People with HIV are now permitted to donate kidneys or livers to recipients who are also HIV-positive, health officials announced on Tuesday. Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on the decision.

A new rule applies to liver and kidney transplants and will increase access to these organs, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Kidney transplants from HIV-positive donors are now permitted by U.S. health officials. The Department of Health and Human Services made the decision on Tuesday, which is expected to reduce wait times for all patients and improve life-saving care for patients with HIV.

The Biden administration has passed a rule allowing kidney and liver transplants when both the donor and recipient are HIV-positive The ruling should greatly expand the availability of life-saving organs for HIV-positive people TUESDAY,

As long as the donor and the recipient are both HIV-positive, transplants can proceed now outside of clinical research studies.

The United States is expanding access to organ transplants as research shows that kidney and liver transplants between donors and recipients with HIV.