Supporting Living Organ Donors Program out-of-pocket expenses tracker

The donor can include this document as part of their application package.

Donors can claim for the following expenses:

• Accommodation for appointments (based on reasonable amounts as per the ATO Tax Determination on reasonable travel allowances)
  • For appointments one day of accommodation the day before and one day after
  • For donation surgery -one day prior to hospital admission and up to 7 days post discharge
• economy airfares
• public transport including bus, train and taxi fares
• car hire
• parking for the day of appointment
• petrol (based on the applicable ATO car expenses rate using cents per kilometre) – receipts that are dated within 7 days before or after an appointment will be considered
• road tolls

The following expenses can be claimed for a donor support person:

• Accommodation during the donor’s hospital admission
• Economy airfares:
  • Flights for travel up to 7 days before donor hospital admission for surgery
  • Return flight up to 7 days after the donor is discharged or at the same time as donor return flight
• Travel expenses during the donor’s hospital admission.

Support person out of pocket expenses are included in the donor’s $4,000 total.

The following expenses cannot be claimed:

• meals
• childcare expenses
• expenses relating to visas
• medical expenses, such as out of pocket amounts for diagnostic services.