[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24940-24946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12463]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Care Financing Administration
[BPD-868-NC]
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of Applications From
Hospitals Requesting Waivers for Organ Procurement Service Area
AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces applications which HCFA has received
since December 1, 1995, from hospitals requesting waivers from dealing
with their designated area organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in
accordance with section 1138(a)(2) of the Social Security Act. It
supplements a notice published in the Federal Register on January 19,
1996, that announced hospital waiver requests received by HCFA as of
December 1, 1995. Effective January 1, 1996, a hospital is required to
have an agreement with the OPO designated for the area in which it is
located unless HCFA grants it a waiver to have an agreement with an
alternative, out-of-area OPO. This notice requests comments from OPOs
and the general public for our consideration in determining whether
such a waiver should be granted.
DATES: Written comments will be considered if we receive them at the
appropriate address, as provided below, no later than 5:00 p.m. on July
16, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments (one original and three copies) to the
following address: Health Care Financing Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services, Attention: BPD-868-NC, P.O. Box 7517,
Baltimore, MD 21244-0517.
If you prefer, you may deliver your written comments (one original
and three copies) to one of the following addresses:
Room 309-G, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20201, or
Room C5-09-26, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
Because of staffing and resource limitations, we cannot accept
comments by facsimile (FAX) transmission. In commenting, please refer
to file code BPD-868-NC. Comments received timely will be available for
public inspection as they are received, generally beginning
approximately 3 weeks after publication of a document, in Room 309-G of
the Department's offices at 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
DC, on Monday through Friday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(phone: (202) 690-7890).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Horney (410) 786-4554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 1138(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act (the Act)
provides that a hospital or rural primary care hospital that
participates in the Medicare or Medicaid programs must establish
written protocols for the identification of potential organ donors.
Section 155 of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994 (SSA '94)
(Public Law 103-432) amended section 1138 of the Act to require that
effective January 1, 1996, a hospital must notify the organ procurement
organization (OPO) designated for the service area in which it is
located of potential organ donors (sections 1138 (a)(1)(A)(iii) and
(a)(3)(B) of the Act). It must also have an agreement to do so only
with that designated OPO (sections 1138 (a)(1)(C) and (a)(3)(A)).
The statute also provides that the hospital may obtain a waiver of
these requirements from the Secretary. A waiver would allow the
hospital to have an agreement with an ``out-of-area'' OPO (section
1138(a)(2)) if it meets conditions specified in the statute (section
1138(a)(2)(A) (i) and (ii)).
The law further states that in granting a waiver, the Secretary
must determine that such a waiver: (1) Would be expected to increase
donation; and (2) will assure equitable treatment of patients referred
for transplants within the service area served by the designated OPO
and within the service area served by the out-of-area OPO (section
1138(a)(2)(A)). In making a waiver determination, the Secretary may
consider, among other factors: (1) Cost effectiveness; (2) improvements
in quality; (3) whether there has been any change in a hospital's
designated OPO service area due to the definition of metropolitan
statistical areas (MSAs); and (4) the length and continuity of a
hospital's relationship with the out-of-area OPO (section
1138(a)(2)(B)). Under section 1138(a)(2)(D) of the Act, the Secretary
is required to publish a notice of any waiver applications within 30
days of receiving the application and offer interested parties an
opportunity to comment in writing within 60 days of the published
notice. Section 155(a)(2) of SSA '94 provides that any hospital that
had an agreement with an out-of-area OPO on the date of enactment of
that legislation, October 31, 1994, may obtain a temporary or interim
waiver of the requirements of sections 1138 (a)(1)(A)(iii) and
(a)(1)(C). The statute requires that the hospital must have submitted a
waiver request to the Secretary by January 1, 1996. The statute
specifically provides that the hospital's existing agreement with the
out-of-area OPO would remain in effect pending the Secretary's final
determination under section 1138(a)(2) as to whether the hospital
should be granted a permanent waiver.
For hospitals that do not meet these conditions, but that entered
into agreements with out-of-area OPOs prior to January 1996, we have
established a similar process. Under our section 1138(a)(2) authority
to grant waivers if statutory conditions are met, we will make a
preliminary determination as to whether the hospital's request meets
the requirements of section 1138(a)(2)(A) (i) and (ii) based upon an
initial review of its waiver request. If we determine that the hospital
appears preliminarily to meet those standards, we will grant the
hospital a temporary, interim waiver while we consider further the
merits of the hospital's waiver request on a permanent basis. In the
meantime, the hospital may continue its relationship with the OPO with
which it has an agreement.
II. Hospital Requests for Waiver
In October 1995, we issued a Program Memorandum (Transmittal No. A-
95-11) that has been supplied to each hospital. This Program Memorandum
detailed the waiver process and discussed the information that may be
provided by hospitals requesting a waiver. We indicated that upon
receipt of the waiver requests, we would publish a Federal Register
notice to solicit public comments, as required by law (section
1138(a)(2)(D)).
We will then review the requests and comments received. During the
review process, we may consult on an as-needed basis with agencies
outside HCFA, including the Public Health Service's Division of
Transplantation, the United Network for Organ Sharing, and HCFA
regional offices. If necessary, we may request additional clarifying
information from the applying hospital or others. We then will make a
final determination on the waiver requests and notify the affected
hospitals and OPOs.
III. Hospitals That Requested Waivers
On January 19, 1996, we published in the Federal Register (61 FR
1389) a notice that announced the waiver applications that we had
initially received from hospitals. The January 1996 notice listed eight
hospitals that had agreements on October 31, 1994,
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whose waiver requests had been received by December 1, 1995.
This notice supplements the January 1996 notice. It announces an
additional 148 hospital waiver requests that we have received. The
hospitals whose waiver applications were received after December 1,
1995 are listed below under three distinct groups.
The Group I listing includes the hospitals that submitted waiver
requests after December 1, 1995 and that had agreements with the
requested out-of-area OPO on or before October 31, 1994. This listing
includes 132 hospitals that requested waivers, by the name of the
facility, the city and state location of the facility, the requested
out-of-area OPO, and the currently designated area OPO.
Group I
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Name of facility City State Requested OPO \1\ Designated OPO \1\
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White River Medical Center..................... Batesville.............................. AR AROR MOMA
Corona Regional Medical Center................. Corona.................................. CA CARO CAOP
Sierra View District Hospital.................. Porterville............................. CA CADN CAOP
Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital............... San Andreas............................. CA CAGS CADN
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.................... Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
Kaweah Delta Health Care District.............. Visalia................................. CA CADN CAOP
Tulare District Hospital....................... Tulare.................................. CA CADN CAOP
Lindsay District Hospital...................... Lindsay................................. CA CADN CAOP
Alta District Hospital......................... Dinuba.................................. CA CADN CAOP
Sharp HealthCare Murrieta...................... Murrieta................................ CA CASD CAOP
Sierra Valley District Hospital................ Loyalton................................ CA CAGS CADN
Colusa Community Hospital...................... Colusa.................................. CA CAGS (\2\)
Sutter Solano Medical Center................... Vallejo................................. CA CAGS CADN
Summit Medical Center.......................... Oakland................................. CA CAGS CADN
Indian Valley Hospital District................ Greenville.............................. CA CAGS CADN
Barstow Community Hospital..................... Barstow................................. CA CARO CAOP
Bear Valley Community Hospital................. Big Bear Lake........................... CA CARO CAOP
Chino Valley Medical Center.................... Chino................................... CA CARO CAOP
Community Hospital of San Bernadino............ San Bernadino........................... CA CARO CAOP
Corona Regional Medial Center.................. Corona.................................. CA CARO CAOP
Desert Hospital................................ Palm Springs............................ CA CARO CAOP
Desert Valley Hospital......................... Victorville............................. CA CARO CAOP
Eisenhower Memorial Hospital................... Rancho Mirage........................... CA CARO CAOP
Hi-Desert Medical Center....................... Joshua Tree............................. CA CARO CAOP
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.................... Riverside............................... CA CARO CAOP
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.................... Fontana................................. CA CARO CAOP
Mountains Community Hospital................... Lake Arrowhead.......................... CA CARO CAOP
Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center..... Riverside............................... CA CARO CAOP
Ridgecrest Community Hospital.................. Ridgecrest.............................. CA CARO CAOP
Riverside Community Hospital................... Riverside............................... CA CARO CAOP
San Antonio Community Hospital................. Upland.................................. CA CARO CAOP
St. Bernardine Medical Center.................. San Bernardino.......................... CA CARO CAOP
St. Mary Regional Medical Center............... Apple Valley............................ CA CARO CAOP
Valley Health System........................... Hemet................................... CA CARO CAOP
Victor Valley Community Hospital............... Victorville............................. CA CARO CAOP
Antelope Valley Hospital....................... Lancaster............................... CA CAOP CARO
Bellwood General Hospital...................... Bellflower.............................. CA CAOP CARO
Beverly Hospital............................... Montebello.............................. CA CAOP CARO
Brotman Medical Center......................... Culver City............................. CA CAOP CARO
California Hospital Medical Center............. Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
Century City Hospital.......................... Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
Charter Community Hospital..................... Hawaiian Gardens........................ CA CAOP CARO
Childrens Hospital............................. Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital................. Marina del Rey.......................... CA CAOP CARO
Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital............... Inglewood............................... CA CAOP CARO
Desert Palms Community Hospital................ Palmdale................................ CA CAOP CARO
Doctors Hospital of West Covina................ West Covina............................. CA CAOP CARO
Garfield Medical Center........................ Monterey Park........................... CA CAOP CARO
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital........... Valencia................................ CA CAOP CARO
High Desert Hospital........................... Lancaster............................... CA CAOP CARO
Huntington East Valley Hospital................ Glendora................................ CA CAOP CARO
Lakewood Regional Medical Center............... Lakewood................................ CA CAOP CARO
Lancaster Community Hospital................... Lancaster............................... CA CAOP CARO
Lincoln Hospital............................... Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
Little Company of Mary Hospital................ Torrance................................ CA CAOP CARO
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center/Miller Long Beach.............................. CA CAOP CARO
Childrens Hospital.
Monterey Park Hospital......................... Monterey Park........................... CA CAOP CARO
Orthopaedic Hospital........................... Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
Pacific Alliance Medical Center................ Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
Pacific Hospital of Long Beach................. Long Beach.............................. CA CAOP CARO
Pioneer Hospital............................... Artesia................................. CA CAOP CARO
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital........... Whittier................................ CA CAOP CARO
Queen of the Valley Hospital................... West Covina............................. CA CAOP CARO
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Santa Marta Hospital........................... Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
St. Francis Medical Center..................... Lynwood................................. CA CAOP CARO
St. Joseph Medical Center...................... Burbank................................. CA CAOP CARO
St. Vincent Medical Center..................... Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
Temple Community Hospital...................... Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
USC University Hospital........................ Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
White Memorial Medical Center.................. Los Angeles............................. CA CAOP CARO
Woodruff Community Hospital.................... Long Beach.............................. CA CAOP CARO
Day Kimball Hospital........................... Putnam.................................. CT CTHH MAOB
Windham Hospital............................... Willimantic............................. CT CTHH MAOB
Veterans Memorial Medical Center............... Meriden................................. CT CTHH MAOB
Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc............ Stuart.................................. FL FLWC FLMP
Hendry General Hospital........................ Clewiston............................... FL FLSW FLMP
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital................ Albany.................................. GA GALL GAMC
Palmyra Medical Centers........................ Albany.................................. GA GALL GAMC
St. Francis Hospital........................... Columbus................................ GA GALL ALOB
Meadows Regional Medical Center................ Vidalia................................. GA GALL GAMC
Doctors Hospital............................... Columbus................................ GA GALL ALOB
Hughston Sports Medicine Hospital.............. Columbus................................ GA GALL ALOB
The Medical Center, Inc........................ Columbus................................ GA GALL ALOB
Athens Regional Medical Center................. Athens.................................. GA GALL GAMC
Davenport Medical Center....................... Davenport............................... IA IAOP ILIP
Genesis Medical Center......................... Davenport............................... IA IAOP ILIP
Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital............. Council Bluffs.......................... IA IAOP NEOR
Swedish American Hospital...................... Rockford................................ IL WIUW ILIP
Saint Anthony Medical Center................... Rockford................................ IL WIUW ILIP
Porter Memorial Hospital....................... Valparaiso.............................. IN INOP ILIP
Franklin Medical Center........................ Greenfield.............................. MA CTHH MAOB
Mary Lane Hospital............................. Ware.................................... MA CTHH MAOB
Baystate Medical Center........................ Springfield............................. MA CTHH MAOB
Calvert Memorial Hospital...................... Prince Frederick........................ MD MDPC DCTC
Union Hospital................................. Elkton.................................. MD MDPC PADV
Frederick Memorial Hospital.................... Frederick............................... MD MDPC DCTC
Marquette General Hospital..................... Marquette............................... MI WIUW MIOP
Lester E. Cox Medical Center................... Springfield............................. MO MOMA MWOB
St. John's Regional Health Center.............. Springfield............................. MO MOMA MWOB
Skaggs Community Health Center................. Branson................................. MO MOMA MWOB
Warren Hospital................................ Philipsburg............................. NJ NJTO PADV
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center............. Camden.................................. NJ NJTO PADV
Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center...... Camden.................................. NJ NJTO PADV
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center........... Reno.................................... NV CADN NVLV
Washoe Health System........................... Reno.................................... NV CADN NVLV
Arnot Ogden Medical Center..................... Elmira.................................. NY NYFL PATF
Hempstead General Hospital Medical Center...... Hempstead............................... NY NYRT NYSB
Long Beach Medical Center...................... Long Beach.............................. NY NYRT NYSB
St. Francis Hospital........................... Roslyn.................................. NY NYRT NYSB
North Shore University Hospital................ Manhassett.............................. NY NYRT NYSB
Hardin Memorial Hospital....................... Kenton.................................. OH OHLP OHLC
Mercy Hospital................................. Willard................................. OH OHLP OHLB
Mercy Medical Center........................... Springfield............................. OH OHLP OHLC
Hood General Hospital.......................... Gransbury............................... TX TXGC TXSB
St. Michael Health Care Center................. Texarkana............................... TX AROR TXSB
Darnall Army Community Hospital................ Fort Hood............................... TX TXSA TXSB
Metroplex Hospital............................. Killeen................................. TX TXSA TXSB
Parkview Regional Hospital..................... Mexia................................... TX TXGC TXSB
Harris Methodist Erath County Hospital......... Stephenville............................ TX TXGC TXSB
Hamilton General Hospital...................... Hamilton................................ TX TXGC TXSB
Palo Pinto General Hospital.................... Mineral Wells........................... TX TXGC TXSB
Glen Rose Medical Center....................... Glen Rose............................... TX TXGC TXSB
Decatur Community Hospital..................... Decatur................................. TX TXGC TXSB
Silsbee Doctors Hospital....................... Silsbee................................. TX TXGC TXSB
Nan Travis Memorial Hospital................... Jacksonville............................ TX TXGC TXSB
Memorial Medical Center........................ Port Lavaca............................. TX TXGC TXSB
Clinch Valley Medical Center................... Richlands............................... VA TNET VAOP
Luther/Midelfort Mayo Health System............ Eau Claire.............................. WI MNOP WIUW
Door County Memorial Hospital.................. Sturgeon Bay............................ WI WISE WIUW
Appleton Medical Center........................ Appleton................................ WI WIUW WISE
Potomac Valley Hospital........................ Keyser.................................. WV PATF MDPC
Weirton Medical Center......................... Weirton................................. WV PATF OHLP
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\1\ See Section IV of this notice for keys to the OPO codes and the addresses of the OPOs.
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\2\ Area not designated.
The Group II listing includes the 11 hospitals that submitted
waiver applications after December 1, 1995, and that did not have
agreements with the requested out-of-area OPOs on October 31, 1994, but
did enter into agreements with the requested OPOs prior to January 1,
1996. We are granting the 11 hospitals included in the Group II listing
``interim waivers'' pending receipt of public comments and our complete
review of those comments.
Section 1138(a)(2)(A) of the Act requires that a waiver can be
granted only if it is expected to increase donations and equitable
treatment of patients referred for transplant within the service area
served by the hospital's designated OPO and within the service area
served by the OPO with which the hospital seeks to have an agreement
under the waiver. These 11 hospitals requesting waiver have asserted
that they meet these standards and have provided specific information
to support their claims. We have determined on initial review that
these hospitals satisfy the statutory criteria for waiver. We have also
determined that to force these hospitals to change from their existing
OPO arrangements to their designated OPO during our full consideration
of the waiver request could disrupt services provided by hospitals and
OPOs, impairing their working relationships, and ultimately possibly
eroding the supply of organs for the growing list of people awaiting
transplant. In accordance with section 1138(a)(2)(D) of the Act, we are
publishing a listing of these providers' requests for waiver and are
requesting comments on the requests for waiver before making a final
determination.
Group II
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Designated
Name of facility City State Requested OPO 1 OPO1
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Community Hospital of Sonoma County....... Santa Rosa............ CA CAGS CADN
Santa Rose Memorial Hospital.............. Santa Rosa............ CA CAGS CADN
New Milford Hospital...................... New Milford........... CT CTHH NYRT
Noble Hospital............................ Westfield............. MA CTHH MAOB
Citizens Memorial Hospital................ Bolivar............... MO MOMA MWOB
Springfield Community Hospital and Clinic. Springfield........... MO MOMA MWOB
Lima Memorial Hospital.................... Lima.................. OH OHLP OHLC
St. Rita's Medical Center................. Lima.................. OH OHLP OHLC
War Memorial Hospital..................... Berkeley Springs...... WV VAOP PATF
Carson-Tahoe Hospital..................... Carson City........... NV CADN NVLV
Jackson General Hospital.................. Ripley................ WV OHLP PATF
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1 See Section IV of this notice for keys to the OPO codes and the addresses of the OPOs.
The Group III listing includes the five hospitals that submitted
waiver applications after December 1, 1995, and that did not enter an
agreement with the requested OPOs, but are desirous of changing OPOs.
The five hospitals in the Group III listing did not have agreements on
October 31, 1994, nor did they enter into an agreement by January 1,
1996. These hospitals have submitted requests for change on a
prospective basis. Upon receipt of public comments and our review of
the comments, HCFA will make a determination of each hospital's
request. Any approval of these requests will be prospective. The
hospitals have already been informed that their waivers approvals, if
granted, will be on a prospective basis.
Group III
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Name of facility City State Requested OPO 1 Designated OPO
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VacaValley Hospital....................... Vacaville............. CA CAGS CADN
NorthBay Medical Center................... Fairfield............. CA CAGS CADN
St. Joseph Hospital....................... Eureka................ CA CAGS CADN
Redwood Memorial Hospital................. Fortuna............... CA CAGS CADN
Rockford Memorial Hospital................ Rockford.............. IL WIUW ILIP
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1 See Section IV of this notice for keys to the OPO codes, and the addresses of the OPOs.
IV. Keys to the OPO Codes
The keys to the acronyms used in the Group I, II and III listings
to identify OPOs and the OPOs' addresses are as follows:
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OPO code OPO name and address
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ALOB............................ ALABAMA ORGAN CENTER, 301 South 20th
Street, Suite 1001, Birmingham, AL
35233.
AROR............................ ARKANSAS REGIONAL ORGAN RECOVERY
AGENCY, 1100 N. University, Suite
200, Little Rock, AR 72207.
AZOB............................ DONOR NETWORK OF ARIZONA, 3877 North
Seventh Street, Phoenix, AZ 85014.
CADN............................ CALIFORNIA TRANSPLANT DONOR NETWORK,
55 Francisco Street, Suite 510, San
Francisco, CA 94133-2115.
CAGS............................ GOLDEN STATE TRANSPLANT SERVICES, 1760
Creekside Oaks Drive, Suite 160,
Sacramento, CA 95833.
CAOP............................ SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ORGAN PROCUREMENT
CENTER, 2100 W. 3rd Street, Suite
350, Los Angeles, CA 90057.
CARO............................ REGIONAL ORGAN PROCUREMENT AGENCY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 10920 Wiltshire
Blvd., Suite 910, Los Angeles, CA
90024-6511.
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CASD............................ ORGAN AND TISSUE ACQUISITION CENTER OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 3500 Fifth
Avenue, Suite 203, San Diego, CA
92103.
CORS............................ COLORADO ORGAN RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC.,
3773 Cherry Creek North Drive, Suite
601, Denver, CO 80209.
CTHH............................ NORTHEAST OPO AND TISSUE BANK,
Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour Street,
Hartford, CT 06102-5037.
DCTC............................ WASHINGTON REGIONAL TRANSPLANT
CONSORTIUM, 8110 Gatehouse Road,
Suite 101 W, Falls Church, VA 22042.
FLFH............................ TRANSLIFE, 2501 North Orange Avenue,
Suite 40, Orlando, FL 32804.
FLWC............................ LIFELINK OF FLORIDA, 2111 West Swann
Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606-2486.
FLMP............................ UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI OPO, University of
Miami School of Medicine, P.O. Box
016310, Miami, FL 33101.
FLSW............................ LIFELINK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, 12573
New Brittany Blvd., Bldg. 23, Ft.
Myers, FL 33907.
FLUF............................ THE OPO AT UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, PO
Box 100286, Gainesville, FL 32610-
0286.
GALL............................ LIFELINK OF GEORGIA, 3715 Northside
Parkway, 100 Northcreek, Suite 300,
Atlanta, GA 30327.
GAMC............................ MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA ORGAN AND
TISSUE DONOR SERVICES, BA-S1600, 1120
15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912.
HIOP............................ ORGAN DONOR CENTER OF HAWAII, 1000
Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.
IAOP............................ IOWA STATEWIDE ORGAN PROCUREMENT
ORGANIZATION, 1165 S. Riverside
Drive, Iowa City, IA 52246.
ILIP............................ REGIONAL ORGAN BANK OF ILLINOIS, 800
South Wells, Suite 190, Chicago, IL
60607.
INOP............................ INDIANA ORGAN PROCUREMENT
ORGANIZATION, INC., 719 Indiana
Avenue, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN
46202.
KYDA............................ KENTUCKY ORGAN DONOR AFFILIATES, 305
West Broadway, Suite 316, Louisville,
KY 40402.
LAOP............................ LOUISIANA ORGAN PROCUREMENT AGENCY,
3501 N. Causeway Blvd., #940,
Metaire, LA 70002-3626.
MAOB............................ NEW ENGLAND ORGAN BANK, INC., One
Gateway Center, Newton, MA 02158.
MDPC............................ TRANSPLANT RESOURCE CENTER OF
MARYLAND, 1540 Canton Center Drive,
Suite R, Baltimore, MD 21227.
MIOP............................ ORGAN PROCUREMENT AGENCY OF MICHIGAN,
2203 Platt Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
MNOP............................ LIFESOURCE, UPPER MIDWEST ORGAN
PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATION, INC., 2550
University Avenue West, Suite 315
South, St. Paul, MN 55114-1904.
MOMA............................ MID-AMERICA TRANSPLANT ASSOCIATION,
1139 Olivette Executive Parkway, St.
Louis, MO 63132.
MSOP............................ MISSISSIPPI ORGAN RECOVERY AGENCY,
INC., 12 River Bend Place, Suite B,
Jackson, MS 39208.
MWOB............................ MIDWEST ORGAN BANK, 1900 W 47th Place,
Suite 400, Westwood, KS 66205.
NCBG............................ CAROLINA LIFE CARE, North Carolina
Baptist Hospitals, Inc., Medical
Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC
27157.
NCCM............................ LIFE SHARE OF THE CAROLINAS, Carolinas
Medical Center, P.O. Box 32861,
Charlotte, NC 28232.
NCNC............................ CAROLINA ORGAN PROCUREMENT, 702 Johns
Hopkins Drive, Greenville, NC 27834.
NEOR............................ NEBRASKA ORGAN RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, INC.,
4060 Vinton Street, Suite 200, Omaha,
ME 68105.
NJTO............................ NEW JERSEY ORGAN & TISSUE SHARING
NETWORK, 150 Morris Avenue,
Springfield, NJ 07081.
NMOP............................ NEW MEXICO DONOR PROGRAM, 2715
Broadbent Parkway NE., Suite J,
Albuquerque, NM 87107.
NVLV............................ NEVADA DONOR NETWORK, 4580
Southeastern Avenue, Suite 33, Las
Vegas, NV 89119.
NYAP............................ OPO OF ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE, 47 New
Scotland Avenue, AP8, Albany, NY
12208.
NYFL............................ UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ORGAN
PROCUREMENT PROGRAM, 601 Elmwood
Avenue, P.O. Box Surgery, Rochester,
NY 14642.
NYRT............................ NEW YORK REGIONAL TRANSPLANT PROGRAM,
475 Riverside Drive--Suite 1244, New
York, NY 10115.
NYSB............................ LONG ISLAND TRANSPLANT PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OPO, State
University of New York at Stony
Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794.
NYWN............................ UPSTATE NEW YORK TRANSPLANT SERVICES,
INC., 165 Genesee Street Suite 102,
Buffalo, NY 14209.
OHLB............................ LIFEBANC, 20600 Chagrin Blvd., Suite
350, Cleveland, OH 44122.
OHLC............................ LIFE CONNECTION OF OHIO, 1545 Holland
Road, Suite C, Maumme, OH 43537.
OHLP............................ LIFELINE OF OHIO, 770 Kinnear Road,
Suite 200, Columbus, OH 43212.
OHOV............................ OHIO VALLEY LIFE CENTER, 2939 Vernon
Place, Cincinnati, OH 45219-2430.
OKOP............................ OKLAHOMA ORGAN SHARING NETWORK, INC.,
5801 N. Broadway, Suite 100, Oklahoma
City, OK.
ORUO............................ PACIFIC NORTHWEST TRANSPLANT BANK,
2611 SW Third, Suite 320, Portland,
OR 97201-4952.
PADV............................ DELAWARE VALLEY TRANSPLANT PROGRAM,
2000 Hamilton Street, Suite 201,
Philadelphia, PA 19130.
PATF............................ CENTER FOR ORGAN RECOVERY AND
EDUCATION, 204 Sigma Drive, RIDC
Park, Pittsburgh, PA 15238.
PRLL............................ LIFELINK OF PUERTO RICO, LIFELINK
FOUNDATION, INC., Texaco Plaza/Metro
Office Park, 2 Calle 1, Suite 411,
Guaynabo, PR 00968.
SCOP............................ SOUTH CAROLINA ORGAN PROCUREMENT
AGENCY, 1064 Gardner Road, Suite 105,
Charleston, SC 29407.
TNDS............................ TENNESSEE DONOR SERVICES, 1714 Hayes
Street, Nashville, TN 37203.
TNET............................ LIFE RESOURCES DONOR CENTER, 2812
McKinley Road, Johnson City, TN
37604.
TNMS............................ MID-SOUTH TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, 956
Court Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163.
TXGC............................ LIFE GIFT ORGAN DONATION CENTER, 5615
Kirby Drive, Suite 900, Houston, TX
77005.
TXSA............................ SOUTH TEXAS ORGAN BANK, 8122 Datapoint
Drive, Suite 1150, San Antonio, TX
78229.
TXSB............................ SOUTHWEST ORGAN BANK, 3500 Maple
Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75219.
UTOP............................ INTERMOUTAIN ORGAN RECOVERY SYSTEMS,
230 South 500 East, Suite 290, Salt
Lake, UT 84102.
VAOP............................ VIRGINIA ORGAN PROCUREMENT AGENCY,
1527 Huguenot Road, Midlothian, VA
23113.
VATB............................ LIFE NET, 5809 Ward Court, Virginia
Beach, VA 23455.
WANW............................ NORTHWEST ORGAN PROCUREMENT AGENCY,
700 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122.
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WASH............................ SACRED HEART ORGAN PROCUREMENT AGENCY,
West 101 Eighth Avenue, TAF-C9,
Spokane, WA 99220-4045.
WISE............................ WISCONSIN DONOR NETWORK, Froedtert
Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W.
Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
53226.
WIUW............................ UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OPO,
University of Wisconsin Hospital and
Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue,
Madison, WI 53792.
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This notice does not contain any paperwork burden that is subject
to approval by the Office of Management and Budget under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The form used by hospitals to request waivers of
designated OPOs is currently approved by the Office of Management and
Budget under 0938-0580, with an expiration date of March 31, 1998.
Authority: Section 1138 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1320b-8).
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.778, Medical
Assistance Program; No. 93.773 Medicare--Hospital Insurance Program;
and No. 93.774, Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)
Dated: April 22, 1996.
Thomas A. Ault,
Director, Bureau of Policy Development, Health Care Financing
Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-12463 Filed 5-16-96; 8:45 am]
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