| Subject: | DHHS Issues Guidance on Living Donor Policies |
| Category: | Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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| Published: | Wed, 19 Jul 2006 - 12:00 am |
| According to a final rule announced by the DHHS, living donor policies are to be treated as other policies under the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) rule.
Until recently, OPTN policies have predominantly focused on issues related to organ donation and transplantation of deceased donor organs. However, several widely publicized living donor deaths have cause OPTN to implement new practices of reviewing and approving, on an advisory basis, the qualification of living donor... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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