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Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs)

Guidance for Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) and Conditions of Participations (CoPs) for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs).

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: April 10, 2013

Publication date:

     Final rule, CMS-3064-F, published May 31, 2006

Effective date:

     Final rule effective July 31, 2006

CFR section numbers:

      42 CFR §§486.301-348, et al. (final rule)

CFR section descriptions:

     42 CFR Parts 413, 441, 486 and 498, Conditions for Coverage for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs); Final Rule

Brief description of document(s):

The final rule, CMS-3064-F, establishes new conditions for coverage, including new outcome and process performance measures, a new appeals process, and a new competition process.

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