Currently, UNOS members include transplant hospitals, organ procurement organizations and independent histocompatibility laboratories in the United States, as well as voluntary health organizations, such as the American Diabetes Association; general public members, such as ethicists and donor family members; and medical professional and scientific organizations, such as the American Medical Association.
Currently, UNOS has five classes of membership: Institutional Members, Medical/Scientific Members, Public Organization Members, Business Members and Individual Members. The detailed descriptions for the classes of membership are described in the By-Laws, Article I.
Membership means that upon completion of the prescribed application process and satisfaction of applicable requirements, the organization or individual has demonstrated compliance with all applicable UNOS membership criteria.
Individuals from member organizations participate in the decision-making process through representation on committees and on the Board of Directors.