The OPTN Ad Hoc Geography Committee was formed in January 2018 to establish principles and a framework to guide how OPTN policies should address future geographic distribution of organs. The committee was dissolved in December 2018 after fulfilling its charge established by the Board of Directors.
Committee charge
- Establish defined guiding principles for the use of geographic constraints in organ allocation
- Review and recommend frameworks/models for incorporating geographic principles into allocation policies
- Identify uniform concepts for organ specific allocation policies in light of the requirements of the OPTN Final Rule
View recommendations report to the Board of Directors (PDF - 264 KB) (6/2018)
News
- 6/12/2018: Board adopts geographic principles of organ distribution
- 1/11/2018: Committee to address geographic aspects of organ distribution
Current projects
Implemented
- Frameworks for Organ Distribution (7/2018)
- December 18, 2018 (PDF - 101 KB)
- November 27, 2019 (PDF - 175 KB)
- October 23, 2018 (PDF - 108 KB)
- September 25, 2018 (PDF - 99 KB)
- August 28, 2018 (PDF - 78 KB)
- July 24, 2018 (PDF - 559 KB)
- July 3,2018 (PDF - 606 KB)
- May 2018 (PDF - 672 KB)
- April 2018 (PDF - 563 KB)
- March 26, 2018 (PDF - 586 KB)
- March 20, 2018 (PDF - 564 KB)
- February 26, 2018 (PDF - 569 KB)
- February 12, 2018 (PDF - 571 KB)
- January 2018 (PDF - 571 KB)
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