No, vouchers do not expire.
FAQ: Voucher Program
If you are not a medical match for your intended recipient, you can donate a kidney on their behalf using the NKR’s Voucher Program.
No. Vouchers are assigned to specific individuals and cannot be transferred or reassigned.
What if, after you donate a kidney, a friend or family member needs a kidney transplant but you can no longer donate a kidney to them because you have already donated? The Family Voucher Program solves this issue, letting you donate a kidney while also protecting your family members in the unlikely event one of them ever needs a kidney transplant.
If you are not a medical match for the person you want to donate a kidney to, you can donate through the Voucher Program to help them get a kidney. Even better, your donation will not only help your intended recipient get a kidney, it will help someone else facing kidney failure get a kidney as well, so you’ll be changing the lives of two people instead of just one.
The Voucher Program allows a living kidney donor to donate to a well-matched recipient, generating a voucher that can be redeemed by a different recipient for a tliving kidney donor transplant.
A standard voucher is intended for a specific person who needs a kidney transplant in the near future. The donor can also name up to five family members or friends as backup voucher holders.
A family voucher allows a donor to donate to a stranger and provide future transplant protection for up to five family members or friends who are not currently in need of a transplant.
For a standard voucher, you can name a specific intended recipient in need of a transplant and up to five additional family members or friends as backup voucher holders. For a family voucher, you can name up to five family members or friends who are not in immediate need of a transplant.
Only one voucher associated with a particular donor can be redeemed. Once one voucher holder redeems the voucher, all other vouchers associated with that donor become void.
The Voucher Program allows you to donate on your own schedule.
No. A voucher provides priority access to a living donor kidney through the National Kidney Registry, but it does not guarantee that a transplant will be available immediately.