Interpretive Guidelines. (i) All pronouns used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include masculine, feminine and neuter forms.
Interpretive Guidelines. The words and phrases set off by quotation marks in the GLOSSARY have the meanings therein indicated. Any word or phrase which appears in this Agreement in parenthesis, set off by quotation marks and capitalized has the meaning denoted by its context. Whenever the words and phrases defined either in the GLOSSARY or elsewhere in this Agreement are intended to have their defined meanings, the first letter of such word or the first letters of all substantive words in such phrase shall be capitalized. When the context permits, a word or phrase used in the singular includes the plural, and when used in any gender, its meaning also includes all genders. Captions of Sections are inserted as a matter of convenience only and do not define, limit or extend the scope or intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
Interpretive Guidelines. The hospital has a process in place for the procurement of organs, tissue, and eyes. The hospital must have a written agreement with an Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), designated under 42 CFR Part 486. At a minimum, the written agreement must address the following: Procurement protocols approved by the governing body and medical staff and criteria for referral, including the referrals of all individuals whose death is imminent or who have died in the hospital and ensure timely notification; Specifications as to how the tissue and/or eye bank will be notified about potential donors using notification protocols developed by the OPO in consultation with the hospital-designated tissue and eye bank(s); The OPO’s responsibility for the determination of medical suitability in lieu of any alternative arrangement with a different tissue and/or eye bank; Provisions for notification of each individual death in a timely manner to the OPO (or designated third party) in accordance with the terms of the agreement; Documentation that the designated requestor training program offered by the OPO has been developed in cooperation with the tissue bank and eye bank designated by the hospital; Procedures that permit the OPO, tissue bank, and eye bank access to the hospital’s death record information according to a designated schedule, e.g., monthly or quarterly; Policies that confirm that the hospital is not required to perform credentialing reviews for, or grant privileges to, members of organ recovery teams as long as the OPO sends only “qualified, trained individuals” to perform organ recovery; and, The interventions the hospital will utilize to maintain potential organ donor patients so that the patient organs remain viable. The hospital must implement a mechanism for communication of the policy for organ, tissue and eye procurement to all appropriate area of the organization, in addition to any revisions or modifications under a controlled document Hospitals must notify the OPO of every death or imminent death in the hospital. When death is imminent, the hospital must notify the OPO both before a potential donor is removed from a ventilator and while the potential donor’s organs are still viable. The hospital should have a written policy, developed in coordination with the OPO and approved by the hospital’s medical staff and governing body, to define “imminent death.” The definition for “imminent death” should strike a balance between the needs of the OPO and the nee...
Interpretive Guidelines. The organization shall ensure that appropriate candidates for receipt of transplanted organs have been screened, matched, and medically cleared prior to receipt of any organs. The organization will take all appropriate steps to verify that this has occurred prior to the transplantation process is started and this has been appropriately communicated and documented accordingly to the transplantation team. The organization will accurately document the time of the organ transplantation. The organization will take such steps to ensure that there are no unnecessary delays when this process is initiated. The organization will ensure that authority for transplantation is co-signed by the patient or designated representative of the patient and the practitioner(s) performing the transplantation.
Interpretive Guidelines. The hospital shall ensure that appropriate candidates for receipt of transplanted organs have been screened, matched and medically cleared prior to receipt of any organs. The hospital will take all appropriate steps to verify that this has occurred prior to the transplantation process is started and this has been appropriately communicated and documented accordingly to the transplantation team. NIAHOSM Accreditation Requirements Interpretive Guidelines & Surveyor Guidance Revision 8.0 Rev 8.0– 9-18-09 146 The hospital will accurately document the time of the organ transplantation. The hospital will take such steps to ensure that there are no unnecessary delays when this process is initiated. The hospital will ensure that authority for transplantation is co-signed by the patient or designated representative of the patient and the practitioner(s) performing the transplantation.
