Unit 4: RA 7719 Flashcards
What are the three blood agencies?
- PNRC - Philippine National Red Cross
- PBCC - Philippine Blood Coordinating Council
- PBC - Philippine Blood Center
The Philippine National Red Cross was changed to Philippine Red
Cross because of RA _______.
RA 10072
True or False: Philippine Red Cross is a governmental organization.
False
With the advent of _______________, blood could now be preserved and stored in Blood Banks.
anticoagulants
Philippine National Red Cross launched the National Blood Program on…
July 17, 1948
When is the MedTech week held?
Third week of September
What are the organizations that organize the MedTech week? (2)
PAMET
PASMETH
The objective of this program is to maintain a constant and ready
supply of whole blood or plasma at least for emergency case.
National Blood Program
Who was the first blood donor of the PNRC National Blood Program?
President Elpidio Quirino
True or False: Blood is not to be sold, but we pay for whole blood
for at least Php 1,500 per unit or more.
True
How much do we pay for a whole blood?
Php 1,500
If you are screened as HIV positive in the hospital, your blood
sample is brought to what reference laboratory for confirmatory
tests? (2)
- STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL)
- Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)
What is RA 1517?
Blood Bank Law
A law passed in order to assure the safety of the supply of blood
from the hospital and commercial blood banks.
RA 1517 (Blood Bank Law)
When did the government pass the Blood Bank Law?
June 16, 1956
When is Blood Donor’s Week held?
2nd Week of September
“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: Blood Bank Law
What repealed RA 1517 in 1995?
RA 7719
Safeguarding and promoting public health and welfare by preventing improper collection, processing and sale of human blood or its
product to the public.
RA 7719
RA 7719
RA ______ prevents the sale of blood units, while RA _______
regulates the sale.
RA 7719; RA 1517
What implementing guideline is referred to below:
“Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 7719
otherwise known as the National Blood Services Act of 1994.”
Administrative Order No. 9, Series of 1995
What implementing guideline is referred to below:
“Requirements and Procedure for a License to Operate a Blood Bank/Blood Center in the Philippines.”
Administrative Order No. 17, Series of 1998
What implementing guideline is referred to below:
Rules and Regulations for the Establishment of the Philippine National Blood Services Amending AO. No. 9 s. of 1995
Administrative Order No. 2005-0002
What implementing guideline is referred to below: “Rules and Regulations Governing the Regulation of Blood Service Facilities dated May 2, 2008”
Administrative Order No. 2008-0008
What is National Blood Services Act of 1994?
RA 7719
When was RA 7719 approved?
May 5, 1994
The purpose of this is to promote voluntary blood donation and
provide safe, adequate, affordable and equitable blood products.
RA 7719
This bill requires all blood banks/ centers to operate on a non-profit
basis.
RA 7719
The RA 7719 was initiated by what committee?
NBSP
Who filed RA 7719 in 1989?
Sen. R. Saguisag
The bill that phased out commercial blood banks in two to four
years.
RA 7719
The bill that provides Duty-free importation of blood bank equipment, reagents, blood bags, and supplies.
RA 7719
True or False: There is tax for importation of blood and blood
products, according to RA 7719.
False
The bill that regulates Blood Service Facilities, blood supply, blood
bank facilities, and blood services.
RA 7719
The place wherein every time you donate blood, you are given a
certain fee.
Commercial Blood Bank
If blood is commercially available, what could be the disadvantages?
Substandard services
Spread of blood-borne diseases
What is Section 1 of RA 7719?
Title
The act known as the “National Blood Services Act of 1994.”
RA 7719
What is Section 2 of RA 7719?
Declaration of Policy
Section 2 of RA 7719 aims to promote and encourage voluntary blood donation by the ______________ and to instill
public consciousness of the principle that blood donation is a
_______________________.
citizenry; humanitarian act
What section is referred to below:
In order to promote public health, it is hereby declared the policy
of the State to lay down the legal principle that the provision of
blood for transfusion is a professional medical service and not a
sale of a commodity.
Section
Section 2
What section is referred to below:
In order to promote public health, it is hereby declared the policy
of the State:
(a) to promote and encourage voluntary blood donation by the
citizenry and to instill public consciousness of the principle that
blood donation is a humanitarian act;
(b) to lay down the legal principle that the provision of blood for
transfusion is a professional medical service and not a sale of a
commodity;
(c) to provide for adequate, safe, affordable and equitable distribution of supply of blood and blood products;
(d) to inform the public of the need for voluntary blood donation to
curb the hazards caused by the commercial sale of blood;
(e) to teach the benefits and rationale of voluntary blood donation
in the existing health subjects of the formal education system in
all public and private schools, in the elementary, high school and
college levels as well as the non-formal education system;
(f) to mobilize all sectors of the community to participate in mechanisms for voluntary and non-profit collection of blood;
(g) to mandate the Department of Health to establish and organize
a National Blood Transfusion Service Network in order to rationalize and improve the provision of adequate and safe supply of
blood;
(h) to provide for adequate assistance to institutions promoting
voluntary blood donation and providing nonprofit blood services,
either through a system of reimbursement for costs from patients
who can afford to pay, or donations from governmental and nongovernmental entities:
(i) to require all blood collection units and blood banks/centers to
operate on a non-profit basis;
(j) to establish scientific and professional standards for the operation of blood collection units and blood banks/centers in the
Philippines;
(k) to regulate and ensure the safety of all activities related to the
collection, storage and banking of blood; and
(l) to require upgrading of blood banks/centers to include preventive services and education to control the spread of blood
transfusion transmissible diseases.
Section 2: Declaration of Policy
Section 2 of RA 7719 is to mandate the Department of Health to
establish and organize a _____________________________ in
order to rationalize and improve the provision of adequate and
safe supply of blood;
National Blood Transfusion Service Network
What is Section 3 of RA 7719?
Definitions
Diseases which may be transmitted as a result of blood transfusion, including AIDS, Hepatitis-B, Malaria and Syphilis.
Blood transfusion transmissible diseases
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
Refers to human blood, processed or unprocessed and includes
blood components, its products and derivatives.
Blood or 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 (BB) or Blood Center
A blood bank that exists for profit, money or any material gain
earned out of sale of, or exchange for, blood or blood products
which profit, money or any material gain are not used solely for
the operation and maintenance of the blood bank service.
Commercial Blood Bank
True or False: Commercial Blood Banks are still present today. The
blood unit costs about Php 1,500.
False
A blood bank which is located within the premises of a hospital
and which can perform compatibility testing of blood.
Hospital-based Blood Bank
A hospital-based blood bank can perform what kind of test?
compatibility testing of blood
True or False: All blood banks can perform compatibility testing.
False
An institution or facility duly authorized by the Department of
Health to recruit and screen donors and collect blood.
Blood Collection Unit (BCU)
The one who donates blood on one’s own volition or initiative and
without monetary compensation.
Voluntary Blood Donor
What are the three types of blood donors?
- Voluntary Blood Donors
- Paid Donors
- Replacement Donors
What is the type of donor described below:
For example, somebody is in need of blood. The blood unit was
transfused to him because you brought a donor with you to replace the blood sample.
Replacement Donors
What are the 5 core tests, according to WHO?
Ï Antibody to HIV, subtypes 1 & 2
Ï Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Ï Antibody to Hepatitis C
Ï Serologicc Test for Syphilis (RPR/VDRL)
Ï Malaria
RPR stands for…
Rapid Plasma Reagin
VDRL stands for…
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
What are the different types of anticoagulants? (6)
Ï Acid-citrate-dextrose
Ï Citrate-phosphate dextrose Ï CP2D
Ï CPDA1
Ï CPDA2
Ï Heparin
The Acid-citrate-dextrose may sustain blood for how many days?
21 days
The Citrate-phosphate dextrose may sustain blood for how many
days?
21 days
The CP2D may sustain blood for how many days?
35 days
The CPDA1 may sustain blood for how many days?
35 days
The CPDA2 may sustain blood for how many days?
42 days
The Heparin may sustain blood for how many days?
2 days
What is the naturally-occurring anticoagulant?
Heparin
What are the anticoagulants with additives?
CPDA1
CPDA2
What is the anticoagulant serving as the food for red blood cells?
Citrate-Phosphate Dextrose
Any unit, office, institution providing any of the blood transfusion
services, which can be a Blood Bank, Blood Center, a Blood
Collection Unit or a Blood Station.
Blood Service Facility
Blood Service Facility is defined by what administrative order?
Administrative Order No. 2010-0001
What administrative order is described below:
Policies and Guidelines for the Philippine National Blood Services
and Blood Services Networks
Administrative Order No. 2010-0001
A government or private hospital or PNRC chapter which has not
been licensed as a blood center but has been authorized by the
DOH to store and issue blood and blood products, and perform
compatibility testing, when necessary.
Blood Station
True or False: A blood station may not perform compatibility testing.
False
The blood station is defined in what administrative order?
Defined in AO. 2008-0008
A blood service facility where blood collection procedure is done in
which whole blood is removed, a selected component separated
and the remainder returned to the donor.
Apheresis Facility
The Apheresis Facility is defined in what administrative order?
AO 2010-0001
A hospital with a licensed clinical laboratory capable of red cell
typing and crossmatching and which does not have any blood service facility but which only receives blood and blood components
for blood transfusion as needed.
End-user hospital
An End-user Hospital may perform what tests? (2)
Red Blood Cell Typing
Crossmatching
The End-User Hospital (EU) is defined in what administrative
order?
AO 2010-0001
True or False: An End-user Hospital has no blood service facility,
meaning they can not collect, store or issue blood.
True
A licensed/accredited non-hospital health facility without a licensed clinical laboratory but which administers blood transfusion.
End-User Non-Hospital Health Facility
The End-User Non-Hospital Health Facility is defined in what
administrative order?
AO 2010-0001
Once you pass the pre-donation information interview, you are
referred to…
VCCT
True or False: Medtechs can also work as HIV Counselors.
True
What is Section 4 of RA 7719?
Promotion of Voluntary Blood Donation
The following are involved in what sector?
- Public Education
- Promotion in Schools
- Professional Education
- Establishment of Blood Services Network
- Walking Blood Donors
Section 4
Who shall plan and implement a National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP) to meet in an evolutionary manner, the
needs for blood transfusion in all regions of the country?
DOH
PNRC
PBCC
What is Section 5 of RA 7719?
National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP)
Funds for the National Voluntary Blood Services Program (NVBSP) should be provided by what organizations?
Ë Government (budgetary allocation of the DOH)
Ë PCSO - P25,000,000
Ë PAGCOR - P25,000,000
Ë Duty Free Philippines - P20,000,000
Ë Contributions of other agencies (civic organizations)
An informal organization composed of the designated blood centers and hospital blood banks, blood stations and end-user hospitals established to provide for the blood needs of a specific
geographical area.
Blood Services Network
What is Section 6 of RA 7719?
Upgrading of Services and Facilities
What section is referred to below:
All government hospitals, including those that have been devolved, shall be required to establish voluntary blood donation
programs and all private hospitals shall be encouraged to establish voluntary blood donation programs.
Section 6
What section is referred to below:
The Department, in consultation with the PSHBT and the PSP,
shall also establish guidelines for the rational use of blood and
blood products.
Section 6
What is Section 7 of RA 7719?
Phase-out of Commercial BB
What section is referred to below:
All commercial blood banks shall be phased-out over a period
of two (2) years after the effectivity of this Act, extendable to a
maximum period of two (2) years by the Secretary
Section 7
What is Section 8 of RA 7719?
Non-profit Operation
What section is referred to below:
All blood banks/centers shall operate on a nonprofit basis: Provided, That they may collect service fees not greater than the maximum prescribed by the DOH which shall be limited to the necessary expenses entailed in collecting and processing of blood.
Section 8
What is Section 9 of RA 7719?
Regulation of Blood Sciences
What section is referred to below:
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish and operate a blood
bank/center unless it is registered and issued a license to operate
by the Department: Provided, That in case of emergencies, blood
collection and transfusion under the responsibility of the attending
physician shall be allowed in hospitals without such license under certain conditions prescribed by the Department.
Section 9
What is Section 10 of RA 7719?
Importation of Blood Bank Equipment, Blood Bags, and Reagents
What section is referred to below:
No license shall be granted or renewed by the Department for
the establishment and operation of a blood bank/ center unless it
complies with the standards prescribed by the Department. Such blood bank/center shall be under the management of a licensed and qualified physician duly authorized by the Department.
Section 9
True or False: The importation of blood equipment, blood bags,
and reagents is tax-free.
True
What section is referred to below:
This provision shall be implemented by the rules and regulations
to be promulgated by the Department in consultation and coordination with the Department of Finance.
Section 10
What is Section 11 of RA 7719?
Rules and Regulations
What section is referred to below:
The implementation of the provisions of this Act shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations to be promulgated by the Secretary, within sixty (60) days from the approval hereof. The
existing Revised Rules and Regulations Governing the Collection, Processing and Provision of Human Blood and the Establishment and Operation of Blood Banks shall remain in force unless amended or revised by the Secretary.
Section 11
What section is referred to below:
The rules and regulations shall prescribe from time to time the
maximum ceiling for fees for the provision of blood, including its
collection, processing and storage, professional services and a
reasonable allowance for spoilage.
Section 11
What is Section 12 of RA 7719?
Penalties
What section is referred to below:
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.
Section 12
Any person or persons who shall be responsible for
the above violation (collecting charges greater than maximum prescribed) shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of not ______________________ , or a fine of
_____________________, or both at the discretion of the competent court.
- less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months
- not less than Five thousand pesos (P5,000) nor more than Fifty
thousand pesos (P50,000)
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 _________________________ or a fine of
_____________________________, or both at the discretion of
the competent court.
- not less than twelve (12) years and one (1) day nor more than
twenty (20) years - not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000) nor more than Five
hundred thousand pesos (P500,000)
True or False: The Secretary, after due notice and hearing, may
impose administrative sanctions such as, but not limited to, fines,
suspension, or revocation of license to operate a blood bank/center and to recommend the suspension or revocation of the license
to practice the profession when applicable
False
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 forty-eight
(48) hours, blood which have been proven contaminated with
blood transfusion transmissible diseases shall be imprisoned for
_________________.
10 years
What is Section 13 of RA 7719?
Separability Clause
What section is referred to below:
If any provision of this Act is declared invalid, the other provisions
hereof not affected thereby shall remain in force and effect.
Section 13
What section is referred to below:
This Act shall supersede Republic Act No. 1517 entitled “Blood
Bank Act.” The provisions of any law, executive order, presidential
decree or other issuances inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 14
What is Section 14 of RA 7719?
Repealing Clause
What section is referred to below:
This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers of
general circulation.
Section 15
What is Section 15 of RA 7719?
Effectivity Clause
How many sections does RA 7719 have?
15 sections
Who was the president of the senate in the implementation of RA
7719?
Edgardo J. Angara
Who was the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the
senate in the implementation of RA 7719?
Jose De Venecia, Jr.
Who was the Secretary of the Senate in the implementation of RA
7719?
Edgardo E. Tumangan
Who was the Secretary General House of Representatives in the
implementation of RA 7719?
Camilo L. Sabio
Who was the President of the Philippines in the implementation
of RA 7719?
Fidel V. Ramos
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
What administrative order is referred to below:
Rules and Regulations Governing the Regulation of Blood Services Facilities
AO 2008-0008
What are the two classification of blood service facility according
to ownership?
Government
Private
Operated and maintained partially or wholly by a national, provincial, city or municipal government or other political unit by any
department, division, board or agency thereof or by a government
owned or controlled operation
Government-owned Laboratory
Privately owned, established and operated with funds through
donation, capital or other means by an individual, corporation,
association or organization.
Privately-owned Laboratory
What are the blood service facilities under institutional character?
Hospital-based
Non hospital-based
A BSF located within the premises of a hospital.
Hospital-based
A government-owned or PNRC-owned BSF located outside the
premises of a hospital consistent with the NVBSP strategic plan.
Non Hospital-based
The following service capabilities are for what establishment:
– Advocacy and promotion of voluntary blood donation and healthy lifestyle
– Provision of whole blood and packed red cells
– Storage, issuance, transport and distribution of whole blood and
packed red cells
– Compatibility testing of red cell units, if hospital-based
Blood Station
The following service capabilities are for what establishment:
– Advocacy and promotion of voluntary blood donation and healthy lifestyle
– Recruitment, retention and care of voluntary blood donors
– Screening and selection of voluntary blood donors
– Conduct of health education and counseling services
– Collection of blood (mobile or facility-based) from qualified blood
donors
– Transport of blood to BC for testing and processing
– Compatibility testing of red cell units, if hospital-based
Blood Collection Unit
The following service capabilities are for what establishment:
– Advocacy and promotion of voluntary blood donation and healthy lifestyle
– Storage and issuance of whole blood and blood components
obtained from a BC
– The following services shall also be provided
—> Compatibility testing for red cell units
—> Direct Coombs test
—> Red cell antibody screening
—> Investigation of transfusion reactions
—> Assist the HBTC in the conduct of post-transfusion surveillance
(hemovigilance)
Blood Bank
The following service capabilities are for what establishment:
– Advocacy and promotion of voluntary blood donation and healthy lifestyle
– Recruitment, retention and care of voluntary blood donors
– Collection of blood (mobile or facility-based) from qualified blood
donors
– Conduct health education and counseling services
– Testing of units of blood for TTIs
– Processing and provision of blood components
– Storage, issuance, transport and distribution of units of whole
blood and/or blood products to hospitals and other health facilities
Blood Center (BC)
All hospital-based BB, BCU, and/or BS shall establish a…
Hospital Blood Transfusion Committee (HBTC)
Hospital based BBs, BCUs and BS shall be licensed or authorized to operate through the ______________________ and are
therefore not required to obtain a separate LTO or ATO.
One-stop-shop Licensure for Hospitals
The CHD shall be notified within how many days of any change in
management name or ownership?
15 calendar days
True or False: In cases of transfer of location, a new application
for LTO/ATO shall be required.
True
The required documents for the licensure of the BB or the
authorization of the BCU or BS shall be submitted to the
__________________________ along with the other documentary requirements for the hospital LTO.
Center for Health Development (CHD)
True or False: A separate LTO/ATO shall be required for each BSF
or branch maintained in separate premises even if operated by the
same management.
True
The CHD director or his authorized representative/s inspects the
BSF within how many days from the time of application to determine compliance with standards and technical requirements?
30 calendar days
The LTO/ATO to operate a Blood Service Facility shall be valid for
a period of…
3 years
As part of the hospital license to operate, the license to operate/authority to operate a BB/BCU/BS shall be valid for a period
of…
1 year
True or False: Refusal to make available its books, accounts and
records of operation to an authorized person from the BHFS/CHD
is not a ground for violation because institutions must also maintain their confidentiality.
False
