Organ Donation Act Flashcards
R.A 7170 also known as
Organ Donation Act of 1991
Organ Donation Act of 1991
R.A 7170
A facility, licensed, accredited, or approved under the law for storage of human bodies or parts thereof.
Organ Bank Storage Facility (OBSF)
An individual who makes a legacy of all or part of his body.
Testator
The persons enumerated in section 4 (a) of R.A. 7170.
Immediate Family
Person who may execute a legacy is under what section?
Section 3
Any individual may give by way of legacy should be ____ and ____?
at least 18 years of age; and
sound mind
Person who may execute a Donation is under what section?
Section 4
Person who may execute a donation
Spouse
Adult child
Parent
Adult sibling
Legal guardian
(S-A-P-A-L)
The person authorized by subsection a of this section may make donation ____ or ____
after or immediately before death
For the purposes of this act, 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 the furtherance of medical science.
Autopsy
Persons who may become Legatees or Donees is under what section?
Section 6
Persons who may become Legatees or Donees are:
• Any hospital, physician, or surgeon
• Any accredited medical or dental school, college, or university
• Any organ bank storage facility
• Any specified individual
(H-A-O-S)
Amendment or revocation of legacy or donation is under what section?
Section 12
The testator or donor may amend or revoke the legacy or donation either by:
- The execution and delivery to the legatee or donee of a signed statement to that effect
- Oral statement
- A statement to that effect during a terminal illness or injury addressed to an attending physician and communicated to the legatee or donee
- Signed card or document
R.A 7170 was approved by _____ on _____
Corazon C. Aquino
January 7, 1992
Organs may be taken from:
• Cadaveric organ donation
• Living organ donation