OPTN board hears presentation on proposed DCD policy changes; vote expected at next meeting
PJ Garrity, the immediate past chair of the OPO committee, presented proposed revisions to the Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) policy in response to a Health Resources and Services Administration directive; the board discussed implementation materials and scheduled the policy for board consideration at a future meeting.
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PJ Garrity, introduced as the immediate past chair of the OPO committee, summarized the work group's review of public comments and the committee's decision to forward a redline proposal for board consideration. "We did review the themes ... and we identified whether there were additional policy language changes warranted or revisions, clarifications, or sometimes a rationale for no change," Garrity said, describing the path from public comment to the board agenda.
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