[3] RA 7170 Flashcards
To protect the rights of both donor and recipient from any unethical or illegal practice such as human trafficking and selling of organs for money
RA 7170
To authorize and regulate the legacy or donation of human body or its parts after death or a specified condition thereby securing the safety of the recipient and providing means for
transfer
RA 7170
How many sections does RA 7170
19 sections
RA 7170 was approved on
January 7, 1992
President of RA 7170
President Corazon C. Aquino
Also known as Corneal Transplantation
RA 7885
This act shall be known as the “Organ Donation Act of 1991”
RA 7170, Section 1 - Title
A deceased individual, and includes a still born infant or fetus
Decedent
An individual authorized under this Act to donate all or part of the body of decedent
Donor
A facility licensed, accredited or approved under the law for storage of human bodies or parts thereof
Organ Bank Storage Facility
An individual who makes a legacy of all or part of his body
Testator
The irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem.
Death
Refers to: 1) Spouse; 2) Son or Daughter of legal age; 3) Either parent; 4) Brother or sister of legal age; 5) Guardian over the person of the
decedent at the time of his death
Immediate Family
A gift; something transmitted; bequest
Legacy
To whom a legacy is bequeathed;
heir; recipient of a gift
Legatee or Donee
Process of administering an estate
Probate (of the will)
What is Section 3
Person Who May Execute Legacy
Under Section 3, at least _____ years of age and of sound mind
18 years of age
True or False:
Under Section 3, all or part of his body for any purpose specified in [Section 6 hereof – Persons
who may become Legatees or Donees]
True
What is Section 4
Person Who May Execute a Donation
Under Section 4, who are eligible to donate all or any part of the decedent’s body
- Spouse
- Son or Daugther of Legal Age
- Either Parent
- Brother or Sister of Legal Age
- Guardian over the person of the decedent at the time of his death
What Section pertains to:
The person authorized by subsection (a) of this section may make donation after or immediately before his death.
Section 4: Person Who May Execute a Donation
What is Section 5
Examination of Human Body or Part thereof
What Section pertains to:
A legacy or donation of all or part of a human body authorizes any examination necessary to assure medical acceptability of the legacy
or donation for the purpose(s) intended.
Section 5 Examination of Human Body or Part thereof
Under Section 5, an ______ shall be conducted on the cadaver of accident, trauma, or other medico-legal cases immediately after the pronouncement of death, to determine qualified and healthy human organs for transplantation and/or in furtherance of medical science.
Autopsy
What is Section 6
Persons Who May Become Legatees or
Donees
4 Persons Who May Become Legatees or
Donees
- Any hospital, physician or surgeon
- Any accredited medical or dental school, colleges or university
- Any organ bank storage facility
- Any specified individual
Under Section 6,
For medical or dental education, research,
advancement of medical or dental science,
therapy or transplantation;
Any hospital, physician or surgeon
Under Section 6,
For education, research, advancement of medical or dental science or therapy;
Any accredited medical or dental school, colleges or university
Under Section 6,
For medical or dental education, research, therapy, or transplantation
Any organ bank storage facility
Under Section 6,
For therapy or transplantation needed by him.
Any specified individual
What is Section 7
Day of Hospitals
Under Section 7, _____ and ______ manner to the relatives of the donor-decedent enumerated in Section 4 hereof.
Humane and Delicate manner
What is Section 8
Manner of Executing a Legacy
Under Section 8,
Legacy of all or part of the human body under
Section 3 hereof maybe made by _____. The
legacy becomes effective upon the death of the
testator without waiting for probate of the will.
Will
Under Section 8,
If the will is not probated , or it is a declared _____ for testamentary purposes, to the extent
that it was executed in good health, is nevertheless valid and effective.
Invalid
Under Section 8,
The document, which maybe a card or any paper designed to be carried on a person, must be signed by the ______ in the presence of two witnesses who must sign the document in his presence
Testator
True or False:
Under Section 8, the legacy may be made to specify the legatee or without specifying the legatee
True
What is Section 9
Manner of Executing a Donation
Under Section 9,
Provided, that the [physician, head of hospital or officer designated by the hospital for this purpose] has exerted reasonable efforts, within _____ hours, to locate the nearest relative [listed in Section 4 hereof] or guardian of the decedent at the time of death.
48 hours
Under Section 9, In all donations, the death of a person from whose body of an organ will be removed after his death for the purpose transplantation to a living person, shall be
diagnosed separately and certified by ____ qualified physicians
2 Qualified physicians
Under Section 9, certified physician neither of whom should be:
- Member of the team of medical practitioners
- Physician attending to the recipient of the organ to be removed
- Head of hospital or the designated officer authorizing the removal of the organ
What is Section 10
Person(s) Authorized to Remove Transplantable Organs
Only ______ in a hospital shall remove and/or transplant any organ which is authorized to be
removed and/or transplanted pursuant to
Section 5 hereof – [Examination of
Human Body or Part Thereof].
Authorized medical practitioners
What is Section 11
Delivery of Document of Legacy or
Donation
What is Section 12
Amendment or Revocation of Legacy or
Donation
4 ways of amending the legacy or donation
- Execution and delivery to the legatee or donee of signed statement
- Oral statement to that effect made in the presence of two or other person and communicated to the legatee or donee
- Statement to that effect during a terminal illness or injury addressed to an attending physician and communicated to the legatee or donee
- Signed card of document to that effect found on the person or effects of the testator or donor
What section pertains to:
Any will, card or other document, or an executed copy thereof, which has not been delivered to the legatee or donee may be revoked by the testator or donor in the manner provided in the subsection (a) of this Section or by destruction, cancellation or mutilation of the document and all executed copies thereof.
Section 12 Amendment or Revocation of legacy or Donation
What is Section 13
Rights and Duties after Death.
True or False:
Under Section 13, the legatee or donee may accept or reject the legacy or donation as the case may be
True
What is Section 14
International Sharing of Human
Organs or Tissues
What is Section 15
Information Drive
Under Section 15,
The _______, after consultation with all health professionals, both government and private, to make an appeal to human organ donation.
Secretary of Health
What is Section 16
Rules and Regulations
Under this act, who creates the rules and regulations after consultation with all health professionals
Secretary of Health
What is Section 17
Repealing Clause
What is Section 18
Separability Clause
What is Section 19
Effectivity
Under Section 19,
This Act shall take effect after _______days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least _______newspapers of general circulation.
15 days , at least 2 newspapers
An act to advance corneal transplantation in the Philippines
RA 7785
How many sections does RA 7785 have
6 Sections
What date was RA 7785 approved
February 20, 1995
President of the Philippines of RA 7785
President Fidel V. Ramos
Section 1 of the Amendment or old Section 9,
The removal of the cornea or corneas of the decedent within ______ hours after death and upon the request of qualified legatees or donees for the sole purpose of transplantation
12 hours
Section 2 of the Amendment or old Section 10,
Removal of corneal tissues shall be performed only by _______ and ______ in the methodology of such procedure and duly certified by the accredited National Association
of Ophthalmologists.
Ophthalmic surgeons and Trained Ophthalmic technicians
