MTLBE MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2025
RA 7719 - ✔✔An Act Promoting Voluntary Blood Donation, providing for an Adequate Supply of Safe
Blood Regulating Blood Banks and Providing Penalties for Violation Thereof. It also known as "National
Blood Services Act of 1994".
C. To promote voluntary blood donation and ensure safe blood supply - ✔✔Which of the following is the
primary purpose of the National Blood Services Act (R.A. 7719)?
A. To mandate paid blood donations
B. To regulate the sale of blood
C. To promote voluntary blood donation and ensure safe blood supply
D. To encourage commercial blood banks
B. Dispose of it within 48 hours - ✔✔A hospital blood bank receives contaminated blood. What should
they do according to R.A. 7719?
A. Use it after thorough screening
B. Dispose of it within 48 hours
C. Return it to the donor
D. Store it for a longer time and retest
C. To establish a National Blood Transfusion Service Network - ✔✔What is the role of the Department of
Health (DOH) under the National Blood Services Act?
A. To create commercial blood banks
B. To facilitate blood sales
C. To establish a National Blood Transfusion Service Network
D. To mandate private blood donations
,B. It breaches the rule against paid blood donations - ✔✔A blood donor is compensated monetarily for
their donation. How does this violate R.A. 7719?
A. It's acceptable under certain conditions
B. It breaches the rule against paid blood donations
C. It's only illegal if the amount is over a threshold
D. It depends on the blood bank's discretion
B. Blood Collection Unit (BCU) - ✔✔Which blood service facility is authorized to collect blood from
donors but not to perform blood tests?
A. Hospital Blood Bank
B. Blood Collection Unit (BCU)
C. Blood Center
D. End-User Hospital
B. Quality assurance program and participation in External Quality Assessment - ✔✔What must a blood
bank have in place to ensure continuous blood safety and quality?
A. Volunteer management
B. Quality assurance program and participation in External Quality Assessment
C. Sales agreements with commercial centers
D. Unlimited blood storage capacity
B. Department of Health (DOH) - ✔✔Who is primarily responsible for setting the maximum allowable
fees for blood service facilities?
A. Local Government Units (LGUs)
B. Department of Health (DOH)
, C. Philippine Red Cross
D. Hospitals
B. Every 3 years - ✔✔How often must a License to Operate (LTO) for blood service facilities be renewed?
A. Every year
B. Every 3 years
C. Every 5 years
D. Only when there's a major operational change
B. Dispose of it immediately - ✔✔What should be done with a unit of blood that tests positive for
transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs)?
A. Store it separately
B. Dispose of it immediately
C. Retest after one week
D. Return to the donor
B. Secretary of Health - ✔✔Who heads the National Council for Blood Services (NCBS)?
A. Philippine Red Cross
B. Secretary of Health
C. Hospital Administrators
D. Local Government Units
B. Phased out - ✔✔What is the legal status of commercial blood banks in the Philippines under R.A.
7719?
A. Fully legal and encouraged
2025
RA 7719 - ✔✔An Act Promoting Voluntary Blood Donation, providing for an Adequate Supply of Safe
Blood Regulating Blood Banks and Providing Penalties for Violation Thereof. It also known as "National
Blood Services Act of 1994".
C. To promote voluntary blood donation and ensure safe blood supply - ✔✔Which of the following is the
primary purpose of the National Blood Services Act (R.A. 7719)?
A. To mandate paid blood donations
B. To regulate the sale of blood
C. To promote voluntary blood donation and ensure safe blood supply
D. To encourage commercial blood banks
B. Dispose of it within 48 hours - ✔✔A hospital blood bank receives contaminated blood. What should
they do according to R.A. 7719?
A. Use it after thorough screening
B. Dispose of it within 48 hours
C. Return it to the donor
D. Store it for a longer time and retest
C. To establish a National Blood Transfusion Service Network - ✔✔What is the role of the Department of
Health (DOH) under the National Blood Services Act?
A. To create commercial blood banks
B. To facilitate blood sales
C. To establish a National Blood Transfusion Service Network
D. To mandate private blood donations
,B. It breaches the rule against paid blood donations - ✔✔A blood donor is compensated monetarily for
their donation. How does this violate R.A. 7719?
A. It's acceptable under certain conditions
B. It breaches the rule against paid blood donations
C. It's only illegal if the amount is over a threshold
D. It depends on the blood bank's discretion
B. Blood Collection Unit (BCU) - ✔✔Which blood service facility is authorized to collect blood from
donors but not to perform blood tests?
A. Hospital Blood Bank
B. Blood Collection Unit (BCU)
C. Blood Center
D. End-User Hospital
B. Quality assurance program and participation in External Quality Assessment - ✔✔What must a blood
bank have in place to ensure continuous blood safety and quality?
A. Volunteer management
B. Quality assurance program and participation in External Quality Assessment
C. Sales agreements with commercial centers
D. Unlimited blood storage capacity
B. Department of Health (DOH) - ✔✔Who is primarily responsible for setting the maximum allowable
fees for blood service facilities?
A. Local Government Units (LGUs)
B. Department of Health (DOH)
, C. Philippine Red Cross
D. Hospitals
B. Every 3 years - ✔✔How often must a License to Operate (LTO) for blood service facilities be renewed?
A. Every year
B. Every 3 years
C. Every 5 years
D. Only when there's a major operational change
B. Dispose of it immediately - ✔✔What should be done with a unit of blood that tests positive for
transfusion-transmissible infections (TTIs)?
A. Store it separately
B. Dispose of it immediately
C. Retest after one week
D. Return to the donor
B. Secretary of Health - ✔✔Who heads the National Council for Blood Services (NCBS)?
A. Philippine Red Cross
B. Secretary of Health
C. Hospital Administrators
D. Local Government Units
B. Phased out - ✔✔What is the legal status of commercial blood banks in the Philippines under R.A.
7719?
A. Fully legal and encouraged
