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develop a wage replacement policy. The AHS Living Organ Donor Wage Replacement Policy became effective January 21, 2019, which provides full wage replacement for eligible AHS employees during post-procedure recovery of 12 weeks (organ donation) or 7 days (surgical bone marrow donation). Results: Based on the 2018 average AHS annual salary of $90,000 and assuming a 12-week convalescence, estimates predicted wage replacement costs of $20,769 per living organ donated by an employee. Based on the living kidney donation rate in Alberta (2011-2016) and the number of eligible AHS Employees (2018), it was predicted 3 of AHS’ 100,000 employees would serve as living organ donors per year. Predicted annual organizational cost: $62,307. Between January 19, 2019 and November 1, 2020, the number of employees accessing the policy exceeded the initial predictions of 3 AHS staff (unable to report specific dollar savings vs. number of staff given N<10), even in light of the COVID-19 pandemic where most LDKTs were postponed for several months ending June 2020. Conclusions: This policy was successfully implemented to limit AHS employees’ loss of income during post-operative recovery from living organ and surgical bone marrow donation, and uptake exceeded initial projections without putting significant financial strain on AHS. Conflict of Interest: All funding provided as in-kind support through Alberta Health Services