Established by the 2005 OPTN contract, this committee is charged with review policies (existing and proposed) to assess whether they are helping to meet the goals and metrics set forth by the OPTN Strategic Plan and HRSA's program goals. The POC is responsible for:

• Supporting and improving the efficiency of the OPTN policy development and process for deliberation
• Ensuring that allocation policies meet certain performance improvement standards
• Supporting ongoing operation and improvement of data collection systems
• Reviewing proposed research projects to ensure continued understanding of organ donation and transplantation issues that will ultimately improve the performance of the national transplantation system.