This legislation was passed to improve the system for Organ, Tissue and Eye allocation after successful
heart and kidney transplant. - UAGA
First person authorization means: - The donor has legally authorized donation upon declaration of
death.
The legislation that supports OPO's legal right to...
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This legislation was passed to improve the system for Organ, Tissue and Eye allocation after successful
heart and kidney transplant. - ✔✔UAGA
First person authorization means: - ✔✔The donor has legally authorized donation upon declaration of
death.
The legislation that supports OPO's legal right to inform donor families instead of requesting
authorization. - ✔✔UAGA
Purpose of the UAGA - ✔✔
1. Created the modern registry
2. Requires that declaring physicians are not involved in transplant
3. Protects healthcare professionals from liabilities with donation
4. Defines LNOK who can provide Authorization for donation
What agencies resolution supported the UAGA allowing OPO's to take firm stance upholding first person
authorization? - ✔✔The National Association of Attorney General (NAAG)
This legislation states "An individual who has sustained either irreversible cessation of circulatory and
respiratory function or all functions of the entire brain and brainstem, is dead. - ✔✔The Uniform
Anatomical Death Act (UDDA)
Hospital and OPO BD policies are created following guidelines provided by? - ✔✔
UAGA
AMA (American Medical Association)
AAP (American Association of Pediatrics)
,The legislation that provides reimbursement for organ transplantation and costs associated with
donation? - ✔✔The End Stage Renal Disease Act
The OPO is paid directly for costs associated with transplantation, except brain death testing, By what
method? - ✔✔The transplant center recovering and accepting an organ
This legislation requires hospitals who participate with Medicare or Medicaid to call OPO's to refer a
patient who meets clinical triggers? - ✔✔The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1986
What legislation provides a medically sound base for determining death? - ✔✔UDDA
Who are key contacts within hospitals who are passionate about donation and acts as advocates? -
✔✔Donor Champions
Referral triggers: name all of them - ✔✔Family decision to w/d care
absence of 2 or more brainstem reflexes
GCS 5 or less
Neurological injury or insult
What was the first non-steroidal immunosuppressive drug helping number of heart transplants and
donation. - ✔✔Cyclosporine
What legislation provided federal grants to OPO's which helped them become reputable and established
in every state? - ✔✔National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA)
Which legislation called for a national network to coordinate the allocation of organs and collect data
about donors and recipients? - ✔✔National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA)
UNOS does the following: - ✔✔Coordinate the allocation of organs
Collect Data about donors, recipients and candidates
, Outlaw sale of organs
UNOS was awarded the federal contract which holds them responsible for allocation, organ placement,
data collection and analysis. What is this contract called? - ✔✔OPTN
The Omnibus Reconcilation act of 1986 was passed to do the following: - ✔✔No more than 1 OPO in a
DSA
All families receive information about donation
OPO's and Hospital's comply with OPTN policies
Hospital's who comply with CMS have policies for organ donation and that referrals are made when
clinical triggers are meet within a timeframe.
Who created a "donor bill of rights" in 1994 - ✔✔National Kidney Foundation
what federal regulation requires hospitals to have written protocols to notify the OPO of imminent death
and support the option of donation until a formal request has been made? - ✔✔Conditions of
Participation for hospitals
What is the first thing you do when evaluating hospital performance or donor issues? - ✔✔Medical
Record Review
Achieving DMG's will promote? - ✔✔More organs transplanted per donor
gathering information on a new referral includes the following: - ✔✔Hospital course
Neuro status or GCS
PMH
Labs
OPTN exclusionary criteria include the following: - ✔✔Multisystem organ failure with overwhelming
sepsis
Melanoma
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