RA 7719

Question 1

This act is known as the

Answer 1

National Blood Services Act of 1994

Question 2

refers to human blood, processed or unprocessed and includes blood components, its products and derivatives

Answer 2

Blood/blood product

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Blood bank/center

Question 4

a blood bank that exists for profit

Answer 4

Commercial blood bank

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Hospital-based blood bank

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Blood collection unit

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Voluntary blood donor

Question 8

diseases which may be transmitted as a result of blood transfusion, including AIDS, Hepatitis-B, Malaria and Syphilis

Answer 8

Blood transfusion transmissible diseases

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Secretary of Health

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Walking Blood Donor

Question 11

Funds for this purpose shall be provided by the Government through the budgetary allocation of the Department, by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) with an initial amount of at least ___________, by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) with an initial amount of at least __________, by the trust liability account of the Duty Free Shop (Duty Free Philippines) with an initial amount of at least____________and through contributions of other agencies such as civic organizations.

Answer 11

Twenty-five million pesos (P25,000,000), Twenty-five million pesos (P25,000,000), Twenty million pesos (P20,000,000)

Question 12

Sec. 7

Answer 12

Phase-out of Commercial Blood Banks

Question 13

All commercial blood banks shall be phased-out over a period of _____ years after the effectivity of this Act, extendable to a maximum period of two (2) years by the Secretary

Answer 13

two (2)

Question 14

The implementation of the provisions of this Act shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Secretary, within ________days from the approval hereof.

Answer 14

sixty (60)

Question 15

Upon complaint of any person and after due notice and hearing, any blood bank/center which shall collect charges and fees greater than the maximum prescribed by the Department shall have its license suspended or revoked by the Secretary. Any person or persons who shall be responsible for the above violation shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of not less than ______ nor more than ________, or a fine of not less than _________ nor more than ___________, or both at the discretion of the competent court

Answer 15

one (1) month
six (6)months
Five thousand pesos (P5,000)
Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000)

Question 16

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 __________ nor more than ________ or a fine of not less than ___________ nor more than ____________, or both at the discretion of the competent court

Answer 16

twelve (12) years and one (1) day
twenty (20) years
Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000)
Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000)

Question 17

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 ________, blood which have been proven contaminated with blood trans fusion transmissible diseases shall be imprisoned for ___________

Answer 17

forty-eight (48) hours
ten (10) years