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CMS requirements that an OPO must provide to the NOK to obtain informed consent for donation

CMS requirements that an OPO must provide to the NOK to obtain informed consent for donation
  • A list of the organs* and/or tissues that may be recovered.
  • The most likely uses for the donated organs* and tissues.
  • A description of the screening and recovery processes.
  • Information about the organizations that will recover, process, and distribute the tissue.
  • Information regarding access to and release of the donor's medical records.
  • An explanation of the impact the donation process will have on burial arrangements and the appearance of the donor's body.
  • Contact information for the individual(s) with questions or concerns.
  • A copy of the signed consent form.
CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; OPO: organ procurement organization; NOK: next of kin.
* Organ means a human kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, or intestine (or multivisceral organs when transplanted at the same time as an intestine).
¶ Donor means a deceased individual from whom at least one vascularized organ (heart, liver, lung, kidney, pancreas, or intestine) is recovered for the purpose of transplantation.
Reproduced from: New Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Survey Protocol and Guidance Revisions in Appendix Y of the State Operations Manual (SOM). Department of Health & Human Services, Baltimore, MD 2018. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/QSO18-23-OPO.pdf (Accessed on June 13, 2019).
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