LAW OF TURKMENISTAN

of August 26, 2017 No. 595-V

About blood donorship

This Law determines legal, organizational, economic and social bases of donorship of blood.

Chapter I. General provisions

Article 1. The basic concepts used in this Law

For the purposes of this Law the following basic concepts are used:

1) donor blood (further – blood) – the blood taken from the donor for its transfusion to the recipient, productions of components from it and also uses in other medical purposes;

2) components of donor blood – the blood components (erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, plasma, kriopretsipitat) taken from the donor or made by various methods from blood of the donor;

3) donorship of blood or its components (further – donorship) – complex of the actions directed to the organization and implementation of voluntary participation of donors in protection of public health by blood donation or its components and also ensuring its procurement, storage and transfusion;

4) the blood donor or its components (further – the donor) – person who is voluntarily taking the blood test or its components;

5) procurement of blood or its components – the complex of actions including selection of donors, blood sampling, procedures of research and conversion of blood or its components;

6) storage of blood or its components – the medical activities connected with ensuring integrity of blood and its components, its availability, and also protection of biological properties of blood or its components;

7) blood transfusion or its components – the medical method performed by means of introduction of blood or its components in organism of the recipient for the purpose of rendering medical care to it;

8) the recipient – person who on medical indications needs blood transfusion or its components or to which it is poured blood or its components (are transfused);

9) safety of blood or its components – set of properties and characteristics in case of which blood or its components conform to the established requirements guaranteeing in case of their transfusion lack of risk of damnification (harm) of life and to health of the recipient, his heredity;

10) quality of blood or its components – set of properties and characteristics of blood or its components which cause capability to recover normal activity of organism of the recipient and compensation of its functionality broken owing to disease or injury.

Article 2. Legislation of Turkmenistan on donorship

The legislation of Turkmenistan on donorship is based on the Constitution of Turkmenistan, the Law of Turkmenistan "About protection of public health" and consists of this Law and other regulatory legal acts of Turkmenistan.

Article 3. Coverage of this Law

Operation of this Law extends to citizens of Turkmenistan, and also to foreign citizens, persons without citizenship which are in the territory of Turkmenistan.

Article 4. Basic principles of donorship

Donorship is based on the principles:

1) voluntariness of blood donation or its components;

2) observance of the rights and legitimate interests of donors;

3) respect for safety and quality of blood or its components;

4) social security of donors;

5) responsibility for damnification (harm) of life and health of the donor, recipient, their heredity.

Article 5. The main directions of state policy in the sphere of donorship

The main directions of state policy in the sphere of donorship are:

1) protection of the rights of citizens to health protection;

2) ensuring protection of the rights and legitimate interests of the donor, rendering social support to it;

3) safety of life and health of the recipient, his heredity;

4) enhancement of legal and organizational bases of state regulation of the relations arising in the sphere of donorship;

5) donorship promotion;

6) holding the actions aimed at safety and qualities of blood or its components;

7) ensuring requirements of treatment and prevention facilities for blood or its components;

8) compensation of damage (harm) caused to life and health of the donor, his heredity, according to the procedure, established by the legislation of Turkmenistan;

9) support and development of international cooperation in the sphere of donorship.

Article 6. Donorship promotion

1. Promotion of donorship is performed for the purpose of informing the population on the social importance of donorship through mass media, and also by means of the edition and distribution of works of science, literature and promotional materials, the organization of thematic exhibitions, conferences and use of the different ways of informing the population which are not forbidden by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

2. The medical institutions performing activities in the sphere of donorship (further – organizations of service of blood), provide holding actions for donorship promotion.

3. Other ministries and departments, local authorities of the government, local government bodies within their competence, and also public associations according to the charters, the medical scientific organizations, organizations of education and other organizations and organizations take part in promotion of donorship together with organizations of service of blood.

Article 7. Financing in the sphere of donorship

Financing in the sphere of donorship is performed at the expense of means of the Government budget of Turkmenistan, and also other sources which are not forbidden by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

Chapter II. State regulation and control in the sphere of donorship

Article 8. The bodies exercising state regulation and control in the sphere of donorship

The bodies exercising state regulation and control in the sphere of donorship are the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Health and the Medical Industry of Turkmenistan (further – authorized body), the organizations of service of blood which are under authority of authorized body, other ministries and departments, local authorities of the government, local government bodies within their competence.

Article 9. Competence of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan

Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan:

1) determines single state policy in the sphere of donorship;

2) approves regulatory legal acts in the sphere of donorship;

3) exercises control in the sphere of donorship;

4) is performed by international cooperation in the sphere of donorship;

5) performs other functions referred to its competence by the legislation of Turkmenistan.

Article 10. Competence of authorized body

Authorized body:

1) realizes single state policy in the sphere of donorship;

2) adopts regulatory legal acts in the sphere of donorship;

Approves 3):

a) Procedure for activities of organizations of service of blood;

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