MTLAWS: RA 7719

RA 7719

This Republic Act superseded or repealed RA 1517

May 5 1994

When was RA 7719 approved?

June 14

World Blood Donor Day

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to promote and encourage voluntary blood donation by the citizenry and to instill public consciousness of the principle that blood donation is a humanitarian act;

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to lay down the legal principle that the provision of blood for transfusion is a professional medical service and not a sale of a commodity;

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to provide for adequate, safe, affordable and equitable distribution of supply of blood and blood products;

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to inform the public of the need for voluntary blood donation to curb the hazards caused by the commercial sale of blood;

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to teach the benefits and rationale of voluntary blood donation in the existing health subjects of the formal education system in all public and private schools, in the elementary, high school and college levels as well as the non-formal education system;

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to mobilize all sectors of the community to participate in mechanisms for voluntary and non-profit collection of blood;

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to mandate the Department of Health to establish and organize a National Blood Transfusion Service Network in order to rationalize and improve the provision of adequate and safe supply of blood;

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to provide for adequate assistance to institutions promoting voluntary blood donation and providing non-profit blood services, either through a system of reimbursement for costs from patients who can afford to pay, or donations from governmental and non-governmental entities;

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to require all blood collection units and blood banks/centers to operate on a non-profit basis;

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to establish scientific and professional standards for the operation of blood collection units and blood banks/centers in the Philippines;

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to regulate and ensure the safety of all activities related to the collection, storage and banking of blood; and

SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

to require upgrading of blood banks/centers to include preventive services and education to control spread

BLOOD / BLOOD PRODUCT

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

BLOOD BANK / BLOOD 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;

BLOOD BANK / BLOOD CENTER

main function is to process blood units into blood components and testing of these units for the 5 infectious disease markers.

COMMERCIAL BLOOD BANK

- a blood bank that exists for profit;

two (2) years

under Section 7, All commercial blood banks shall be phased-out over a period of ? after the effectivity of this Act

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;

BLOOD COLLECTION UNIT

main function is to collect blood from voluntary non-remunerated blood donors.

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;

Blood Typing

(both Forward and Reverse Method must be done in each unit

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.

DOH, PNRC, PBCC

Public education Through an organized and sustained nationwide public education campaign by the?

National Blood Transfusion Service Network

Blood centers shall be strategically established in every province and city nationwide within the framework of a ? spearheaded by the Department, in coordination with the PNRC.

National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP)

The Department, in cooperation with the PNRC and PBCC and other government agencies and non-governmental organizations shall plan and implement a ? to meet in an evolutionary manner, the needs for blood transfusion in all regions of the country.

DOH

budgetary allocation

with an initial amount of at least Twenty-five million pesos

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office

with an initial amount of at least Twenty-five million pesos

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation

Duty Free Shop (Duty Free Philippines)

Trust liability account with an initial amount of at least Twenty million pesos (P20,000,000)

Vision of NVBSP

Safe Blood For All

Mission of NVBSP

A nationally coordinated and efficient networking of BSF based on voluntary blood donation that will ensure safe, adequate, timely and accessible blood supply and the rational use of blood in the Philippines through advocacy, professional education and research.

SECTION 9: REGULATION OF BLOOD SERVICES

It shall be unlawful for any person to establish and operate a blood bank/center unless it is registered and issued a license to operate by the Department of Health:

- Provided, That in case of emergencies, blood collection and transfusion under the responsibility of the attending physician shall be allowed in hospitals without such license under certain conditions prescribed by the Department.

SECTION 9: REGULATION OF BLOOD SERVICES

No license shall be granted or renewed by the Department for the establishment and operation of a blood bank/center unless it complies with the standards prescribed by the Department.

Authority to Operate (ATO)

issued to Blood Collection Units (BCU) and Blood Stations (BS)

License to Operate (LTO)

issued to Blood Banks (BB) or Blood Centers (BC)

SECTION 10: IMPORTATION OF BLOOD BANK EQUIPMENT, BLOOD BAGS, AND REAGENTS

Upon the effectivity of this Act, equipment, blood bags and reagents used for the screening and testing of donors, collection and processing and storage of blood shall be imported tax-and duty-free by the PNRC, blood banks and hospitals participating actively in the National Voluntary Blood Services Program.

This provision shall be implemented by the rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Department in consultation and coordination with the Department of Finance.

Imprisonment: 1 month - 6 months
Fine: 5,000-50,000

CHARGING MAXIMUM FEES PRESCRIBED

Imprisonment: 12 years-20 years
Fine: 50,000-500,000

BLOOD BANK WITHOUT LTO (AND FAILURE OF STANDARDS COMPLIANCE)

Imprisonment: 10 years

DISPENSING, TRANSFUSING, AND FAILING TO DISPOSE OF (WITHIN 48 HRS) CONTAMINATED BLOOD

Voluntary Blood Donation (VBD)

National Council for Blood Services through the Local Blood Councils shall promote ? in communities, households, schools, parishes, establishments, etc.

Philippine Blood Center, Subnational Blood Center, Regional Blood Center (Philippine National Red Cross)

All blood units collected by BCU and MBD Teams shall be tested at Blood Centers

National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for TTIs

RITM - Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

National Reference Laboratory for Immunohematology

NKTI - National Kidney and Transplant Institute

Blood Bank Act

Republic Act No. 1517

"National Blood Services Act of 1994."

RA 7719