The corporation currently operating the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) under contract with HHS. In 1984 NOTA directed the Secretary of HHS to establish by contract the OPTN which shall be a private, non-profit entity that has an expertise in organ procurement and transplantation. The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is the current OPTN Contractor.
(OPTN Policy Definitions May 2021)
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