a. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) requiring dialysis with documentation of the CMS form 2728a |
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b. Chronic kidney disease (GFR < = 30 ml/min by MDRD6 or iothalamate measurement and proteinuria > 3 gms/day with 24 hour protein measurement or urine protein/creatinine ratio > 3 not requiring dialysis |
c. Sustained acute kidney injury requiring dialysis for 6 weeks or more (defined as dialysis at least twice per week for 6 consecutive weeks) |
d. Sustained acute kidney injury (GFR < = 25 ml/min for 6 weeks or more by MDRD6 or direct measurement) not requiring dialysis |
e. Sustained acute kidney injury: Patients may also qualify for SLK listing with a combination of time in categories (c) and (d) above for a total of six weeks (or example, patients with a GFR < 25 ml/min for 3 weeks followed by dialysis for 3 weeks). |
f. Metabolic Disease |