0938-AU54 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Amendments to Rules Governing Organ Procurement Organizations (CMS-3409)

This final rule revises the Conditions for Coverage for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) to clarify outstanding procedural questions and enable OPOs to make better informed decisions to achieve high performance resulting in the successful procurement, distribution, and transplantation of more life-saving organs. 

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Other 42 CFR 486 42 U.S.C. 1395hh 42 U.S.C. 1302 Statutory Final 01/30/2029 MMA sec. 902 requires Medicare final rules publish within 3 years of a proposed or interim final rule. Per the CMS notice published December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78442), except for certain Medicare payment regulations and certain other statutorily-mandated regulations, we schedule all Medicare final regulations for publication within the 3-year standardized time limit in the current Unified Agenda. We do not intend to delay publishing a Medicare final regulation for 3 years if we are able to publish it sooner. No NPRM 01/30/2026 91 FR 4190 NPRM Comment Period End 03/31/2026 Final Action 01/00/2029 No None No No No No 0938-AU55 Related to Alpha-Banu Wilson Director, Division of Acute Care Providers 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-8687 alphabanu.wilson@cms.hhs.gov Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244