REPUBLIC ACT 1517

Medical Technology Laws

 REPUBLIC ACT 1517
• An Act Regulating the Collection, Processing and Sale of
Human Blood and the Establishment and Operation of Blood
Banks and Blood Processing Laboratories
 SECTION 1
• Declared a national policy
• To prevent trafficking in human blood and its products and derivatives
• To promote public health
 SECTION 2
1. Blood – human blood, processed or unprocessed
• Includes products and derivatives

2. Person

3. Cost – actual purchase price, handling charges

 SECTION 3
1. It is unlawful:
• To operate a blood bank or blood processing laboratory or to collect or
process blood if he is not a licensed physician
• Sell blood collected without securing license from DOH

2. Emergency blood transfusion is allowed under responsibility

of attending physician without a license
 SECTION 3
3. Persons operating blood banks and blood processing
laboratories on date of approval of this Act
• May continue operations if they secure license within 60 days from
issuance of rules and regulation provided in section 5

4. No license will be granted or renewed by DOH unless:

• Operation of blood bank follows accepted scientific standards
• Under administration and supervision of a licensed and qualified
physician
• Blood collected by licensed physicians or under their supervision
 SECTION 3
5. No license shall be granted or renewed unless the licensee
complies with the requirements for blood banks and blood
processing laboratories
 SECTION 4
• Blood banks shall be operated on a non-profit basis

• Blood shall be sold by such banks and laboratories at a cost

 SECTION 5
• Secretary of Health is responsible for enforcing this Act
• Issue rules and regulations as may be necessary
• Including maximum ceilings for handling charges
 SECTION 6
• For any violations committed
• Imprisonment of not less than 1 month and not more than 1 year
• Fine of Php 100.00 to Php 1,000.00
• Or both fine and imprisonment
 SECTION 7
• Act shall take effect upon approval
• June 16, 1956
 REFERENCES
1. Moraleta, N. 2015. Manila, Philippines.

2. Suba, S.C. Milanez, G.D.J. 2017. C&E Publishing, Inc.

Quezon, City, Philippines.