Survey & Certification - General Information

Title
Verification of Recipient and Donor Blood Type and Other Vital Data
Memo #
11-29-Transplant
Posting Date
05/27/2011
Fiscal Year
2011
Summary
This memorandum provides clarification of CMS guidance to the CMS Regional Offices (ROs), State Survey Agencies (SAs), and the CMS contractor involved in the survey and certification activities of organ transplant programs related to the verification of blood type (ABO) and other vital data per CoP, Organ Recovery and Receipt (42 CFR 482.92).