LECTURE 6: RA 7719 National Blood Services Act of 1994 (Part 1)

RA 7719 NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICES ACT OF 1994

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

NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICES ACT OF 1994

RA 7719

RA 7719

NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICES ACT OF 1994

BLOOD

Often viewed as a life-giving fluid that runs through a person’s body

BLOOD

It can also be considered as a lifesaving component whose value is smartly manifested whenever persons undergo a surgical procedure because of a severe infection or major accident or trauma.

1. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7719

2. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1517

The utilization, transfer, and processing of blood in the Philippines are regulated by two important laws:

RA 1517

An Act Regulating the Collection, Processing, and Sale of Human Blood, and the Establishment and Operation of Blood Banks and Blood Processing Laboratories

BLOOD BANK LAW

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1517

RA 1517

BLOOD BANK LAW

1. PNRC

2. PBCC

There two primary agencies in the Philippines that facilitate blood donation and education:

Philippine National Red Cross

PNRC means?

Philippine Blood Coordinating Council

PBCC means?

1. PNRC

2. PBCC

Both of these agencies has been affected in the campaign to encourage Filipinos to donate blood, to maintain an adequate supply of blood for transfusion.

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS (PNRC)

This agency continues to advance its advocacy to provide quality life-saving services through its voluntary blood donation drives.

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS (PNRC)

This agency also collaborates with key government institutions to ensure that the country has sufficient supply of safe and transferable blood for patients need transfusion.

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The Philippine Blood Coordinating Council (PBBC) primarily exist for how many reasons?

1. to disseminate correct information to the public regarding the benefits and advantages of voluntary blood donation;

2. to motivate the different sectors of the society to donate blood voluntarily;

3. to educate medical and paramedical personnel regarding the proper utilization of blood;

4. to promote the use of blood component therapy to utilize blood to the fullest;

5. to improve blood banking procedures and policies;

6. to promote the interchange of concepts and experiences in blood donation and transfusion; and

7. to foster participation in international activities in blood banking and transfusion.

The Philippine Blood Coordinating Council (PBBC) primarily exist for 7 reasons:

PHILIPPINE BLOOD COORDINATING COUNCIL (PBBC)

Aside from its main objective of public information and education, this agency also engages in networking and coordination with related agencies as well as in research for the advancement of the field.

public information and education

PBBC’s main objective is?

RA 7719

Was enacted into law on April 02, 1994 expressly repealing REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1517 which is the old blood banking law.

RA 1517

The old blood banking law.

April 02, 1994

When was RA 7719 enacted into law?

RA 1517

RA 7719 was enacted into law on April 02, 1994 expressly repealing ______ which is the old blood banking law

RA 7719

This new blood services law sought to provide an adequate supply of safe blood by promoting voluntary blood donation and by regulating blood banks in the country.

President Fidel V. Ramos

He approved RA 7719

May 05, 1994

When was the RA 7719 approved by then President Fidel V. Ramos?

August 18, 1994

When was the RA 7719 subsequently published in the official gazette?

August 23, 1994

RA 7719 took effect on?

RA 7719

Under this law, all commercial blood banks shall be phased out over a period of 2 years after the law’s effectivity.

2 years

Under RA 7719, all commercial blood banks shall be phased out over a period of how many years after the law’s effectivity?

RA 7719

Is an act promoting voluntary blood donation, providing for an adequate supply of safe blood, regulating blood banks, and providing penalties for violation thereof

1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

2. FUNCTIONAL PROVISIONS

3. CONCLUDING PROVISIONS

3 main parts of REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7719:

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

This covers all aspects regarding the formulation of the Title, the Declaration of Policy, and the Definition of Terms.

• SECTION 1: TITLE

• SECTION 2: DECLARATION OF POLICY

• SECTION 3: DEFINITIONS

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS:

FUNCTIONAL PROVISIONS

These are limited to orders on the voluntary donation of blood, phase out of commercial blood banks, rules and regulations on blood banks services, importations on blood bank equipment, and penalties associated with blood bank provision violations.

• SECTION 4: PROMOTION OF VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION

• SECTION 5: NATIONAL VOLUNTARY BLOOD SERVICES PROGRAM

• SECTION 6: UPGRADING OF SERVICES AND FACILITIES

• SECTION 7: PHASE - OUT OF COMMERCIAL BLOOD BANKS

• SECTION 8: NON-PROFIT OPERATION

• SECTION 9: REGULATION OF BLOOD SERVICES

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

• SECTION 11: RULES AND REGULATIONS

• SECTION 12: PENALTIES

FUNCTIONAL PROVISIONS:

• SECTION 13: SEPARABILITY CLAUSE

• SECTION 14: REPEALING CLAUSE

• SECTION 15: EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE

CONCLUDING PROVISIONS:

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Section 1-3 are what kind of provisions?

FUNCTIONAL PROVISIONS

Sections 4-12 are what kind of provisions?

CONCLUDING PROVISIONS

Sections 13-15 are what kind of provisions?

15 sections

How many sections are there in RA 7719?

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BLOOD SERVICES

So the _______ through the Local Blood Councils shall promote voluntary blood donations in communities, households, schools, parishes, establishments, etc.

Local Blood Councils

So the National Council for Blood Services through the _____ shall promote voluntary blood donations in communities, households, schools, parishes, establishments, etc.

Blood Collection Units; Mobile Blood Donation

Blood shall be collected from voluntary or non-remunerated blood donor in the premises of _______ or _____ team activities.

• Philippine Blood Center

• Subnational Blood Center

• Regional Blood Center

All blood units collected by the BCU and MBD team shall be tested at blood centers either the:

Hospital Based Blood Bank; Blood Stations; Other Health Facilities

All units of blood issued from these blood centers need not be re-tested for transfusion transmissible infections by the ______, the ____, or ______ administering blood transfusion.

twice

Every donated blood unit found initially reactive to any of the five TTI’s shall be retested how many times using the same test format.

National Reference Laboratory (NRL)

A repeatedly reactive blood unit shall be sent to the _____ for TTIs which is the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM).

Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)

A repeatedly reactive blood unit shall be sent to the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for TTIs which is the?

National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI)

On the other hand, the National Reference Laboratory for Immunohematology is the?

Blood/blood product

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

Ex: packed red blood cells, platelet concentrate, fresh frozen plasma, and the cryoprecipitate

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

Department

The Department of Health

Blood transfusion transmissible diseases

Diseases which may be transmitted as a result of blood transfusion.

• HIV

• Hepatitis B

• Hepatitis C

• Malaria

• Syphilis

Transfusion transmissible infections (TTI):

Secretary of Health

The _____ or any other person to whom the ____ 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.

• Public Education

• Promotion in Schools

• Professional Education

• Establishment of Blood Services Network

• Walking Blood Donors

In order to ensure adequate supply of human blood, voluntary blood donation shall be promoted through the following:

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.

NATIONAL VOLUNTARY BLOOD SERVICES PROGRAM

NVBSP means?

• Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)

• Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)

• trust liability account of Duty Free Shop (Duty Free Philippines)

• through contributions of other agencies such as civic organizations

Funds for this purpose shall be provided by the Government through the budgetary allocation of the Department, by the:

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office

PCSO means?

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation

PAGCOR means?

Twenty-five million pesos (P25,000,000)

Initial amount of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)

Twenty-five million pesos (P25,000,000)

Initial amount of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)

Twenty million pesos (P20,000,000)

Initial amount of the Duty Free Shop (Duty Free Philippines)

Safe Blood For All

VISION:

A nationally coordinated and efficient networking of Blood Service Facilities (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.

MISSION

Authority to Operate (ATO)

Is an official permit issued by the DOH to an individual, corporation, partnership, or association to a Blood Collection Units (BCU) or BS.

License to Operate (LTO)

Is a formal authority issued by the DOH to an individual, corporation, partnership, or association to a Blood Bank (BB) or Blood Center (BC).

Authority to Operate

ATO means?

License to Operate

LTO means?

one (1) month; six (6) months

Any person or persons who shall be responsible for the above violation shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of not less than ____ nor more than ____, or a fine of not less than Five thousand pesos (P5,000) nor more than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000), or both at the discretion of the competent court.

Five thousand pesos (P5,000); Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000)

Any person or persons who shall be responsible for the above violation shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months, or a fine of not less than ____ nor more than ____, or both at the discretion of the competent court.

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Any person who shall establish and operate a blood bank without securing any license to operate from the Department or who fails to comply with the standards prescribed by the Department referred to in Section __ hereof

twelve (12) years and one (1) day; twenty (20) years

Any person who shall establish and operate a blood bank without securing any license to operate from the Department or who fails to comply with the standards prescribed by the Department referred to in Section 9 hereof shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of not less than ______ nor more than ____ or a fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000) nor more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000), or both at the discretion of the competent court.

Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000); Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000)

Any person who shall establish and operate a blood bank without securing any license to operate from the Department or who fails to comply with the standards prescribed by the Department referred to in Section 9 hereof shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of not less than twelve (12) years and one (1) day nor more than twenty (20) years or a fine of not less than ___ nor more than ____, or both at the discretion of the competent court.