RA 7719

Republic Act No. 7719

AN ACT PROMOTING VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION, PROVIDING FOR AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF SAFE BLOOD, REGULATING BLOOD BANKS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF

April 2, 1994

when was RA 7719 enacted?

President Fidel V. Ramos

approved the RA 7719

Blood/Blood product

refers to human blood, processed or unprocessed and includes blood components, its products and derivatives

Examples of Blood/Blood product

Packed RBCs, Fresh Frozen Plasma, Platelet concentration, Cryoprecipitate

Blood

often viewed as a life giving fluid that runs through a person's body

Blood Bank/center

a laboratory or institution with the capability to recruit and screen blood donors, collect, process, store, transport and issue blood for transfusion and provide information and/or education on blood transfusion transmissible diseases

Commercial Blood Bank

a blood bank that exists for profit

Hospital-based blood bank

a blood bank which is located within the premises of a hospital and which can perform compatibility testing of blood

Blood collection unit

an institution or facility duly authorized by the Department of Health to recruit and screen donors and collect blood

Voluntary blood donor

one who donates blood on one's own volition or initiative and without monetary compensation

Voluntary blood donor

also known as non-remunerated blood donor

Blood transfusion transmissible diseases

diseases which may be transmitted as a result of blood transfusion, including AIDS, Hepatitis-B, Malaria and Syphilis

Transfusion transmissible diseases

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, Syphilis, Malaria

Secretary of Health

the Secretary of Health or any other person to whom the Secretary delegates the responsibility of carrying out the provisions of this Act

Walking blood donor

an individual included in the list of qualified voluntary blood donors referred to in Section 4, paragraph (e), who is ready to donate blood when needed in his/her community

Blood station

Main function is the storage, issuance, transport, and distribution of whole blood and packed red cells

Public Education

through an organized and sustained nationwide public education campaign by the Department, the Philippine National Red Cross and the Philippine Blood Coordinating Council

Promotion in Schools

The benefits and rationale of voluntary blood donation shall be included and given emphasis in health subjects of schools, both public and private, at the elementary, high school and college levels. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports shall also require such inclusion in its non-formal education curricula.

Professional Education

The Department, the PBCC, the Philippine Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (PSHBT), the Philippine Society of Pathologists (PSP), the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) and the Philippine Nursing Association (PNA) are encouraged to conduct for their respective members and as part of the continuing medical education, trainings on the rational use of blood and blood products including the merits of voluntary blood donation.

Establishment of Blood Services Network

Blood centers shall be strategically established in every province and city nationwide within the framework of a National Blood Transfusion Service Network spearheaded by the Department, in coordination with the PNRC. The collection of blood in various areas in the community, such as schools, business enterprises, barangays, and military camps shall be promoted.

Walking Blood donors

In areas where there may be inadequate blood banking facilities, the walking blood donor concept shall be encouraged and all government hospitals, rural health units, health centers and barangays in these areas shall be required to keep at all times a list of qualified voluntary blood donors with their specified blood typing.

National Voluntary Blood Services Program

NVBSP means?

Government hospitals

required to establish voluntary blood donation programs

Private hospitals

encouraged to establish voluntary blood donation programs

May 5, 1994

When was RA 7719 approved?

National Council for Blood Services

shall promote voluntary blood donation in communities, households, schools, parishes, establishments, etc

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

NRL for TTI

National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)

NRL for Immunohematology

Three main parts of RA no. 7719

Prelimary provisions, Functional provisions, Concluding provisions

Preliminary provisions

covers all aspect the formulation of the title, declaration of policy, and definition of terms

functional provisions

these are limited to orders on the voluntary donation of blood, phase out of commercial blood banks, rules and regulations of blood banks services, importation of blood bank equipments and penalties associated with the blood bank provision violations

Authority to Operate

is an official permit issue by the DOH to an individual, corporation, partnership, or association to a BCU or BS

License to Operate

is a formal authority issued by the DOH to an individual, corporation, or association to a BB or BC

Concluding provisions

these focus on the separability and repealing clause

RA 7719 and RA 1517

What are the 2 important laws in utilization, transfer and processing of blood.

Philippine National Red Cross

PNRC stands for?

Philippine National Red Cross

collaborates with key government institutions to ensure that the country has sufficient supply of safe, and transferable blood for patients needing transfusion

Philippine Blood Coordinating Council

PBCC stands for

Philippine Blood Coordinating Council

engages in networking and coordination with related agencies as well as in research for the advancement of the field