Organ Procurement and Transplant Equity Among US Residents: The 5% Guideline
There are an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States and the number within this group who need an organ transplant is unknown.1 The National Organ Transplantation Act of 1984 requires that only medical criteria be used in organ allocation decisions. Despite this law, the Organ Procurement Transplant Network (OPTN) does, however, require transplant programs and Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) to collect citizenship and residency status data for all transplant candidates and donors.