OPTN News

Ongoing updates

We are making ongoing updates and improvements to the OPTN website. We will add more OPTN news as soon as possible.

New OPTN Board Members and Associate Regional Councillors elected for 2025
Announcing the election of a new 34-member OPTN Board of Directors.
OPTN HOPE Act webinar now available
The webinar will answer questions professionals may have about revisions to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) policies to align with federal regulatory updates.
Special Election Update: Voting is Open for the OPTN Board of Directors National Election
Vote now for the OPTN Board of Directors and the Associate Regional Councillor in your region.
Special Election Update: Announcing nominees for 2025 OPTN Board of Directors election
Nominees have been selected for the national election.
May 2025: Annual Kidney Allocation Calculator Updates
Reference populations have been updated for the KDPI and EPTS calculators.
Clarification – HOPE Act IRB protocols and individual IRB candidate applicability
An IRB can be created even for a single transplant candidate.
Special Election Update: Vote Now for OPTN Regional Councillors
Vote now for Regional Councillors who will serve on the OPTN Board of Directors.
Special Election Update: Announcement of election dates
OPTN members to vote on the final slate of candidates.
Apply now: OPTN Executive Director
Submissions accepted through May 12th, 2025.
One-Year Monitoring Report Addresses Liver Exception Guidance for Multivisceral Candidates
More transplants are being done for candidates with exceptions.