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Title 42Public HealthPart / Section
Chapter IVCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services400 – 699
Subchapter GStandards and Certification482 – 498
Part 486Conditions for Coverage of Specialized Services Furnished by Suppliers486.1 – 486.525
Subpart GRequirements for Certification and Designation and Conditions for Coverage: Organ Procurement Organizations486.301 – 486.360
§ 486.301Basis and scope.
§ 486.302Definitions.
Requirements for Certification and Designation486.303 – 486.310
§ 486.303Requirements for certification.
§ 486.304Requirements for designation.
§ 486.306OPO service area size designation and documentation requirements.
§ 486.308Designation of one OPO for each service area.
§ 486.309Re-certification from August 1, 2006 through July 31, 2010.
§ 486.310Changes in control or ownership or service area.
Re-Certification and De-Certification486.312 – 486.316
§ 486.312De-certification.
§ 486.314Appeals.
§ 486.316Re-certification and competition processes.
Organ Procurement Organization Outcome Requirements486.318
§ 486.318Condition: Outcome measures.
Organ Procurement Organization Process Performance Measures486.320 – 486.360
§ 486.320Condition: Participation in Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
§ 486.322Condition: Relationships with hospitals, critical access hospitals, and tissue banks.
§ 486.324Condition: Administration and governing body.
§ 486.326Condition: Human resources.
§ 486.328Condition: Reporting of data.
§ 486.330Condition: Information management.
§ 486.342Condition: Requesting consent.
§ 486.344Condition: Evaluation and management of potential donors and organ placement and recovery.
§ 486.346Condition: Organ preparation and transport.
§ 486.348Condition: Quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI).
§ 486.360Condition for Coverage: Emergency preparedness.