Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING BLOOD BANK INSTITUTIONS, HOSPITALS OR HEALTH FACILITIES TO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY BLOOD EXAMINATIONS ON ALL BLOOD DONORS PRIOR TO THE ACT OF DONATION, PRESCRIBING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 18, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1146, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING BLOOD BANK INSTITUTIONS, HOSPITALS OR HEALTH FACILITIES TO CONDUCT PRELIMINARY BLOOD EXAMINATIONS ON ALL BLOOD DONORS PRIOR TO THE ACT OF DONATION, PRESCRIBING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : All government and privately-owned commercial blood banks, hospitals or health facilities shall be required to conduct thorough preliminary blood examinations on all blood donors prior to the act of donation. Any result which indicates positive contamination of any dreaded virus or disease in blood samples of a prospective donor shall be reported immediately to proper authorities of the Department of Health (DOH). |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BARINAGA, ROSELLER L. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-18 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. Monfort |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Syjuco (023 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2001-07-30 |
Abstract
All government and privately-owned commercial blood banks, hospitals or health facilities shall be required to conduct thorough preliminary blood examinations on all blood donors prior to the act of donation. Any result which indicates positive contamination of any dreaded virus or disease in blood samples of a prospective donor shall be reported immediately to proper authorities of the Department of Health (DOH).
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