HHS Plans To Shut Down Major Organ Procurement Organization

The move would mark the first time the federal government has decertified an organ procurement organization.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced plans to shut down a major organ procurement organization.

The HHS has been investigating the Live Alliance organization. The department reportedly uncovered “years of unsafe practices, poor training, chronic under-performance, under-staffing, and paperwork errors.”

“We are acting because of years of documented patient safety data failures and repeated violations of federal requirements, and we intend this decision to serve as a clear warning,” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.

If the move is carried through, it would mark the first time the federal government has decertified an organ procurement organization.

The Life Alliance organization is one of 55 organ procurement organizations across the country and could appeal the decision.