[3] RA 7170 Flashcards by HANA YESHA UTHAYASURIAN

To protect the rights of both donor and recipient from any unethical or illegal practice such as human trafficking and selling of organs for money

RA 7170

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To authorize and regulate the legacy or donation of human body or its parts after death or a specified condition thereby securing the safety of the recipient and providing means for
transfer

RA 7170

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How many sections does RA 7170

19 sections

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RA 7170 was approved on

January 7, 1992

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President of RA 7170

President Corazon C. Aquino

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Also known as Corneal Transplantation

RA 7885

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This act shall be known as the “Organ Donation Act of 1991”

RA 7170, Section 1 - Title

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A deceased individual, and includes a still born infant or fetus

Decedent

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An individual authorized under this Act to donate all or part of the body of decedent

Donor

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A facility licensed, accredited or approved under the law for storage of human bodies or parts thereof

Organ Bank Storage Facility

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An individual who makes a legacy of all or part of his body

Testator

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The irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem.

Death

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Refers to: 1) Spouse; 2) Son or Daughter of legal age; 3) Either parent; 4) Brother or sister of legal age; 5) Guardian over the person of the
decedent at the time of his death

Immediate Family

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A gift; something transmitted; bequest

Legacy

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To whom a legacy is bequeathed;
heir; recipient of a gift

Legatee or Donee

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Process of administering an estate

Probate (of the will)

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What is Section 3

Person Who May Execute Legacy

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Under Section 3, at least _____ years of age and of sound mind

18 years of age

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True or False:
Under Section 3, all or part of his body for any purpose specified in [Section 6 hereof – Persons
who may become Legatees or Donees]

True

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What is Section 4

Person Who May Execute a Donation

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Under Section 4, who are eligible to donate all or any part of the decedent’s body

Spouse
Son or Daugther of Legal Age
Either Parent
Brother or Sister of Legal Age
Guardian over the person of the decedent at the time of his death

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What Section pertains to:
The person authorized by subsection (a) of this section may make donation after or immediately before his death.

Section 4: Person Who May Execute a Donation

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What is Section 5

Examination of Human Body or Part thereof

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What Section pertains to:
A legacy or donation of all or part of a human body authorizes any examination necessary to assure medical acceptability of the legacy
or donation for the purpose(s) intended.

Section 5 Examination of Human Body or Part thereof

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Under Section 5, an ______ shall be conducted on the cadaver of accident, trauma, or other medico-legal cases immediately after the pronouncement of death, to determine qualified and healthy human organs for transplantation and/or in furtherance of medical science.

Autopsy

What is Section 6

Persons Who May Become Legatees or Donees

4 Persons Who May Become Legatees or Donees

1. Any hospital, physician or surgeon 2. Any accredited medical or dental school, colleges or university 3. Any organ bank storage facility 4. Any specified individual

Under Section 6, For medical or dental education, research, advancement of medical or dental science, therapy or transplantation;

Any hospital, physician or surgeon

Under Section 6, For education, research, advancement of medical or dental science or therapy;

Any accredited medical or dental school, colleges or university

Under Section 6, For medical or dental education, research, therapy, or transplantation

Any organ bank storage facility

Under Section 6, For therapy or transplantation needed by him.

Any specified individual

What is Section 7

Day of Hospitals

Under Section 7, _____ and ______ manner to the relatives of the donor-decedent enumerated in Section 4 hereof.

Humane and Delicate manner

What is Section 8

Manner of Executing a Legacy

Under Section 8, Legacy of all or part of the human body under Section 3 hereof maybe made by _____. The legacy becomes effective upon the death of the testator without waiting for probate of the will.

Will

Under Section 8, If the will is not probated , or it is a declared _____ for testamentary purposes, to the extent that it was executed in good health, is nevertheless valid and effective.

Invalid

Under Section 8, The document, which maybe a card or any paper designed to be carried on a person, must be signed by the ______ in the presence of two witnesses who must sign the document in his presence

Testator

True or False: Under Section 8, the legacy may be made to specify the legatee or without specifying the legatee

True

What is Section 9

Manner of Executing a Donation

Under Section 9, Provided, that the [physician, head of hospital or officer designated by the hospital for this purpose] has exerted reasonable efforts, within _____ hours, to locate the nearest relative [listed in Section 4 hereof] or guardian of the decedent at the time of death.

48 hours

Under Section 9, In all donations, the death of a person from whose body of an organ will be removed after his death for the purpose transplantation to a living person, shall be diagnosed separately and certified by ____ qualified physicians

2 Qualified physicians

Under Section 9, certified physician neither of whom should be:

1. Member of the team of medical practitioners 2. Physician attending to the recipient of the organ to be removed 3. Head of hospital or the designated officer authorizing the removal of the organ

What is Section 10

Person(s) Authorized to Remove Transplantable Organs

Only ______ in a hospital shall remove and/or transplant any organ which is authorized to be removed and/or transplanted pursuant to Section 5 hereof – [Examination of Human Body or Part Thereof].

Authorized medical practitioners

What is Section 11

Delivery of Document of Legacy or Donation

What is Section 12

Amendment or Revocation of Legacy or Donation

4 ways of amending the legacy or donation

1. Execution and delivery to the legatee or donee of signed statement 2. Oral statement to that effect made in the presence of two or other person and communicated to the legatee or donee 3. Statement to that effect during a terminal illness or injury addressed to an attending physician and communicated to the legatee or donee 4. Signed card of document to that effect found on the person or effects of the testator or donor

What section pertains to: Any will, card or other document, or an executed copy thereof, which has not been delivered to the legatee or donee may be revoked by the testator or donor in the manner provided in the subsection (a) of this Section or by destruction, cancellation or mutilation of the document and all executed copies thereof.

Section 12 Amendment or Revocation of legacy or Donation

What is Section 13

Rights and Duties after Death.

True or False: Under Section 13, the legatee or donee may accept or reject the legacy or donation as the case may be

True

What is Section 14

International Sharing of Human Organs or Tissues

What is Section 15

Information Drive

Under Section 15, The _______, after consultation with all health professionals, both government and private, to make an appeal to human organ donation.

Secretary of Health

What is Section 16

Rules and Regulations

Under this act, who creates the rules and regulations after consultation with all health professionals

Secretary of Health

What is Section 17

Repealing Clause

What is Section 18

Separability Clause

What is Section 19

Effectivity

Under Section 19, This Act shall take effect after _______days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least _______newspapers of general circulation.

15 days , at least 2 newspapers

An act to advance corneal transplantation in the Philippines

RA 7785

How many sections does RA 7785 have

6 Sections

What date was RA 7785 approved

February 20, 1995

President of the Philippines of RA 7785

President Fidel V. Ramos

Section 1 of the Amendment or old Section 9, The removal of the cornea or corneas of the decedent within ______ hours after death and upon the request of qualified legatees or donees for the sole purpose of transplantation

12 hours

Section 2 of the Amendment or old Section 10, Removal of corneal tissues shall be performed only by _______ and ______ in the methodology of such procedure and duly certified by the accredited National Association of Ophthalmologists.

Ophthalmic surgeons and Trained Ophthalmic technicians

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