MTLBE - Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act

RA 11166

An Act Strengthening the Philippine Comprehensive Policy on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Prevention, Treatment, Care, and Support, and, Reconstituting the Philippine National Aids Council (PNAC), Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 8504, Otherwise Known as The "Philippine Aids Prevention and Control Act of 1998", and Appropriating Funds.

RA 11166

Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018 is also known as __________

Philippine National AIDS Council (PNAC)

What body is still reconstituted and streamlined to ensure the implementation of the country's response to the HIV and AIDS situation from the established Republic Act No. 8504?

True

True or False

All donated blood shall also be subjected to HIV testing;

True

True or False

Donation of tissue or organ, whether gratuitous or onerous, shall be accepted by a laboratory or institution only after a sample from the donor has been tested negative for HIV

False

True or False

All donors whose blood, organ or tissue has been tested positive shall not be deferred from donation, notified of their HIV status, counselled, and referred for care and clinical management as soon as possible

True

True or False

Donations of blood, tissue, or organ testing positive for HIV may be accepted for research purposes only, and shall be subject to strict sanitary disposal requirements;

False

True or False

A second testing cannot be demanded as a matter of right by the blood, tissue, or organ recipient or his/her immediate relatives before transfusion or transplant.

Donation

It is an act of liberty whereby a person disposes gratuitously of a thing or right in favor of another, who accepts it.

Express Consent

Written consent from the person taking the test and which must be obtained first before HIV testing

Implied Consent

Consent that is indirectly given by the reason of operation of law

Mandatory in nature

What is the nature of consent under RA No. 11166?

Informed Consent

It refers to the voluntary agreement of a person to undergo or be subjected to a procedure based on full information, whether it is written or conveyed verbally.

Any person who is at least 15 years of age

Who can give consent?

Evolving Capacities of the Child

It refers to the concept enshrined in Article 5 of Convention on the Rights of Child, recognizing the development changes and the corresponding progress in cognitive abilities and capacity for self-determination undergone by children as they grow up.

Mature Minor Doctrine

Refers to the legal principle that recognizes the capacity of some minors to consent independently to medical procedures, if they have been assessed by qualified health professionals to understand the nature of procedures and their consequences to make a decision on their own.

True

True or False

Any young person aged below fifteen (15) who is pregnant or engaged in high-risk behavior shall be eligible for HIV testing and counseling, with the assistance of a licensed social worker or health worker.

HIV Testing

It refers to any facility-based, mobile medical procedure, or community-based screening modalities that are conducted to determine the presence or absence of HIV in a person's body.

HIV Negative

It refers to the absence of HIV or HIV antibodies upon HIV testing.

HIV Positive

It refers to the presence of HIV infection as documented by the presence of HIV and HIV antibodies in the sample being tested.

Voluntary HIV Testing

It refers to HIV testing done on an individual who, after having undergone pre-test counseling willingly submits to such test.

Compulsory HIV Testing

It refers to HIV testing imposed upon an individual characterized by lack of consent, use of force or intimidation, the use of testing as a prerequisite for employment or other purposes, and other circumstances when informed choice is absent.

Screening Test

It refers to initial serologic test performed to determine the presence of antibodies against HIV 1 and HIV 2.

Confirmatory Test

It refers to the test performed on samples reactive to the screening test to ensure that results are true positive.

San Lazaro Hospital - STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory

Where do confirmatory testing for HIV/AIDS is done?

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

Where do confirmatory testing for blood units/blood donors are turned over?

Three Years

HIV Proficiency certificate issued by SACCL-SLH is valid for _____________.

True

True or False: Compulsory Testing is allowed when

When it is necessary to test a person who is charges with any of the offenses punishable under Articles 264 and 266 on serious and slight physical injuries, and Article 335 and 338 on rape and simple seduction, both of Act No. 3815 or the "The Revised Penal Code", as amended, and as also amended by Republic Act. No. 8553, otherwise known as "The Anti-Rape Law of 1997"

True

True or False: Compulsory Testing is allowed when

When it is necessary to resolve relevant issues under Executive Order No. 209, otherwise known as "The Family Code of the Philippines"

True

True or False: Compulsory Testing is allowed when

In the donation of blood in compliance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7170, otherwise known as the "Organ Donation Act of 1991", and Republic Act No. 7719, otherwise known as the "National Blood Services Act of 1994"

False

True or False: Compulsory Testing is allowed when

Licensing a medical technologist or laboratory technician.

HIV Counseling

It refers to the interpersonal and dynamic communication process between a client and a trained counselor.

Pre-test Counseling

It refers to the process of providing an individual with information on the biomedical aspects of HIV AIDS, and emotional support to any psychological implications of under going HIV testing and the test result itself before the individual is subjected to the test.

Post-test Counseling

It refers to the process of providing risk-reduction information and emotional support to a person who submitted to HIV testing at the time the result is released.

Anti-retroviral Therapy

It refers to the treatment that stops or suppresses viral replication or replications of a retrovirus like HIV, thereby slowing down the progression of infection.

Treatment Hubs

It refer to private and public hospitals or medical establishments accredited by the DOH to have the capacity and facility to provide treatment and care services to PLHIV.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis

It refers to the use of prescription drugs as a strategy for the prevention of HIV infection by people who do not have the HIV and AIDS.

Post exposure prophylaxis

It refers to a preventive medical treatment started immediately after exposure to pathogen(HIV) in order to prevent infection by the pathogen and the development of the disease.

Medical Confidentiality

It refers to the core duty of medical practice where the information provided by the patient to health practitioner and his/her health status is kept private and is not divulged to third parties.

True

True or False

The result of any test related to HIV shall be disclosed by the trained service provider who conducts pre-test and post-test counseling only to the individual who submitted to the test.

Partner notification

It refers to the process by which the "index client", "source", or "patient" who has a sexually transmitted infection (STI) including HIV, is given support in order to notify and advise the partners that have been exposed to infection.

Discrimination

It refers to unfair or unjust treatment that distinguishes, excludes, restricts, or shows preferences based on any ground such as sex gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, economic status, disability, ethnicity, and HIV status, whether actual or perceived, and which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by all persons similarly situated, of all their rights and freedoms.

Gender Expression

It refers to the way a person communicates gender identity to others through behavior, clothing, hairstyles, communication or speech pattern, or body characteristics.

Gender Identity

It refers to the personal sense of identity as characterized, among others, by manner of clothing, inclinations, and behavior in relation to masculine or feminine convention.

Sexual Orientation

It refers to the direction of emotional, sexual attraction, or conduct towards people of the same sex or towards people of both sexes or towards people of the opposite sex or to the absence of sexual attraction.

Stigma

It refers to the dynamic devaluation and dehumanization of an individual in the eyes of others, which may be based on attributes that are arbitrarily defined by others as discreditable or unworthy, and which results in discrimination when acted upon.

Bullying

It refers to any severe or repeated use by one or more persons of a written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act of gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another person that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or damage to one's property;

Discrimination in Workplace

The rejection of job application, termination of employment, or other discriminatory policies in hiring, provision of employment and other related benefit, promotion or assignment of an individual solely or partially on the basis of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status.

Discrimination in learning institutions.

Refusal of admission, expulsion, segregation, imposition of harsher disciplinary actions, or denial of benefits or services of student or a prospective student solely or partially on the basis of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status

Restriction on travel and habitation.

Restrictions on travel within the Philippines, refusal of lawful entry to Philippine territory, deportation from Philippines, or the quarantine or enforced isolation of travelers solely or partially on account of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status is discriminatory. The same standard of protection shall be accorded to migrants, visitors, and residents who are not Filipino citizen

Restrictions on Shelter

Restrictions on housing or lodging, whether permanent or temporary, solely or partially on the basis of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status

Prohibition from Seeking or Holding Public Office.

Prohibition on the right to seek an elective or appointive public office solely or partially on the basis of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status

Exclusion from Credit and Insurance Services.

Exclusion from health, accident or life insurance, or credit and loan services, including the extension of such loan or insurance facilities, of an individual solely or partially on the basis of actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status.

Discrimination in Hospitals and Health Institutions.

Denial of health services, or being charges with a higher fee, on the basis of actual, perceived or suspected HIV status is discriminatory act and is prohibited;

Denial of Burial Services.

Denial of embalming and burial services for a decease person who had HIV and AIDS or who was known, suspected, or perceived to be HIV-positive;

Act of Bullying

Bullying in all forms, including name-calling, upon a person based on actual, perceived, or suspected HIV status, including bullying in social media and other online portals

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Who is the Speaker of the House of Representatives when RA 11166 is approved?

Vicente T. Sotto III

Who is the President of the Senate when RA 11166 is approved?

December 20, 2018

Date of Approval of RA 11166

Republic Act No. 8504 - Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998

What law is repealed by RA 11166 stated in the Section 55?

Rodrigo Roa Duterte

RA 11166 is signed by ____________?