resolution 23, be changed from January 1, 2015 to January 1, *Page 86 of the Board book