Liver Donation Policy Change Followed Right Protocol (Corrected)

A federal appeals court ruled that a new policy on liver donations developed by the United Network for Organ Sharing was not required to go through an administrative review process.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held Sept. 25 that the health and human services secretary was not required to refer the new policy to the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation or post it in the Federal Register for public comment before implementing it.

But the appeals court remanded the case so the trial judge can determine whether the secretary’s actions in adopting the new policy were ...