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Located in Richmond, Virginia, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization that administers the only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) in the United States, established () by the U.S. Congress in 1984. The organization's headquarters is situated near the intersection of Interstates 95 and 64 in the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park. UNOS is involved in many aspects of the organ transplant and donation process: * Managing the national transplant waiting list, matching donors to recipients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. * Maintaining the database that contains all organ transplant data for every transplant event that occurs in the U.S. * Bringing together members to develop policies that make the best use of the limited supply of organs and give all patients a fair chance at receiving the organ they need, regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, religion, lifestyle or financial/social status. * Monitoring every organ match to ensure organ allocation policies are followed. * Providing assistance to patients, family members and friends. * Educating transplant professionals about their important role in the donation and transplant processes. * Educating the public about the importance of organ donation. UNOS was awarded the initial OPTN contract on September 30, 1986 and is the only organization to ever manage the OPTN. 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.〔(UNOS )〕 In late December, 2013, it was announced that UNOS had developed new policies and regulations governing the new field of hand and face transplants like it does standard organ transplants, giving more Americans who are disfigured by injury or illness a chance at reconstruction. In July, 2014, government regulations go into effect making hand and face transplants subject to the same oversight by UNOS as heart or kidney transplants.〔()〕 The rules mean potential transplant recipients will be added to the UNOS network, for matching of donated hands and face tissue to ensure correct tissue type and compatibility for skin color, size, gender and age. Transplants and their outcomes will be tracked. == Regions == UNOS and OPTN operate by grouping states into several different regions throughout the country.〔United Network for Organ Sharing. (2012, December 13). Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Bylaws. United Network for Organ Sharing. Retrieved from http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/ContentDocuments/OPTN_Bylaws.pdf〕 # Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Eastern Vermont # Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and the part of Northern Virginia in the Donation Service Area served by the Washington Regional Transplant Community (DCTC) Organ procurement organization. # Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Puerto Rico # Oklahoma and Texas # Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah # Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington # Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin # Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming # New York and Western Vermont # Indiana, Michigan and Ohio # Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Network for Organ Sharing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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