OPTN Evaluation Plan - Organ Procurement and Transplantation ...

Transplant hospitals must:Address each of the following requirements in the program coverage planOPTN Member Evaluation PlanUpdated January 1, 2015⦁ The program's ability to have at least one transplant surgeon and transplant physician available 365 days ayear, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week⦁ The program provides candidates with a written summary of the program coverage plan⦁ When the candidates are listed⦁ When there are significant or substantial program or key personnel changes⦁ That the transplant surgeons and transplant physicians on call for the program cannot be simultaneously oncall for another hospital's transplant program that is more than 30 miles away (unless the circumstances havebeen reviewed and approved by the MPSC)⦁ That a transplant surgeon or transplant physician is readily available in a timely manner to:⦁ Facilitate organ acceptance⦁ Facilitate organ procurement⦁ Facilitate organ transplantation⦁ Address urgent patient issues⦁ That the primary transplant surgeon and primary transplant physician are not designated as the primarytransplant physician or surgeon at another transplant hospital unless both hospitals have additional transplantsurgeons and physicians for those programsSubmit the program's written coverage plan to the OPTN contractor when:⦁ There is a key personnel change⦁ Applying for a new transplant program⦁ Applying for new transplant hospital membership⦁ Requested by staffNotify candidates when:⦁ There are significant program or personnel changes, including:⦁ Change in primary transplant physician or surgeon⦁ Becoming a single surgeon or single physician program⦁ Previously being a single surgeon or single physician program and now are able to again provide365/24/7 coverage⦁ Any other major or substantial programmatic changes that the program feels will impact or alterpatients' ability to receive transplant servicesInform patients, if staffed by a single surgeon or physician, that:⦁ The individual may not be available to the program at all times⦁ The individual's unavailability may impact patient care, including the program’s ability to:⦁ Accept organ offers⦁ Procure organs⦁ Perform transplantsWhere to send notification:⦁ By Mail: UNOS Member Quality700 N 4th StreetRichmond, VA 23219⦁ By Facsimile: (804) 782-4896⦁ By E-mail: to your regional Application Related contact53