• Work in progress to revert to DSA based system due to court order
  Monday, May 20, 2019
  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has instructed UNOS, as the OPTN contractor, to revert to the liver distribution policy in place prior to May 14, 2019, utilizing boundaries based on donation service areas and regions, consistent with a federal court order.
  

• Pre-implementation notice: OPTN liver allocation policy to revert to DSA and regions May 23, 2019
  Sunday, May 19, 2019
  On May 23, 2019, OPTN Policy 9 (Allocation of Livers and Liver-Intestines) will revert to use of the donation service area (DSA) and regional distribution boundaries in effect prior to May 14, 2019. This action is being taken in compliance with a federal court order dated May 17, 2019.
  

• New national liver transplant system takes effect
  Tuesday, May 14, 2019
  Expected to decrease waitlist mortality, increase pediatric transplants
  

• National liver review board is implemented
  Tuesday, May 14, 2019
  Will promote consistency and equity for liver transplant access
  

• Listing heart-lung candidates
  Monday, May 6, 2019
  Policy reminder for thoracic programs
  

• Review article details strategies to improve access to living donor transplantation
  Thursday, May 2, 2019
  A team of authors from the OPTN Living Donor Committee assessed a number of educational efforts to promote knowledge about and access to living donor transplantation.
  

• Extra Vessels changes coming this summer
  Wednesday, April 24, 2019
  We are making numerous changes related to Extra Vessels beginning this summer. Be aware of these changes so you can take appropriate action.
  

• Liver distribution policy, NLRB implementation deferred until May 14
  Tuesday, April 23, 2019
  Policy and system changes are in place, effective May 14, 2019.
  

• New functional inactivity guidelines for pancreas programs
  Thursday, April 4, 2019
  OPTN has updated the definitions of functional inactivity to be more sensitive to concerns related to patient safety.
  

• National Liver Review Board implementation webinar April 15
  Saturday, March 30, 2019
  A recording of the April 15 NLRB national webinar is available. Learn how exception scores will be converted upon implementation.
  

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