This article needs references that appear in reliable third-party publications. Primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please add more appropriate citations from reliable sources. (August 2007)

Located in Richmond, Virginia, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization that administers the nation's only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), established (42 U.S.C. § 274) by the U.S. Congress in 1984.

UNOS was awarded the initial OPTN contract on September 30, 1986. UNOS is the only organization to ever manage the OPTN, and has continued to administer the contract for more than 16 years and four successive contract renewals. UNOS provides the OPTN with a functional, effective management system incorporating the Board of Directors, committees and regional membership to operate OPTN elements and activities.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• United Network for Organ Sharing

This article about a medical organization or association is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e