Blood Bank Law (RA 7719) Flashcards
Blood Bank Law REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7719
SECTION 1. Title
“National Blood Services Act of 1994”
SEC. 3. Definitions.
refers to human blood, processed or unprocessed and includesblood components, its products and derivatives;
Blood/blood product
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/center
blood bank that exists for profit;
Commercial blood bank
blood bank which is located within the premises of a hospital and which can perform compatibility testing of blood;
Hospital-based blood bank
institution or facility duly authorized by the Department of Health to recruit and screen donors and collect blood;
Blood collection unit
one who donates blood on one’s own volition or initiative and without monetary compensation;
Voluntary blood donor
Department
Department of Health;
Blood transfusion transmissible diseases
AIDS, Hepatitis-B, Malaria and Syphilis;
Secretary of Health or any other person to whom the Secretary delegates the responsibility of carrying out the provisions of this Act;
Secretary of Health
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.
Walking Blood Donor
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:
Public Education
Promotion in Schools
Professional Education
Establishment of Blood Services Network
Walking Blood Donors
under Public Education
Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC)
Philippine Blood Coordinating Council (PBCC)
under Promotion in Schools
Department of Education, Culture and
Sports
under Professional Education
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)