AIDS/HIV Laws Flashcards
Phil. National AIDS Council
EO no. 39
Phil. AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
RA 8504
Date of creation of RA 8504
Feb 13, 1998
Date of creation of EO no. 39
Dec. 3, 1992
House of Rep. approved RA 8504
Jose de Venecia
RA 8504 is signed by Senate President ____
Neptali Gonzales
RA 8504 has ___ sections and ____ articles
52 sections
9 articles
Definitions of terms in HIV/AIDS is in what section?
Section 3
What article and section states consent as a requisite for HIV testing
Article 3 section 15
What article and section states medical confidentiality ?
Article 6 Section 30
What article states PNAC
Article 8
Basic standard of infection control
Universal precautions
Any medical agent or device used to prevent transmission of disease
Prophylactic agent
A condition characterized by combination of signs and symptoms caused by HIV
AIDS
Virus that causes AIDS
Human immunodeficiency Virus -HIV
Any disease acquired through sexual contact
STD Sexually Transmitted Disease
A lab procedure done on individual to determine presence/absence of HIV
HIV testing
An HIV test procedure whereby the identity of individual being tested is protected
What section?
Anonymous Testing
Section 18
Modes of transmission of HIV
Sexual intercourse, Exchange of body fluids, Blood transfusion, Sharing of needles, Transplacental, Breastfeeding
An individual who’s willing to undergo HIV test
Voluntary HIV testing
Window period
2 weeks to 6 months
The voluntary verbal/written agreement of a person willing to undergo a procedure based on full info
Informed Consent
Protecting or upholding the right to privacy of a HIV positive patient
Medical confidentiality
What do you call the comprehensive HIV/AIDs monitoring program?
What section?
AIDSWATCH
Article 5 section 27
Method of finding or counseling the sexual partners of a person diagnosed with AIDS
Contact tracing
What section states organ/ blood donation requirement
Section 12
Penalty for discriminatory acts on persons with HIV
6 months to 4 years imprisonment
fines not over than 1,000
Violations on medical confidentiality
6 months to 4 years imprisonment
Suspension of license