Blood Bank Law (RA 7719)

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Blood Bank Law REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7719
SECTION 1. Title

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“National Blood Services Act of 1994”

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SEC. 3. Definitions.
refers to human blood, processed or unprocessed and includesblood components, its products and derivatives;

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Blood/blood product

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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;

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Blood bank/center

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blood bank that exists for profit;

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Commercial blood bank

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

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Hospital-based blood bank

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

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Blood collection unit

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

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Voluntary blood donor

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Department

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Department of Health;

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Blood transfusion transmissible diseases

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AIDS, Hepatitis-B, Malaria and Syphilis;

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

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Secretary of Health

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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.

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Walking Blood Donor

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SEC. 4. Promotion of Voluntary Blood Donation. – In order to ensure adequate supply of human blood, voluntary blood donation shall be promoted through the following:

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Public Education
Promotion in Schools
Professional Education
Establishment of Blood Services Network
Walking Blood Donors

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under Public Education

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Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC)
Philippine Blood Coordinating Council (PBCC)

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under Promotion in Schools

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Department of Education, Culture and
Sports

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under Professional Education

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Department,
PBCC,
Philippine Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (PSHBT),
Philippine Society of Pathologists (PSP)
Philippine Medical Association (PMA)
Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET)
Philippine Nursing Association (PNA)

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under Establishment of Blood Services Network

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National Blood Transfusion Service Network spearheaded by the Department, in coordination with the PNRC.

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under Walking Blood Donors

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all government hospitals, rural-health units, health centers and barangays

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SEC. 5. National Voluntary Blood Services Program

The Department, in cooperation with the PNRC and PBCC and other government agencies and non-governmental organizations shall plan and implement a ___________________________ (NVBSP) to meet in an evolutionary manner, the needs for blood transfusion in all regions of the country. Funds for this purpose shall be provided by the Government through the budgetary allocation of the Department, by the ____________________________ (PCSO) with an initial amount of at least ___________ million pesos (P___,000,000), by the _______________________________ (PAGCOR) with an initial amount of at least ___________ million pesos (P___,000,000), by the trust liability account of the ______________ (Duty Free Philippines) with an initial amount of at least _________ million pesos (P___,000,000) and through contributions of other agencies such as civic organizations.

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National Voluntary Blood Services Program; Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office; Twenty-five; 25;
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation; Twenty-five; 25;
Duty Free Shop; Twenty; 20

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SEC. 7. Phase-out of Commercial Blood Banks.

AH commercial blood banks shall be _________ over a period of two (__) years after the effectivity of this Act, extendable to a maximum period of two (__) years by the ________.

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phased-out; 2; 2; Secretary

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SEC. 12. Penalties.
Any person or persons who shall be responsible for the above violation shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of not less than (__) month nor more than (__) months, or a fine of not less than (P__,000) nor more than (P___,000), or both at the discretion of the competent court.

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1; 6; 5; 50

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SEC. 12. Penalties

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 (__) years and (__) day nor more than (___) years or a fine of not less than (P___.000) nor more than (P_____,000), or both at the discretion of the competent court

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12; 1; 20; 50; 500

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SEC. 12. Penalties.

The head of the blood bank and the necessary trained personnel under the head’s direct supervision found responsible for dispensing, transfusing and failing to dispose, within (__) hours, blood which have been proven contaminated with blood transfusion transmissible diseases shall be imprisoned for (__) years. This is without prejudice to the filing of criminal charges under the Revised Penal Code.

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48; 10

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SEC. 15. Effectivity Clause.

This Act shall take effect after (__) days following its publication in the Official _______or in (__) national __________ of general circulation.

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15; Gazette; 2; newspapers

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Approved on:

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MAY 5, 1994

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Approved by:

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Pres. FIDEL V. RAMOS