• CMS: – Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO) Agreements with Hospitals[®] [REF: CMS, JCSC, MD] S&C: 13-48-OPO, July 26 2013 #CMS1308_b5

As Per CMS Memorandum Summary:

• “OPO Hospital Agreements: Hospital regulations at 42CFR 482.45 (a)(1) require that all hospitals have written agreements in place with their OPO to notify them of an imminent death or of a death which has occurred.”
• “OPO Agreements with Hospitals That Do Not Have a Ventilator and Operating Room: While OPOs are not required to initiate agreements with hospitals that do not have a ventilator and an operating room, they are required at §486.303 (g) to enter into an agreement with any hospital that requests an agreement with them pursuant to the hospital regulations. However, for hospitals that do not have a ventilator and operating room, the agreement may be limited to notification of the OPO by the hospital of imminent death and/or death which has occurred in the facility. “