Policy and guidance
ABO
- OPTN policy 5: organ offers, acceptance, and verification (PDF - 3 MB)
- Evaluation plan guidance for policy 5 (PDF - 808 KB)
- Guidance addressing blood type determination
- ABO sub-typing of blood-type A and AB organ donors (PDF - 501 KB) (6/2018)
- Frequently asked questions about ABO verification (6/2016)
- ABO verification flow chart (PDF - 60 KB) (3/2016)
Disease transmission
PDDTE policy changes - effective 9/1/2016
- Pathogens of special interest (PDF - 239 KB) (8/2025)
- Policy notice (PDF - 594 KB) (8/2016)
- Frequently asked questions (8/2016)
- FDA-cleared assays, used to determine toxoplasmosis immune status or diagnosis (8/2016)
Related webpages
Other resources
- Chagas screening testing FAQs (PDF - 118 KB) (9/2025)
- Measles Update and Considerations for Transplant Safety (PDF - 38 KB) (6/2025)
- List of countries endemic for Chagas disease as classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF - 105 KB) (2/2024)
- Recognizing seasonal and geographically endemic infection in organ donors: considerations for deceased and living donation (PDF - 537 KB) (1/2024)
- Summary of Evidence on SARS-CoV-2 (PDF - 290 KB) (2/2024)
- Summary of current evidence and information – Mpox in donor screening and transplantation (PDF - 243 KB) (2/2024)
- Policy 15: disease transmission (PDF - 3 MB)
- Guidance on requested deceased donor information (PDF - 196 KB) (6/2018)
- Central nervous system infections in deceased donors (2/2014)
- HTLV-1 screening, confirmation and reporting (2/2014)
Extra vessels
- Policy 16: Organ packaging, labeling, shipping & storage (PDF - 3 MB)
- Instructions on handling and repackaging vessels (9/2015)
Professional education
Online education:
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Disease transmission
Committees
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