OPOs must register authorized DCD patients in OPTN system at decision‑to‑proceed milestone

Presenters explained that policy 2.2 now requires OPOs to register every patient authorized for donation in the OPTN donor data and matching system "no later than the point at which the OPO decides to proceed." Lori Markham noted OPOs may select the internal case milestone that marks that decision, and that minimal data are required at initial registration (name, donor hospital, time zone, daylight‑savings observance, race/ethnicity).

The webinar emphasized flexibility: an OPO's decision‑to‑proceed milestone need not match the organization’s case initiation definition, and some OPOs may choose a milestone after case initiation. Presenters recommended documenting the milestone in SOPs and noted that timing choices will affect which case details are available at registration.