Sickness allowance on account of human cell, tissue or organ donation
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Can I get sickness allowance on account of human cell, tissue or organ donation?
You can get sickness allowance from Kela on account of human cell, tissue or organ donation (donor allowance) if you experience loss of income as a consequence of the donation and the necessary medical examinations associated with it.
However, this allowance is not paid to donors of blood, eggs or sperm.
How much sickness allowance on account of human cell, tissue or organ donation can I get?
The donor allowance compensates for your actual loss of earnings. Kela compensates for your loss of earnings regardless of the day of the week that the loss of income has occurred. There is no waiting period that must be completed before you can qualify for the donor allowance.
Donor allowance is paid for working days. In this context, working days are the days from Monday to Saturday, except for mid-week holidays.
The donor allowance is taxable income. It is taxed in the same way as sickness allowance.
If your employer pays you sick pay for the duration of your absence from work, Kela will pay the allowance to your employer.
How to apply for sickness allowance on account of human cell, tissue or organ donation
Apply for sickness allowance on account of human cell, tissue or organ donation on the form Sickness allowances SV 8e (PDF).
To make sure that the form functions properly, you need to use the latest version of Adobe Reader. It is available as a free download on the Adobe website (get.adobe.com).
- Save the blank form to your device. Do not fill in the form directly in the browser because some of the information may not be saved that way.
- Open the form with Adobe Reader and fill it in.
- After you have filled in the form, save it in PDF format. You do not have to sign the form.
- Send your application in the OmaKela e-service (available in Finnish and Swedish) under Tee hakemus (Submit an application).
- Send supporting documents in OmaKela by selecting Lähetä liite (Send a supporting document). Take photographs of the documents you are sending if they are not in a digital format.
- A medical certificate stating the organ or tissue being donated and the time required for the examination or the time of absence from work due to the donation.
- A statement detailing the examinations undertaken unless described in the medical certificate
- Your employer’s estimate of loss of earnings (you can provide this yourself or ask your employer to do it).
Go to OmaKela to see if Kela has made a decision on your application. You will also see how much you will get and when it will be paid. If supporting documents are missing from your application, you will get a reminder about that in OmaKela.
In OmaKela, you can also give consent for Kela to send you messages. This will help make your application process and other contacts with Kela quicker.
If you cannot use OmaKela, mail your application to Kela. Fill in the form and print it out. Remember to sign the form. Send the form together with any supporting documents to Kela, PL 10, 00056 KELA.
Apply for sickness allowance on account of human cell, tissue or organ donation
Submit your application and supporting documents online.
The decision notice is only in Finnish or Swedish. If you need help with something, you can call one of our English language customer service numbers.
When to apply
Apply for sickness allowance on account of human cell, tissue or organ donation within two months of the beginning of the period in which you suffered loss of income.