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Action Items from the Kidney Transplantation Committee

Action Items from the Kidney Transplantation Committee. John J. Friedewald, MD Chair OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors Meeting June 25-26, 2012 Richmond, VA. Revisions to the Waiting Time Modification Policy. Problem Statement. Current waiting time modification policy is not clearly written

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Action Items from the Kidney Transplantation Committee

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  1. Action Items from the Kidney Transplantation Committee John J. Friedewald, MD Chair OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors Meeting June 25-26, 2012 Richmond, VA

  2. Revisions to the Waiting Time Modification Policy

  3. Problem Statement • Current waiting time modification policy is not clearly written • Consequences: • Wasted time for tx center staff • Missing or incomplete documentation (50% of all requests are initially received incomplete) • Delays in error correction

  4. Proposed Solution • Reword the policy so that requirements and process are clearly stated. **No changes are proposed to the existing requirements or process. **

  5. Proposed Policy Language Changes • Instead of one lengthy and circuitous page, the proposed policy is now broken into four distinct policy sections • The requirements are now clearly stated in a bulleted list • The application process is delineated in a numerical list

  6. Response to Public Comment • Supported by all OPTN Regions • Supported by Pancreas, Patient Affairs, and Transplant Coordinators Committees • Supported with recommendations by Thoracic Organ Transplantation and Transplant Administrator Committees • 87% support (13% no opinion) from general public

  7. Waiting Time Modification Revisions • The Board is asked to consider the following resolution: **RESOLVED that the modifications to Policy 3.2.1.8 (Waiting Time Modification) set forth below be implemented following notice to OPTN membership.

  8. Remove NYFL Intended Candidate System from the Programming Queue

  9. NYFL Alternative System • NYFL has requested its intended candidate alternative system be removed from the programming queue • The board is asked to consider the following resolution: • **RESOLVED that the intended candidate variance for NYFL currently in the programming queue be removed as soon as is feasible as requested by NYFL.

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