Philippine Nursing Laws

PHILIPPINE LAWS RELATED TO NURSING PRACTICE RA 7164 RA 9173 Board Resolution No. 425 Series of 2003 RA 386 Act 2493 of 1915 Act 2008 of 1919 RA 877 Proclamation No. 539 PD 223 RA 8981 RA 7392 amended RA 2644 RA 2382 RA 5181

Philippine Nursing Act of 1998 Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 Rules and regulations implementing Nursing Act of  2002 New Civil Code/Civil Code of the Philippines Examination and registration of nurses Board of Examiners (1920 – given first exam) Philippine Nursing Law (June 19, 1953) Last week of October as Nurses’ Week (Oct 17, 1958) PRC was created (June 23, 1973) PRC Modernization Act of 2000 Midwifery Law (June 18, 1960) Philippine Medical Act Prescribes permanent residence and reciprocity as qualification to practice profession Balikbayan may practice in the Philippines Dangerous Drugs Act (Article II, Section 4) Reporting of communicable diseases

PD 541 RA 6425 of 1972 Act 3573 in 1929 RA 1082 amended by Creation of RHU RA 1891 Local Government Code of 1991 RA 7160  Treatment of leprosy RA 4073 Compulsary immunization for children below 8y/o PD 996 against CD; EPI (Marcos) Improper garbage disposal PD 825 Code of Sanitation PD 856 PD 148 amending Women and Child Labor Law RA 679 Commission on Population (POPCOM) RA 6365 Revised Population Act PD 791 Amending PD 791 PD 166 Letter of Instruction Family planning curricula No. 47 Requires all industrial establishments to provide DOLE Order No. 7 family planning services Limits paid maternity leave privileges to 4 children PD 48 Limits the number of children to 4 for tax exemption PD 69 privileges Requires family planning and responsible parenthood PD 965 instruction prior to issuance of marriage license Hospital Licensure Act (Licensing Agency: Office for RA 4226 Hospital and Medical Services, DOH) Birth registration within 30 days to the civil registrar PD 3651 Gives Medicare benefits to all government employees PD 1591  Jan 1980 requires compulsory membership in the PD 1636 GSIS/SSS retirement fund

RA 6675

Generics Act of 1988 – Medications are prescribed in generics

RA 6758 RA 6713 RA 7305 RA 7600 RA 7432 RA 6111 of  1969 RA 7719 RA 7875 RA 9262 RA 7877 RA 8353 RA 8504 RA 1891 RA 9288 PD 491 RA 8976 RA 8172 Proc. 46 Proc. 6 Proc. 4 RA 7846 EO 663 HB 3773 RA 5901 RA 4419 RA 382 PD 442 ILO Convention No. 149 Phil Constitution A2S15 Phil NG Act of  1991 Sec28

Compensation and Classification Act of 1989 – standardization of government employees’ salaries “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees” Magna Carta for Public Health Workers – approved by Corazon Aquino on Mar 26, 1992, authorized by Sen. Edgardo Angara Rooming-In &Breastfeeding Act 1992 enforced by EO 51 Senior Citizen’s Act Philippine Medicare/PhilHealth Act National Blood Service of 1994 National Health Insurance Law of 1995; PhilHealth Violence against Women and Children Act Anti-Sexual Harassment Anti-Rape Universal Access and Human Rights Rural Health Personnel Newborn Screening Act Nutrition Law Food Fortification (Nutrition?) Polio Eradication Program – Fidel Ramos Universal goal on child immunization (Corazon Aquino) Knock-out Tigdas (KOT) Immunization compulsory campaign (ERAP) Bakuna ang una sa sanggol at ina (GMA) Responsible parenthood and population movement agenda 40 Hour/Week Law Dental Act Veterinary Act Labor Code of the Philippines; collective bargaining agreement (CBA) Provides for the improvement of life and work conditions of  nursing personnel Protects the life of the unborn from conception (prohibits abortion) Special training course on IV therapy is required for IV injection administration

BON Res. No. 8

Administration of IV w/o training is criminally liable A7S30 and administratively under A3S21

RA 8749 RA 7836

Clean Air Act Education Law (professionalization of teachers)