Question

The organ procurement and transplant network (OPTN) was established by?

A. National Organ Transplant Act of 1984
B. Medicare Organ Amendment
C. National Health Care Initiative of 1986
D. HCFA Organ Law

Answer 1

Answer: A. National Organ Transplant Act of 1984

Explanation: The National Organ Transplant Act of 1984 established the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN), a national system to address fair allocation of organs for transplant. Patients on the waiting list are in end-stage organ failure and have been evaluated by a transplant physician at U.S. hospitals where organ transplants are performed.

The OPTN is operated by the nonprofit United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). UNOS committees and a board of directors composed of transplant physicians, government officials, immunology specialists, organ donation experts, donor families, transplant recipients, and members of the public have created rules for organ allocation.

Answer 2

The answer to that would be A. the national organ transplant Act of 1984 the goals of the OPTN  are to increase the number of and access to transplants, improve survival rates after transplantation, and to promote patient safety and efficient management of the system.