Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

House BajNo.__ 4558

Introduced by Representative Carlo V. Lopez

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Human blood is a vital fluid needed for major and radical and the treatment of
bleeding diseases. And one of the problem faced by the doctors and hospitals alike is the
shortage of blood because the country’s blood supply cannot keep up with the rising demand.

‘To make blood mote readily available to the hospitals and patients, the Department of
Health ‘Together with the Philippine National Red Cross and the Philippine Blood
Coordination Council formulated the National Services Program. The program encourages
the people who are the only source of human blood to donate his vital fluid voluntarily.

This bill endorse the National Blood Service Program and encourages the
establishment of blood collection centers in the country. Blood banks shall be encouraged to
be established and operated according to professional and scientific standards and encouraged
to be on a non-profit basis,

2™ District, Manila

April 4, 2011


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION

House Bill No. 4558

Introduced by Representative Carlo V. Lopez

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PROMOTING VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION, PROVID! FOR AN
ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF SAFE BLOOD, REGULATING BLOOD BANKS AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

Section 1. Title — This Act shall be known as the “Blood Services Act of 2011”

Section 2. Declaration of Policy — In order to promote the public health, it is hereby
declared the policy of the State:

1. to promote and encourage voluntary blood donations by the citizenry;

2. to lay down the legal principle that the provision of blood for transfusion is medical service
and not a sale of a commodity;

3. to promote the establishment of mechanism for the collection of blood from the various
sectors of the community;

4. to teach the benefits and rationale of voluntary blood donation in the existing health
subjects of schools, both public and private, at the elementary, high school and coliege level;

5. to encourage and exhort the blood bank services be operated on a non-profit basis and to
assure that blood bank facilities are established and operated according to professional and
scientific standards;


6. to provicle for an adequate, equitable and safe supply of blood products; and

7. to provide for adequate financial assistance to institutions providing blood bank services,
either through a system of reimbursements for costs from who can afford to pay, or donations

from government and non-government entities.

Section 3. Definitions ~ For purposes of this Act, the terms;

1, “Blood'Slood Products - means human blood, processed on unprocessed and includes
blood components, its products and derivatives.

2. “Blood Bank” ~ a laboratory or institution where the screening of blood are perfuraed.

3. “Blood Collection Center” — an institution in which donors are recruited and screened and
where blond is collected.

4, “Voluntry Blood Donation” — the donation of blood on one’s own volition or initialive and
without monetary compensation.

5, “Department” — refers to the Department of Health.

Se-tion 4. Promotion of Voluntary Blood Donation — In order to have an adequate
supply of human blood, voluntary blood donation shall be promoted by an organization and
sustained public education campaign by the Department of Health, as the lead agency, the
Philippine National Red Cross, other government agencies, non-governmental organizations,
mass me‘!ia and other sectors. The Department of Health is hereby authorized to set aside
funds for \.e purpose of providing incentives to hospitals, blood barks and other ins'itutions
to collect. vod from voluntary donors.

Sec ion 5. Blood Collection Centers ~ Blood Collection Centers shall be established in
hospitals « in Philippines National Red Cross Chapters. The collection of Iood ir various
areas in t! = community such as schools, business enterprises, barangays, anc srilitary comps
shall be p:-moted.

on 6. Promotion in Schools ~ The benefits and rationale of voluntary blood
hall be inchvled and given emphasis I Health subjects of schools, both public and
private, »' the element«, high school and college levels.

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S. tion 7. Non-Profit Operation — All blood banks shall operate on a non-profit basis;
Provides vat they may collect charges and fees not greater than the maximum prescribed by
the Dep: aent and they shall collect blood from voluntary donors only.


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ction 8. Regulation of Blood Services — It shall be unlawful for any person to
and operate a blood bank unless is registered and issued a license to operate by the
at; Provide:!. That in case of emergency, blood collection and transfusion under the
lities of the attending physician shall be allowed in hospitals without such license
dition prescribed by the Department. No license shall be granted or renewed by the
nt for the establishment and operation of a blood bank unless it complies with the
prescribed b) the Department. Such blood bank shall be under the management of a
ad qualified physician duly authorized by the Department.

tion 9, Eflectivity — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulations,

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