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The hospital contacts the organ procurement organization (OPO), which checks the donor registry. If the person is registered, the OPO will inform the family. If not, the family will be asked to authorize donation. Only then does recovery take place of organs, corneas and tissues to save and heal the lives of others.

HRSA's Health Systems Bureau manages the nation's Organ Donation and Transplantation program.

After your body has been donated, any unused tissue and remains will be cremated and returned to your family. This usually happens within four to six weeks after donation. Your family will also receive detailed information about how your body was used and specific ways it helped advance medical science.

In March 2023, HRSA launched its OPTN Modernization Initiative to strengthen accountability and the performance of the nation's organ transplant system by focusing on improving the OPTN's governance, technology, and operations.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is a government agency that provides oversight of organ recovery and transplantation through the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), established by Congress under the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984.

UNOS is a non-profit, charitable organization that serves as the nation's Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) under contract with the federal government. The OPTN helps create and define organ allocation and distribution policies that make the best use of donated organs.

OPTN Policy 8.4. A: Waiting Time for Candidates Registered at Age 18 Years or Older states that in order to accrue qualified waiting time, a candidate's eGFR qualifying date can be the same as their registration date or be submitted after their registration date, but not before.