BLOOD DONOR PRIVILEGE
Malaysian blood donors who have donated blood in Department of Transfusion Medicine University Malaya Medical Centre are entitled to get free treatment as in the following table:-
Schedule of Benefits of Blood Donor Treatment at Health Facility (Hospitals, Institutions and Health Clinics), Ministry of Health Malaysia in accordance with KPK Circular Letter 5/2005 dated 20 July 2005.
| Donation Frequency | Blood Donor Privilege |
|---|---|
| 1 time | Free outpatient treatment and medical treatment (excluding X-ray and surgical charges) and second class wards for a period of * 4 months. |
| 2 times (within 12 months) | Free Hepatitis B preventive injection |
| 2 ~ 5 times | Free outpatient treatment and medical treatment and second class wards for a period of * 4 months. |
| 6 ~ 10 times | Free * 1 year outpatient treatment and second class medical treatment for a * 6 month period. |
| 11 ~ 15 times | Free * 2 year outpatient treatment and medical treatment and second class wards for a * 1 year period. |
| 16 ~ 20 times | Free outpatient treatment and medical treatment and second class wards for a * 2 year period. |
| 21 ~ 30 times | Free outpatient treatment and medical treatment and second class wards for a period of * 3 years. |
| 31 ~ 40 times | Free outpatient treatment and medical treatment and first class wards for a period of * 4 years. |
| 41 ~ 50 times | Free outpatient treatment and medical treatment and first class wards for a period of * 6 years. |
| Over 50 times (for "Whole Blood") and Over 150 times (for aferesis donors) | Free outpatient treatment and first-class medical treatment and wards for 10 years and second-class wards of life after 10 years in first-class ward. |
* The specified period of privilege is valid from the date of the last donation. The donor should show the certificate book (red book) to the hospital before qualifying for the privilege as in the above table. Ward facilities are dependent on current conditions. If the ward specified in the table is full, then the donor will be placed in the other appropriate ward. This specialty can only be used by blood donors only. Regular resident blood donors are eligible to use this privilege.
Hepatitis B Vaccination Clinic for Department of Transfusion Medicine University Malaya Medical Centre falls on every Tuesday and Thursday 1400-1600.
