The American Kidney Fund (AKF) released its State of the States: Living Donor Protection Report Card this week. According to AKF, the updated information highlights "a drastic need for support of legislation focused on better support for living organ donors."
The report card measures states on seven different categories of publicly reported law in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia. These include: anti-discrimination laws for life, disability or long-term care insurance; job-protected leave from private employers; job-protected leave from public employers; tax credits for employers who provide paid leave; direct reimbursements, tax credits or tax deductions for donor expenses; paid leave via state family and medical leave laws; and extended family and medical leave of more than 60 days.
New York State received a B in living donor protections in the AKF's annual report card.
Current protections from NYS include:
✅Protection from life, disability or long-term care insurance discrimination
✅Job-protected leave from public employers
✅Direct reimbursements, tax credits or tax deductions for donor expenses
See the fact sheet from AKF at https://livingdonor.kidneyfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AKF24_2024-Report-Card-Fact-Sheets_B_New-York.pdf
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