RA 7170

Question 1

What is the title of RA 7170?

Answer 1

• Organ Donation Act of 1991
• An Act Authorizing the Legacy or Donation of All or Part of a Human Body after Death for Specified Purposes

Question 2

What is the Act’s Rationale?

Answer 2

To protect the rights of both donor and recipient from any unethical or illegal practice such as human trafficking and selling of organs for money

Question 3

What is the Act’s significance?

Answer 3

To authorize and regulate the legacy or donation of human body or its parts after death or a specified condition thereby securing the safety of the recipient and providing means for transfer.

Question 4

How many sections does this Act have

Answer 4

19 Sections

Question 5

When was this Act approved?

Answer 5

January 7. 1992

Question 6

This act was amended by?

Answer 6

RA 7885

Question 7

What is the title of RA 7885?

Answer 7

An Act to Advance Corneal Transplantation in the Philippines

Question 8

What is the title of Section 1? And what does it says?

Answer 8

• Title
• This Act shall be known as the “Organ Donation Act of 1991”

Question 9

What is the title of Section 2?

Answer 9

Definition of Terms

Question 10

Who is a deceased individual, and includes a still born infant or fetus?

Answer 10

Decedent

Question 11

Who is an individual authorized under this Act to donate all or part of the body of decedent?

Answer 11

Donor

Question 12

What is a facility licensed, accredited or approved under the law for storage of human bodies or parts thereof?

Answer 12

Organ Bank Storage Facility

Question 13

Who makes a legacy of all or part of his body?

Answer 13

Testator

Question 14

What is the irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem?

Answer 14

Death

Question 15

What does the Section 2 says?

Answer 15

1. In the opinion of the attending physician, based on the acceptable standards of medical practice, there is an absence of natural respiratory and cardiac function and, attempts resuscitation would not be successful in restoring those functions. In this case, death shall be deemed to have occurred at the time these function ceased.
2. In the opinion of the consulting physician, concurred in by the attending physician, that on the basis of acceptable standards of medical practice, there is an irreversible cessation of all brain functions; and considering the absence of such functions, furthers attempts at resuscitation or continued supportive maintenance would not be successful in restoring such natural functions. In this case, death shall be deemed to have occurred at the time when these conditions first appeared.

Question 16

Refers to: 1) Spouse; 2) Son or Daughter of legal age; 3) Either parent; 4) Brother or sister of legal age; 5) Guardian over the person of the decedent at the time of his death.

Answer 16

Immediate Family

Question 17

What is a gift; something transmitted; a bequest?

Answer 17

Legacy

Question 17

To whom a legacy is bequeathed; an heir; a recipient of a gift.

Answer 17

Legatee or Donee

Question 18

What is the process of administering an estate?

Answer 18

Probate (of the Will)

Question 18

What is the title of Section 3?

Answer 18

Person Who May Execute Legacy

Question 19

Who may execute legacy?

Answer 19

• Any individual, at least eighteen (18) years of age and of sound mind may give by way of legacy, to take effect after his death. All or part of his body for any purpose specified in Section 6.

Question 20

What is the title of Section 4?

Answer 20

Person Who May Execute a Donation

Question 21

Who can donate all or any part of the decedent’s body?

Answer 21

(a) Any of the following persons, in the order of priority stated hereunder, in the absence of actual notice of contrary intentions by the decedent or actual notice of opposition by the member of the immediate family of the decedent, may donate all or any part of the decedent’s body [for any purpose specified in Section 6 hereof]:

• Spouse
• Son or daughter of legal age
• Either parent
• Brother or sister of legal age
• Guardian over the person of the decedent at the time of his death

(b) The person authorized by subsection (a) of this section may make donation after or immediately before his death.

Question 21

What is the title of Section 5?

Answer 21

Examination of Human Body or Part thereof

Question 22

What is in Section 5?

Answer 22

• A legacy or donation of all or part of a human body authorizes any examination necessary to assure medical acceptability of the legacy or donation for the purpose(s) intended.
• For purposes of this Act, an autopsy 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 furtherance of medical science.

Question 23

What is the title of Section 6?

Answer 23

Persons Who May Become Legatees or Donees

Question 24

Who can become legatees or donees?

Answer 24

• Any hospital, physician or surgeon: For medical or dental education, research, advancement of medical or dental science, therapy or transplantation.
• Any accredited medical or dental school, colleges or university: For education, research, advancement of medical or dental science or therapy.
• Any organ bank storage facility: For medical or dental education, research, therapy, or transplantation.
• Any specified individual: For therapy or transplantation needed by him.