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Patient Selection Criteria at Kidney Transplant Programs and Waitlist Outcomes

Transplant programs within a hospital that has a Medicare provider agreement must meet the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for CMS to grant approval to provide transplant services. The CoPs for transplant programs include a requirement that programs use written patient selection criteria to determine a patient's suitability for placement on the transplant waiting list. However, CMS does not define patient selection criteria, which raises questions about what they include, how they vary, and why patients fail to meet them. This study will provide information about transplant programs' patient selection criteria for adult kidney transplants and the reasons that patients are not added to the waitlist following an evaluation for transplant.

Announced or Revised Agency Title Component Report Number(s) Expected Issue Date (FY)
June 2025 CMS Patient Selection Criteria at Kidney Transplant Programs and Waitlist Outcomes Office of Evaluation and Inspections OEI-01-23-00293 2026