OPTN Policy Proposal: New Living Donor Evaluation Policies. Comment by 6/13/14

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http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/policiesAndBylaws/publicComment/proposals.asp

Living Donor Committee: Proposal to Modify Existing or Establish New Requirements for the Psychosocial and Medical Evaluation of all Living Donors *
This proposal would modify existing policy and establish new policy requirements for the psychosocial and medical evaluation of all types of living donors. This proposal is in response to a directive from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to develop such policy, and is based on recommendations from a Joint Societies Steering Committee composed of representatives of the American Society of Transplantation (AST); the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO) to the Living Donor Committee. Policy to standardize the medical evaluation of living kidney donors has already been established. This proposal would modify some elements of existing policy for the psychosocial and medical evaluation of living kidney donors and establish new requirements for the psychosocial and medical evaluation for all living organ donors.
http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/PublicComment/pubcommentPropSub_337.pdf

Comment:
http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/policiesAndBylaws/publicComment/submitYourComment.asp?PropID=361