Program for Reimbursing Expenses of Living Organ Donors

All PRELOD application forms are available for download. Please note that additional supporting documentation may be required for verification of applications. For hard copy versions of the application forms, please visit your Transplant Hospital.

Program for Reimbursing Expenses of Living Organ Donors(PRELOD)

Through the generosity of many Ontarians, 262 living organ transplants took place in 2007. Living organ donation is an act of altruism that reduces the wait time for patients in need of a life-saving kidney or liver.

By agreeing to become a Living Organ Donor, potential and actual donors travel to and from a transplant hospital for a variety of tests and surgery, which may result in financial loss. In an effort to minimize the potential financial burdens associated with the living donation process, the Government of Ontario established the Program for Reimbursing Expenses of Living Organ Donors (PRELOD).

PRELOD reimburses eligible reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for costs incurred by potential and actual donors for travel, parking, meals, accommodation and loss of income. Potential and actual Living Organ Donors from August 3rd, 2007 onwards may now apply to PRELOD for reimbursement of eligible expenses. To apply and/or learn more about PRELOD, please see the application packages and regular informational bulletins and updates.

PRELOD Application Forms

For more information on PRELOD:

• PRELOD Brochure
• Frequently Asked Questions - Public
• Frequently Asked Questions - Transplant Hospitals
• PRELOD Article, Transplant Digest, Spring/Summer 2008
• Bulletin III, May 9th, 2008: Notice of Error
• Bulletin II, April 23rd, 2008: Eligibility Clarification
• Bulletin I, April 2nd, 2008: PRELOD Policy and Eligibility
• Backgrounder for Transplant Programs
• Memo, September 2007

For further information on living donation please click here.