Lost Wage Reimbursement Living Donor Financial Assistance for Donation-Related Time Off Work
Living kidney donors should not face financial hardship due to their generous decision to donate. Donation surgery and recovery require time off work, which may result in lost income. To help offset this, Donor Shield provides financial assistance to living donors.
Donors covered by Donor Shield are eligible for lost wage reimbursement up to a maximum of $2,000 per week for up to 12 weeks. Lost wage reimbursement beyond three weeks requires physician clearance from the transplant center.
Donor Shield lost wage reimbursement should be the primary source of compensation when donors have access to supplemental benefit plans like short-term disability. This allows donors to preserve these benefits for future needs rather than exhausting them during the donation process.
- No financial or income information is required from the recipient, and eligibility is not tied to income for either the donor or the recipient.
- Documentation to support income and current employment is required for lost wage reimbursement.
- Lost wage reimbursement is only available to donors with a valid U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) or Employee Identification Number (EIN).
- Lost wage reimbursement applications must be submitted before donor surgery.
- All reimbursements are made via ACH. If proper documentation has been submitted, reimbursement will be made within 10 days of donation. Failure to submit proper documentation in advance of donation may delay reimbursement.
- Lost wage reimbursement is available up to the maximum amount for both kidney donation and liver donation. Double living donors can claim up to the maximum amount for each donation.