Agencies Impacting Donation

There are numerous regulatory and accrediting agencies at the national and state level that impact organ and tissue donation and transplantion. As you will see, together they form a vast network of oversight and cooperation to ensure success in this field. You can also learn more about the state laws governing organ, tissue, and eye donation by visiting our Legal Aspects of Donation page. Click on the links below to learn more about each agency's role.

Regulatory

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Hospital Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
    • Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN)
    • Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)
    • National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
  • Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT)
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH)

Accrediting

• Association of Organ Procurement Organizations (AOPO)
• American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB)
• Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA)
• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

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