Medical Technology Laws and

Bioethics

Health Awareness (Article 1, Section 410)

HIV/AIDS Law

Schools

Harvey Mher M. Rarang

Health Services

HIV

Workplace

Filipinos going abroad

Tourists/Transients

Communities

Prophylactics

HIV stands for human

immunodeficiency virus.

The virus destroys CD4 cells.

HIV is found in the following

body fluids of an infected
person: semen, blood, vaginal
and anal fluids and breast milk.

AIDS

Testing and Screening (Article 3,

Section 15-21)

Consent as a requisite for HIV

Testing
Length of Time
Fine
Prohibition
of Imprisonment
on
2 months 2
None
Compulsory
years
HIV Testing
6 years 12 years None

AIDS
stands for
Acquired
Immune
Deficiency
Syndrome.

Violation
Misleading
information
Unsafe
practice and
procedure
Confidential
ity
Discriminat
ory
Act/Policies

AIDS is
also
referred to
as
advanced
HIV
infection or late-stage HIV.

6 months 4
years
6 months 4
years

When a persons CD4 count

drops below 200 cells per
millilitre of blood, they are said
to have AIDS.

HIV/AIDS Law

RA 8504

Philippine AIDS Prevention and

Control Act of 1998

February 13, 1998

Exception
to
Prohibition
Compulsory
HIV Testing

Anonymous

None
<10,0
00
HIV Testing

Accreditation of HIV Testing

Center

Pre-Test and Post-Test Couselling

Support for HIV Testing Centers

Violation and Penalties

PHILIPPINE NATIONAL AIDS COUNCIL

(Article 8)

Central advisory, planning and

policy making body

Composed of 26 members

December 3, 1992