Medicare program; criteria for Medicare coverage of adult liver transplants--HCFA. Proposed notice.

This notice proposes Medicare coverage of liver transplantations in adults under certain circumstances. We would provide coverage for adult liver transplants based on the results of an assessment conducted by the Office of Health Technology Assessment of the Public Health Service and our subsequent determination that liver transplants are a medically reasonable and necessary service when furnished to adult patients with certain conditions and when furnished by participating facilities that meet specific criteria, including patient selection criteria.