The US Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that it’s undertaking an initiative to reform the country’s organ donation system, after a federal investigation found that one organization in the Kentucky region began the process to take organs from people who may not have been dead.

The Department of Health and Human Services, under the direction of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced an initiative on Monday to begin reforming the organ transplant system after an investigation uncovered “disturbing practices.

The nation's organ transplant system will be overhauled following reports of rushed or premature surgeries, health officials said Monday.