OPTN News

12/9/24: Learn about updates to bylaws and new procedures for OPTN computer system access approved by the OPTN Board of Directors.
12/6/24: Learn about HRSA's plans to form a Transitional Nominating Committee for a new OPTN Board of Directors and about the professional expertise it seeks.
12/5/24: The OPTN Board of Directors has selected Rexanah Wyse Morrissette, Esq., as the OPTN’s Interim Executive Director after a national search.
12/2/24: Read about the OPTN Board's approval of an update to transplant program outcome monitoring criteria, to increase organ usage and reduce waitlist deaths.
12/2/24: View a monitoring report from the OPTN assessing two years of data after a change in kidney allocation policy.
11/25/24: HRSA invites comments until Dec. 31, 2024, on proposed OPTN data collection initiatives. This notice is distinct from the HRSA data directive.
11/25/24: HRSA invites public comment on its directive calling for new data collection. Comments must be submitted on or before Jan. 3, 2025.
10/31/24: Learn about the OPTN's implementation of a new policy revising the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI), a policy change expected to increase equity.
10/25/24: Learn about an OPTN webinar for organ donation and transplant professionals, addressing questions on the optimization of OPTN Offer Filters project.
10/25/24: OPTN is seeking feedback on revisions to the OPTN bylaws and governance documents.