MIDTERM: RA 1517 Flashcards
An Act Regulating the Collection, Processing and Sale of Human Blood, and the Establishment and Operation of Blood Banks and Blood Processing Laboratories
RA 1517
RA 1517 IS ALSO KNOWN AS
BLOOD BANK ACT
RA 1517 DOA?
JUNE 16 1956
RA 1517 IS REPEALED BY?
RA 7719
Section 1. In order to PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH, it is declared a NATIONAL POLICY to?
TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BLOOD AND ITS PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES
Section 2. As used in this Act:
- means human blood, processed or unprocessed, and includes its products and derivatives.
BLOOD
Section 2. As used in this Act:
- “Person” includes?
- CORPORATIONS
- PARTNERSHIPS
- ASSOCIATION
- ORGANIZATION
Section 2. As used in this Act:
- means the ACTUAL PURCHASE PRICE of unprocessed blood and its handling charges, such as those for its collection, processing, storage, transportation, and sale, and a reasonable allowance for spoilage.
COST
Section 3. It shall be the UNLAWFUL for any person to ESTABLISH OR OPERATE A BLOOD BANK or blood processing laboratory, or to collect or process blood IF HE IS ________, or to sell blood collected from another person, even if authorized by the latter, without first securing a license from the Department of Health:
if he is NOT A LICENSED PHYSICIAN
SEC. 3
- Provided, That IN CASES OF EMERGENCY, blood transfusion SHALL BE ALLOWED UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE _________ WITHOUT SUCH LICENSE
ATTENDING PHYSICIAN
SEC 3:
And provided, further, That persons operating blood banks and blood processing laboratories on the date of the approval of this Act may continue to operate the same if they secure such license WITHIN _________ FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS provided for in section five hereof.
60 DAYS
SEC 3.:
NO LICENSE SHALL BE GRANTED OR RENEWED by the Department of Health for the establishment or operation of a blood bank or blood processing laboratory UNLESS such bank or laboratory be established or operated in accordance with:
- ACCEPTED SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS
- UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION, DIRECTION/ SUPERVISION OF LICENSED AND QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN
- BLOOD IS COLLECTED AND/ PROCESSED BY LICENSED PHYSICIAN/ UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION AND RESPONSIBILITY
SEC. 3.:
No license shall be granted or renewed by said Department for the collection and/or processing of blood UNLESS THE LICENSEE COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS hereinabove established for blood banks and blood processing laboratories.
T OR F?
TRUE
Section 4. Blood banks and processing laboratories SHALL BE OPERATED ON A _____________.
Blood collecting or processing by other blood collectors or processors or by individual physicians shall also be on a ____________. Blood shall be sold by such banks and laboratories, other blood collectors or processors, and individual physicians at cost.
NON - PROFIT BASIS
SEC. 5. The __________ is CHARGED with the RESPONSIBILITY OF STRICTLY ENFORCING THIS ACT, and shall issue such, rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out its provisions, including rules and regulations prescribing, from time to time, the maximum ceilings for handling charges of blood, such as charges for its collection, processing, storage, transportation, and sale, and a reasonable allowance for spoilage, which shall be considered as part of the cost of blood.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH
