These patients must also be prepared to move to their chosen transplant center at a moment's notice.
They, in turn, charge the transplant center, which bills patients and insurance companies.
The agency wants transplant centers to show some restraint, but the technology has spread quickly.
"We know we can make a transplant center a success."
Your doctor or a transplant center will do tests to see if you are.
It is one of the top pediatric transplant centers in the country.
Some sign up at more than one transplant center, which is permitted under the network rules.
Houston is the nation's largest transplant center, with four medical institutions that do the procedures.
First, a doctor refers a patient to a regional transplant center.
At the transplant center, doctors, psychologists, social workers, and other staff meet with the person to gather information.