I'm considering donating my kidney. I don’t have a recipient.
Welcome! Donating a kidney and starting a Donor Chain will truly help many in need. We are here to answer all questions and make the living donation process as easy as possible. Please note that NKR provides a donor insurance policy to all Good Samaritan kidney donors (click for more information). Below is our 10- step process:
Step 1 | Review the Health Guidelines for Living Donation. |
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Step 3 |
Both you and your Doctor complete, sign and return the Medical Certification Form. |
Step 4 |
Fax, Email or Mail the Medical Certification Form to us. |
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Once we have your Medical Certification Form, we will connect you with a member center of your choice for donor evaluation. |
Step 6 |
Our member center will contact you to schedule your donor evaluations. |
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Once we have the results from the donor evaluation, we will begin the matching process. |
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Once we find a match, cross match (blood test(s)) will be done. The member center will provide instructions and a convenient location for the blood draw. |
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If the cross match is OK we will begin to schedule a surgery date. |
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There is a final cross match (blood test) one week before surgery at the member center where the surgery will take place. |
We are here to answer your questions and make the living donation process as easy as possible.
Email: donorservices@kidneyregistry.org
General Health Guidelines for Living Donation
The following are generally-accepted requirements for living kidney donation:
- good general health
- normal kidney function
- age 25 to 70 years (exceptions are made)
- insurance coverage
Conditions that may exclude a person from becoming a living donor:
- hypertension requiring medication
- kidney disease
- obesity (BMI > 35%)
- certain infectious diseases, such as AIDS
- some forms of diabetes
- some forms of cancer
- some forms of heart disease
- ongoing drug abuse
- some forms of hepatitis
- some forms of psychiatric problems
- kidney stones