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 – blood components (erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate) taken from the donor or made by different 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;

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