Nursing Laws In Philippines

NURSING LAWS IN PHILIPPINES

• R.A. 9173 – The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002

• R.A. 7164 – The Philippine Nursing Act of 1991

• Act 2808 of 1919 – The 1st True Nursing Law; regulated nursing only and established Board of Examiners, the precursor to the Board of Nursing

• Act 2493 of 1915 – The 1st Nursing Law; regulated both medicine and nursing

• R.A. 877 of 1953 – The 1st Comprehensive Nursing Law; regulated the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing and made nursing into a profession

• R.A. 4704 of 1966 – increased the number of the Board of Examiners from 3 to 5

• R.A. 6136 of 1970 – allowed nurses to perform IM injections without supervision from doctors

• R.A. 349 – Legalizes the use of human organs for surgical, medical and scientific purposes

• R.A. 1054 – Free emergency, medical and dental assistance to employees and laborers

• R.A. 1080 – Civil Service Eligibility

• R.A. 1082 – Rural Health Unit Act

• R.A. 1136 – Act recognizing the Division of Tuberculosis in the DOH

• R.A. 1612 – Privilege Tax/Professional tax/omnibus tax should be paid January 31 of each year

• R.A. 1891 – Act strengthening Health and Dental services in the rural areas

• R.A. 2382 – Philippine Medical Act which regulates the practice of medicines in the Philippines

• R.A. 2644 – Philippine Midwifery Act
• R.A. 3019 – Graft and Corruption Practice Act

• R.A. 3573 – Law on reporting of Communicable Diseases

• R.A. 4073 – Liberalized treatment of Leprosy

• R.A. 4226 – Hospital Licensure Act requires all hospital to be licensed before it can be operative

• R.A. 4419 – Philippine Dentistry Act of 1965

• R.A. 5181 – Act prescribing permanent residence and reciprocity as qualifications for any examination or registration for the practice of any profession in the Philippines

• R.A. 5821 – The Pharmacy Act

• R.A. 5901 – 40 hours work for hospital workers

• R.A. 6111 – Medicare Act

• R.A. 6365 – Established a National
Policy on Population and created the Commission on population

• R.A. 6511 – Act to standardize the examination and registration fees charged by the National Boards, and for other purposes.

• R.A. 6571 – Requirement of fees for exams

• R.A. 6675 – Generics Act of 1988

• R.A. 6713 – Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees

• R.A. 6725 – Act strengthening the prohibition on discrimination against women with respect to terms and condition of employment

• R.A. 6727 – Wage Rationalization Act

• R.A. 6758 – Standardized the salaries

• R.A. 6809 – Majority age is 18 years old

• R.A. 6972 – Day care center in every Barangay

• R.A. 7160 – Local Government Code

• R.A. 7170 – Law that government organ donation

• R.A. 7192 – Women in development nation building

• R.A. 7277 – Magna Carta of Disabled Persons

• R.A. 7305 – The Magna Carta of Public Health Workers

• R.A. 7392 – Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992

• R.A. 7432 – Senior Citizen Act

• R.A. 7600 – Rooming In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992

• R.A. 7610 – Special protection of children against abuse, exploitation and discrimination act

• R.A. 7624 – Drug Education Law

• R.A. 7641 – New Retirement Law

• R.A. 7658 – An act prohibiting the employment of children below 15 years of age

• R.A. 7659 – Death Penalty for Heinous Crimes

• R.A. 7719 – National Blood Service Act of 1994

• R.A. 7846 – Compulsory Immunization of HepB within 24 hours of birth

• R.A. 7875 – National Health Insurance Act of 1995

• R.A. 7876 – Senior Citizen Center of every Barangay

• R.A. 7877 – Anti-sexual harassment Act of 1995

• R.A. 7883 – Barangay Health workers Benefits and Incentives Act of 1992

• R.A. 8042 – Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995

• R.A. 8172 – Asin Law or Salt Iodization Act

• R.A. 8187 – Paternity Leave Act of 1995

• R.A. 8203 – Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs

• R.A. 8282 – Social Security Law of 1997 (amended RA 1161)

• R.A. 8291 – Government Service Insurance System Act of 1997 (amended PD 1146)

• R.A. 8344 – Hospital Doctors to treat emergency cases referred for treatment

• R.A. 8423 – Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Medicine

• R.A. 8424 – Personal tax Exemption

• R.A. 8749 – The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

• R.A. 8981 – PRC Modernization Act of 2000

• R.A. 9003 – Solid Waste Management Law

• R.A. 9048 – Gionigudo Act, misspelled birth certificate

• R.A. 9165 – Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act 2002

• R.A. 9255 – Revilla Law, illegitimate use of father’s name

• R.A. 9262 – Act Defining Violence against Women and Their Children

• R.A. 9267 – Expanded Senior Citizens Act

• R.A. 9288 – Newborn Screening Act

• R.A. 9439 – Hospital Detention Law; no person shall be held in the hospital against his/her own will if he/she is unable to pay her hospital bill, a promissory note and agreement for payment terms should be made instead

• P.D. 46 – An act making it punishable for any public officials or employee, whether of the national or local government, to receive directly or indirectly any gifts or valuable things

• P.D. 48 – Limits benefits of paid maternity leave privileges to four children

• P.D. 69 – Limits the number of children to four (4) tax exemption purposes

• P.D. 79 – Population Commission
• P.D. 116 – Strengthening Family Planning

• P.D. 147 – Declares April and May as National Immunization Day

• P.D. 148 – Regulation on Woman and Child Labor Law

• P.D. 166 – Strengthened Family Planning program by promoting participation of private sector in the formulation and implementation of program planning policies

• P.D. 169 – Requiring Attending Physician and/or persons treating injuries resulting from any form of violence

• P.D. 223 – Professional Regulation Commission

• P.D. 442 – Labor Code Promotes and protects employees self-organization and collective bargaining rights. Provision for a 10% night differential pay for hospital workers

• P.D. 491 – Nutrition Program

• P.D. 539 – Declaring last week of October every as Nurse’s Week.

• P.D. 541 – Allowing former Filipino professionals to practice their respective professions in the Philippines so they can provide the latent and expertise urgently needed by the homeland

• P.D. 568 – Role of Public Health midwives has been expanded after the implementation of the Restructured Health Care Delivery System (RHCDS)

• P.D. 603 – Child and Youth Welfare Act / Provision on Child Adoption

• P.D. 626 – Employee Compensation and State Insurance Fund. Provide benefits to person covered by SSS and GSIS for immediate injury, illness and disability

• P.D. 651 – All births and deaths must be registered 30 days after delivery

• P.D. 825 – Providing penalty for improper disposal garbage and other forms of uncleanliness and for other purposes

• P.D. 851 – 13th Month pay

• P.D. 856 – Code of Sanitation

• P.D. 965 – Requiring applicants for Marriage License to receive instruction on family planning and responsible parenthood

• P.D. 996 – Provides for compulsory basic immunization for children and infants below 8 years of age; Expanded Program for Immunization

• P.D. 1083 – Muslim Holidays

• P.D. 1146 – New GSIS Law

• P.D. 1359 – A law allowing applicants for Philippine citizenship to take Board Examination pending their naturalization

• P.D. 1519 – Gives medicare benefits to all government employees regardless of status of appointment

• P.D. 1636 – requires compulsory membership in the SSS and self-employed

• P.D. 3200 – Professional Regulatory Code of the Philippines

• P.D. 4226 – Hospital Licensure Act

• E.O. 51 – The Milk Code

• E.O. 174 – National Drug Policy on Availability, Affordability, Safe, Effective and Good Quality drugs to all

• E.O. 180 – Government Workers Collective Bargaining Rights Guidelines on the right to Organize of government employee

• E.O. 203 – List of regular holidays and special holidays

• E.O. 209 – The Family Code

• E.O. 220 – Code of Good Governance for Professionals

• E.O. 226 – Command responsibility

• E.O. 503 – Provides for the rules and regulations implementing the transfer of personnel, assets, liabilities and records of national agencies whose functions are to be devoted to the local government units

• E.O. 857 – Compulsory Dollar Remittance Law

• Proclamation No.6 – UN’s goal of Universal Child Immunization; involved NGO’s in the immunization program

• Proclamation No. 118 – Professional Regulation Week is June 16 to 22

• Proclamation No. 499 – National AIDS Awareness Day

• Proclamation No. 539 – Nurse’s Week – Every third week of October
• Proclamation No. 949 – Primary Health Care Treatment

• Proclamation No. 1275 – Declaring the third week of October every year as “Midwifery Week”

• LOI 47 – Directs all school of medicine, nursing, midwifery and allied medical professions and social work to prepare, plan and implement integration of family planning in their curriculum to require their graduate to take the licensing examination

• LOI 949 – Act on health and health related activities must be integrated with other activities of the overall national development program

• LOI 1000 – Government agencies should be given preference to members of the accredited professional organization when hiring

• Administrative Order 114 – Revised/updated the roles and functions of the Municipal Health Officers, Public Health Nurses and Rural Midwives

• ILO Convention 149 – Provides the improvement of life and work conditions of nursing personnel

• BON Resolution #8 of 1994 – IV administration training program.

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