Question & AnswerQ&A (DOH ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2010-0019)
The main purpose is to establish the Philippine Network for Organ Sharing (PHILNOS) to promote and facilitate the sharing of organs from deceased donors, ensuring efficient and equitable allocation for transplantation.
It applies to all government and private hospitals, health facilities, Organ Procurement Organizations, medical and allied medical practitioners involved in organ and tissue transplantation in the Philippines.
Brain Death is the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem.
OPOs, which must be DOH accredited, are responsible for identifying, evaluating, maintaining potential organ donors, and retrieving organs from them under PHILNOS.
DASS is a national scoring system based on criteria such as HLA mismatches, panel reactive antibodies, date of enrollment, recipient age, and previous kidney donation to prioritize allocation of kidney grafts from deceased donors.
The Secretary of Health appoints the Program Manager of PHILNOS.
Consent must be secured from the legal next-of-kin of the PMOD after brain death is certified, following the prescribed legal order of priority specified in RA 7170.
Death is the irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, determined by acceptable medical practice and diagnosed by two qualified physicians.
PTC is responsible for coordinating the donor's evaluation, management, and recovery of organs and/or tissues for transplantation.
The KTC’s status will be changed to INACTIVE temporarily until the issue is resolved, but the original enrollment date is retained.
The Transplant Center must access donor information within one hour of notification and communicate acceptance or refusal within one hour after accessing the data, or the offer will be considered refused.
Hospital expenses not related to organ acquisition before the consent is for the account of the PMOD or their next-of-kin.
No, the attending physician who certifies brain death cannot participate in the organ removal or transplantation procedure to avoid conflicts of interest.
PODRRS is the national computerized database containing all organ transplant candidates, recipients, and organ donors to support PHILNOS operations.
Each OPO must submit monthly reports on PMOD referrals, each TxC on deceased donor graft transplantations, and each PTC quarterly on PMODs referred.