RA 1517 March 10, 2023

RA 1517

• BB law of 1956
• 6/16/56
 Amendment of RA 1517

National blood services act of 1994

RA 7719
5/5/94

Promote voluntary blood donation

Phase-out commercial BB
 IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES (BB)

AO #9 s.
AO #9 s. AO #17 s.
AO #17 s.
1995
1995 1998
1998
 CATEGORY A (BB)

• Health education & counseling

• Donor screening & selection
• Provision, storage, issuance & transport & distribution of WB & pRBC
• Compatibility testing
•
 CATEGORY B (BB)

• Health education & counseling

• Donor screening & selection
• Provision, storage, issuance & transport &
distribution of WB & blood products
• Compatibility testing
• Investigation of HTRs
• Resolution of incompatible cross-match
•
 Head: Pathologist/Hematologist

Staff: RMTs

1 Donor recruitment officer: MD/RN/RMT

Category A: 4 RMTs

- 1 AM

BB - 1 Afternoon

- 1 PM

- 1 Off

Category B: 5 RMTs

- 2 AM

- 1 Afternoon

- 1 PM

- 1 Off
 Rules & regulations governing blood service facilities (BSF)

5/02/08

1. Ownership

a. Government

AO 2008-0058 b. Private

2. Institutional character

a. Hospital-based

b. Non-hospital-based (Ex. PNRC)

3. Service capability