Benefits to donors. Benefits to Honored Donors of Russia

Law of the Russian Federation No. 5142-1, as well as the Labor Code of the Russian Federation Art. 186 h. 1 provides benefits to blood donors and its components. They consist in the provision of paid additional days of rest and other privileges. This will be discussed in more detail in the article.

Days of rest for donating blood

On the day of blood donation, the employee is relieved of labor, and he also receives another day of rest, which he has the right to spend whenever he wants, or add it to the annual planned leave. For this, a certificate of form 402 / y is given.

On the day of blood donation, by agreement with the employer, the employee can go to work, then instead of this day they are required to provide any other paid rest day. If the donor works under conditions of hazardous work (hazardous work), then on the day of blood donation he must be relieved of work and he is given a paid day off. If blood is donated during the holiday period or on a legal day off, the donor is provided with any other paid day off. These days, the employer is paid on average earnings.

A person who donated blood for at least 40 times receives the status and the “Honorary Donor” sign. Benefits for this category of citizens are provided by our legislation. Some regions provide honorary donors with their own privileges not provided for by federal law.

Possible problems

Benefits to donors related to the provision of days off are protected by law, but in reality it often happens that the employer refuses to provide days off on those days when the employee needs it. They usually refer to a lack of staff. But this is already the problem of the employer, not the donor. Rest days for blood donation are provided for by the law of the Russian Federation, and also confirmed by the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, so the employee can take a day off any day when he needs it, and not when the employer can give it. Add these days to annual leave or take other days off - it is up to the employee, not his employer.

Free food

Federal Law No. 125 provides free food for donors on the day of blood donation. These benefits to donors can be replaced with monetary compensation. This is provided for by order of the Ministry of Health of Russia. The amount of this compensation for free meals is 435 rubles, regardless of the amount of blood donated.

Benefits and payments to donors

Donors have the right to donate blood or blood components for a fee, but in this case they are not taken into account to receive the title of honorary donor.

• If the donor has a rare phenotype or one of the erythrocyte antigens is missing, then the fee for donating 450 ml of blood (one portion) will be 800 rubles. This is provided for by order of the Moscow Department of Health No. 414.
• The same order provides for payment for the delivery of blood components by the method of apheresis (isolation of individual blood components). The amount of payment for a portion of plasma is 600 ml - 1500 rubles, red blood cells - 2500 rubles. and platelets - 3500 rubles.

Donors who prefer to donate blood for money are not entitled to free food.

Honorary Donor

How to get the status of Honorary Donor? Privileges for this category of people are established at the federal level and Federal Law No. 125 is established. They are provided both by the state and by the employer or educational institution.

To obtain the status of Honorary Donor, it is necessary to undergo a procedure of free donation in blood transfusion departments (DIC):

• Whole blood and its components at least 40 times.
• Blood plasma at least 60 times.
• If a donor donated whole blood at least 25 times, and then began donating plasma, then the total number of donations to receive the title of "honorary donor" should be at least 40 times.
• If the donor donated whole blood or its components less than 25 times, and then moved to the category of plasma donors, then to obtain the right to be awarded it is necessary to collect the total number of donations up to 60 times.

Donation of cellular components, such as red blood cells and platelets, is equivalent to donating whole blood. To obtain the status of an honorary donor, one fact of blood donation is not enough, it is necessary to confirm it with documents. After receiving his privileges, the honorary donor of Russia acts throughout the territory of the Russian Federation. How to get this status?

• Regional health authorities are nominating for the award. The reason for this is the documented fact of blood donation the required number of times.
• The badge "Honorary Donor of Russia" is issued by the Ministry of Health, at the same time the status of the same name is established. The whole procedure takes approximately 1.5 months.
• A certificate and a badge of honorary donor are presented by regional authorities.

In Moscow, according to the current regional system, to receive the title and badge "Honorary Donor of Moscow" donate blood 20 times for free, and plasma 30 times.

Honorary Donor. Benefits 2015

Donors are entitled to certain privileges. Payments and benefits to honorary donors are provided by applicable law and they boil down to the following:

1. In municipal and state healthcare organizations they are entitled to extraordinary services and free medical care.
2. When distributing preferential vouchers for sanatorium-resort treatment at work or at the place of study, they have the right to their priority provision. In fact, such vouchers have been preserved only at some enterprises, therefore, the regional authorities are engaged in a list of applicants for sanatorium-resort rehabilitation.
3. When distributing annual paid vacations, the honorary donor has the right to take it at a convenient time for him, that is, not when the employer can provide the vacation, but when the employee needs it. But in fact, arguing with the employer is sometimes more expensive, therefore, the employee must notify the employer about the need to take leave in a given month even before the schedule of vacations. If the schedule has already been drawn up, in order to transfer the vacation to another month, important motivation is needed (serious life circumstances).
4. Honorary donor receives annual indexed payments established by Art. 24 Federal Law No. 125. Their amount initially amounted to 10 557 rubles. But it is indexed annually. After indexing, the honorary donor will receive a payment of 12,373 rubles by 2015. To receive this cash payment from December 1 to December 31, it is necessary to contact the social security agency and draw up an application, to which you must attach the passport and certificate of the honorary donor.

The privileges of an honorary donor of Russia are approved by federal law and are valid in all regions of the Russian Federation. Persons who have received the title of Honorary Donor of the USSR can apply for the same benefits to Russian donors.

Regional privileges for honorary donors

Individual regions may offer their own donor development programs. In this regard, Moscow demonstrates good experience and provides additional benefits to donors. But in most cases, honorary donors can receive additional regional privileges only if they continue to donate blood. So, a person with the title of "Honorary Donor" will receive benefits provided that:

• Blood donation at least 3 times a year.
• Putting plasma at least 7 times a year.

So, the owners of the badge "Honorary Donor of Moscow" in addition to the benefits provided for by federal law, have a number of privileges:

• They have the right to use all city modes of transport free of charge (except for regular and fixed-route taxis).
• Dental prosthetics at the expense of the city budget. This is possible subject to medical indications.
• Payment of housing and communal services in the amount of 50% of the cost within the social standard of housing.
• Payment of medicines purchased by prescription in the amount of 50% of the cost.

In Moscow, such benefits have been operating since 2008, they have undergone some changes in 2014 and now exist in the form described above.

How to become a donor?

There are some age limits for donation. You can become a donor only after 18 years of age, and the upper limit of the age of the donor is determined by the doctor of the blood transfusion department. In order to become a blood donor, you need to undergo a medical examination and pass some tests. In addition, registration or registration is required in the village where you intend to donate blood.