1. Living Donor Committee
Fall 2012 Public Comment Cycle

2. Status of the Living Kidney Donor Informed Consent, Medical Evaluation, and Follow-Up Proposals
Distributed for public comment during fall 2011
Originally scheduled for Board action in June, 2012
Joint Societies Work Group (JSWG) and Board executive leadership determined additional review was necessary
Living Donor Committee and JSWG met to review and reconsider concerns about the proposals
Scheduled for Board review in November, 2012
Talking points – the regions have had an opportunity to review and comment on the proposals. The feedback they submitted has been reviewed and considered.
Due to time restraints, it is not possible to provide details on how the proposals changed based on public comment or changed during recent meetings (post June 2012 Board meeting) between the Committee and the Joint Society Work Group.
It is standard practice for committees to revise proposals post public comment and submit to the Board without additional review from the community.
Please contact me if you would like more information on the proposals to be considered by the Board.
[brief background re project and public comment]
April 2012 – The LD Committee approved final language for the three proposals and voted to send the proposals for Board consideration (June 25-26)
June 18, 2012 – The Board asked for additional discussion by the professionals societies and the LD committee.
July/August 2012 – The LD Committee leadership and full Committee met with representatives of the Joint Society Work Group to review and address concerns raised by the professional societies.
September 2012 – The LD Committee approved modified living kidney donor consent, medical evaluation and follow-up proposals for Board consideration in November.

3. Living Donation Policy in Development
Spring 2013
Independent Donor Advocate Policy Proposal
IDA may be an individual or IDA team
Role of the IDA
Requirements for the IDA
Qualifications of the IDA
Policy proposals for the consent, medical evaluation and follow-up of living liver donors
This is a preview to spring public comment.
If the living kidney donor consent proposal is approved by the Board, the committee will propose updating the existing IDA donor advocate policy requirements.
The Committee plans to align any new proposed IDA policy requirements with existing CMS requirements
The Policy is still under development but likely will address
IDA may be an individual or IDA team
Role of the IDA
Requirements for the IDA
Qualifications of the IDA
A Liver Joint Society Work Group is preparing recommendations for the consent, medical evaluation and follow-up of living liver donors, which the Committee will consider in the development of policy proposals for spring 2013.

4. Questions? Christie Thomas, Chair christie-thomas@uiowa.edu
Sandra Taler, Vice Chair
Lee Bolton, Liaison