Nationwide Audits of Organ Procurement Organizations and Certified Transplant Centers

Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) are not-for-profit organizations that perform or coordinate the procurement, preservation, and transportation of organs to hospitals for transplantation into patients who are on a waiting list to receive a transplant. Certified Transplant Centers (CTCs) are components within transplant hospitals that provide transplantation of particular types of organs. CTCs are reimbursed by Medicare for certain costs associated with the acquisition of organs from OPOs or other CTCs for transplants involving Medicare patients. Federal regulations (42 CFR part 486, subpart G) include Medicare conditions for coverage for OPOs, and other Federal statutes, regulations, and guidance specify Medicare requirements for the acquisition of organs. Prior OIG audits determined that OPOs did not comply with Medicare requirements for reporting overhead costs, administrative and general costs, and organ statistics. We will determine whether costs reported by OPOs and CTCs are allowable, reasonable, and according to Medicare requirements, and whether OPOs met required process performance and outcome measures

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Announced or Revised	Agency	Title	Component	Report Number(s)	Expected Issue Date (FY)
May 2024	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services	Nationwide Audits of Organ Procurement Organizations and Certified Transplant Centers	Office of Audit Services	WA-24-0043 (W-00-24-35913)	2025