Patient Aid Program Guidelines
Patients must be affiliated with a certified transplant center and have a social worker, nurse, and doctor at the transplant center complete and sign their section of the Patient Aid Program Application.
The health care professional completing the form should mail it to The Bone Marrow Foundation for review. Faxed/emailed forms will not be accepted.
Please be as specific as possible when completing the Social Summary and Service Request portions of the form; this will help us understand the nature of the need and determine eligibility. Please feel free to attach an additional page for this information if necessary. It is not necessary to submit receipts or financial records.
Processing time for Patient Aid requests is approximately 8-10 weeks. All requests are acknowledged, at the time of receipt, to the nurse or social worker completing the form. Another letter/e-mail will be sent once a decision has been reached.
Once the application has been submitted all communication should be between the nurse or social worker and The Bone Marrow Foundation.
Patient aid will only be given in the form of a check from The Bone Marrow Foundation. It will be made payable to the individual listed as such on the application.
Patients must disclose the names of any other organizations which have been involved with financial or in-kind assistance, including any dollar amount applied for or awarded to date.
Please write legibly on the application.
Please keep a copy of the application for your own records.
Eligibility
Each patient is eligible for up to $1,000.00 in financial assistance. Currently the average patient grant is $500.
As The Bone Marrow Foundation has a specific amount of funding available for patient aid, patients demonstrating the most financial need are given priority.
Patient Aid assistance is a one-time grant. Multiple requests for a patient who already received financial assistance will not be accepted.
Patients whose initial request was declined may re-apply if there is a change in their socioeconomic or medical status. Patients re-applying need to complete a new application.
Type of Assistance
Patient aid funds may be used to cover costs associated with:
- donor search
- compatibility testing
- donor harvesting
- medication
- home and day care
- transportation
- accommodations
- medical and psychosocial supplies
- sperm banking
- cord blood banking
- legal fees
- insurance premiums/co-pays
- approved living/housing expenses
- caregiver expenses related to transplant
The Bone Marrow Foundation reserves the right to deviate from these Guidelines when special circumstances arise on a case-by-case basis.
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