DoT is the office within HHS/HRSA whose principal responsibilities include the oversight of management of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) and the National Marrow Donar Program (NMDP) contracts; public education to increase organ and tissue donation; and technical assistance to organ procurement organizations (OPOs). (OPTN Glossary May 2021)
A department within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that oversees the OPTN and SRTR through contracts with private, not-for-profit corporations. (OPTN Bylaws Definitions, December 2020)