PHILIPPINE LAWS RELATED TO NURSING PRACTICE

RA 7164 Philippine Nursing Act of 1998

RA 9173 Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
Board Resolution No. 425
Series of 2003
Rules and regulations implementing Nursing Act of 2002
RA 386 New Civil Code/Civil Code of the Philippines
Act 2493 of 1915 Examination and registration of nurses
Act 2008 of 1919 Board of Examiners (1920 given first exam)
RA 877 Philippine Nursing Law (June 19, 1953)
Proclamation No. 539 Last week of October as Nurses Week (Oct 17, 1958)
PD 223 PRC was created (June 23, 1973)
RA 8981 PRC Modernization Act of 2000
RA 7392 amended
RA 2644
Midwifery Law (June 18, 1960)
RA 2382 Philippine Medical Act
RA 5181
Prescribes permanent residence and reciprocity as
qualification to practice profession
PD 541 Balikbayan may practice in the Philippines
RA 6425 of 1972 Dangerous Drugs Act (Article II, Section 4)
Act 3573 in 1929 Reporting of communicable diseases
RA 1082 amended by
RA 1891
Creation of RHU
RA 7160 Local Government Code of 1991
RA 4073 Treatment of leprosy
PD 996
Compulsary immunization for children below 8y/o against
CD; EPI (Marcos)
PD 825 Improper garbage disposal
PD 856 Code of Sanitation
PD 148 amending
RA 679
Women and Child Labor Law
RA 6365 Commission on Population (POPCOM)
PD 791 Revised Population Act
PD 166 Amending PD 791
Letter of Instruction
No. 47
Family planning curricula
DOLE Order No. 7
Requires all industrial establishments to provide family
planning services
PD 48 Limits paid maternity leave privileges to 4 children
PD 69
Limits the number of children to 4 for tax exemption
privileges
PD 965
Requires family planning and responsible parenthood
instruction prior to issuance of marriage license
RA 4226
Hospital Licensure Act (Licensing Agency: Office for Hospital
and Medical Services, DOH)
PD 3651 Birth registration within 30 days to the civil registrar
PD 1591 Gives Medicare benefits to all government employees
PD 1636
Jan 1980 requires compulsory membership in the GSIS/SSS
retirement fund


RA 6675 Generics Act of 1988 Medications are prescribed in generics
RA 6758
Compensation and Classification Act of 1989 standardization
of government employees salaries
RA 6713
Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and
Employees
RA 7305
Magna Carta for Public Health Workers approved by Corazon
Aquino on Mar 26, 1992, authorized by Sen. Edgardo Angara
RA 7600 Rooming-In &Breastfeeding Act 1992 enforced by EO 51
RA 7432 Senior Citizens Act
RA 6111 of 1969 Philippine Medicare/PhilHealth Act
RA 7719 National Blood Service of 1994
RA 7875 National Health Insurance Law of 1995; PhilHealth
RA 9262 Violence against Women and Children Act
RA 7877 Anti-Sexual Harassment
RA 8353 Anti-Rape
RA 8504 Universal Access and Human Rights
RA 1891 Rural Health Personnel
RA 9288 Newborn Screening Act
PD 491 Nutrition Law
RA 8976 Food Fortification
RA 8172 (Nutrition?)
Proc. 46 Polio Eradication Program Fidel Ramos
Proc. 6 Universal goal on child immunization (Corazon Aquino)
Proc. 4 Knock-out Tigdas (KOT)
RA 7846 Immunization compulsory campaign (ERAP)
EO 663 Bakuna ang una sa sanggol at ina (GMA)
HB 3773 Responsible parenthood and population movement agenda
RA 5901 40 Hour/Week Law
RA 4419 Dental Act
RA 382 Veterinary Act
PD 442
Labor Code of the Philippines; collective bargaining agreement
(CBA)
ILO Convention No.
149
Provides for the improvement of life and work conditions of
nursing personnel
Phil Constitution
A2S15
Protects the life of the unborn from conception (prohibits
abortion)
Phil NG Act of 1991
Sec28
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 Clean Air Act
RA 7836 Education Law (professionalization of teachers)