As used in this subpart:
Histocompatibility laboratory means a laboratory meeting the requirements set forth in § 493.1227 of this chapter and providing the services for the acquisition of kidneys or other organs for transplantation.
Hospital-based organ procurement organization (HOPO) means an organ procurement organization that is considered a department of the TH and reports organ acquisition costs it incurs on the TH's Medicare cost report.
Independent organ procurement organization (IOPO) means an organ procurement organization that files a Medicare cost report separate from a hospital and meets all of the following:
Organ, for Medicare organ acquisition payment purposes, means:
Organ procurement organization (OPO) means an organization defined in § 486.302 of this chapter. OPOs can be independent or hospital based.
Standard acquisition charge (SAC) means a charge as defined in § 413.404 of this chapter.
Transplant hospital (TH) means a hospital that furnishes organ transplants and other medical and surgical specialty services required for the care of transplant patients.
Transplant hospital/HOPO (TH/HOPO) refers to a TH, or a TH that operates a HOPO (as previously defined in this section) and performs organ procurement activities as one entity reported on the TH's Medicare cost report.
Transplant program means an organ-specific transplant program within a TH (as defined in this section).
42 C.F.R. §413.400