28 Pa. Code § 158.17

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 158.17 - Selection criteria
(a) The transplantation program shall have written procedures for selecting transplantation candidates and distributing organs in a fair and equitable manner. Selection criteria shall comply with the National Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network organ allocation priorities and shall be based on objective medical criteria and time on a waiting list.
(b) The transplantation program shall have written policies in place to assure that:
(1) Patient selection decisions are consistent with criteria set forth in the written patient selection criteria.
(2) The transplantation program is responsible for ethical and medical considerations in the patient selection process.

28 Pa. Code § 158.17

This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 158.31 (relating to kidney transplantation program); 28 Pa. Code § 158.33 (relating to liver transplantation program); 28 Pa. Code § 158.34 (relating to lung and heart/lung transplantation programs); 28 Pa. Code § 158.35 (relating to pancreas transplantation programs); and 28 Pa. Code § 158.37 (relating to pediatric transplantation programs).