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CMS SOM App. X, Tag X-052
§482.90(a) Standard: Patient Selection
Patient selection criteria must ensure fair and non-discriminatory distribution of organs.
Guideline §482.90(a)
The patient selection criteria must be followed consistently in a fair and non-discriminatory
manner for all potential transplant candidates and living donors. For candidates that are placed
on a transplant program’s waiting list outside of the patient selection criteria, documented
evidence must be present to support the exception.
Discrimination can mean the exclusion of those who meet the transplant program’s hospital
approved selection criteria and should be included on the waiting list as well as inclusion on the
waiting list of those who do not meet the hospital-approved selection criteria.
History
Rev. 227; Issued: 12-13-24; Effective: 12-13-24; Implementation: 12-13-24
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
aaf64cf5362a2a308895fe14e542cc53c3f7b68d85b6beb1c4a750e46f61f1fa
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