PHILIPPINE LAWS RELATED TO NURSING PRACTICE RA 6675 Generics Act of 1988 – Medications are prescribed in generics

RA 7164 Philippine Nursing Act of 1998

RA 9173 Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
Board Resolution No. Rules and regulations implementing Nursing Act of
425 Series of 2003 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.
Last week of October as Nurses’ Week (Oct 17, 1958)
539
PD 223 PRC was created (June 23, 1973)
RA 8981 PRC Modernization Act of 2000
RA 7392 amended
Midwifery Law (June 18, 1960)
RA 2644
RA 2382 Philippine Medical Act
Prescribes permanent residence and reciprocity as
RA 5181
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
Creation of RHU
RA 1891
RA 7160 Local Government Code of 1991
RA 4073 Treatment of leprosy
Compulsary immunization for children below 8y/o
PD 996
against CD; EPI (Marcos)
PD 825 Improper garbage disposal
PD 856 Code of Sanitation
PD 148 amending
Women and Child Labor Law
RA 679
RA 6365 Commission on Population (POPCOM)
PD 791 Revised Population Act
PD 166 Amending PD 791
Letter of Instruction
Family planning curricula
No. 47
Requires all industrial establishments to provide
DOLE Order No. 7
family planning services
PD 48 Limits paid maternity leave privileges to 4 children
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)
PD 3651 Birth registration within 30 days to the civil registrar
PD 1591 Gives Medicare benefits to all government employees
Jan 1980 requires compulsory membership in the
PD 1636
GSIS/SSS retirement fund
 Compensation and Classification Act of 1989 –
RA 6758
standardization of government employees’ salaries
“Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials
RA 6713
and Employees”
Magna Carta for Public Health Workers – approved by Corazon
RA 7305
Aquino on Mar 26, 1992, authorized by Sen. Edgardo Angara
RA 7600 Rooming-In &Breastfeeding Act 1992 enforced by EO 51
RA 7432 Senior Citizen’s Act
RA 6111 of
Philippine Medicare/PhilHealth Act
1969
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
Labor Code of the Philippines; collective bargaining
PD 442
agreement (CBA)
ILO
Provides for the improvement of life and work conditions of
Convention
nursing personnel
No. 149
Phil
Protects the life of the unborn from conception (prohibits
Constitution
abortion)
A2S15
Phil NG Act of Special training course on IV therapy is required for IV
1991 Sec28 injection administration
BON Res. No. Administration of IV w/o training is criminally liable A7S30
8 and administratively under A3S21
RA 8749 Clean Air Act
RA 7836 Education Law (professionalization of teachers)