Laws Affe Cting Nursing Practice in The Philippines

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LAWS AFFECTING NURSING PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACTS

Free emergency medical & dental attendance to


RA 1054 RA 7192 Women in development &nation building
employees/laborers
RA 1080 Civil Service Eligibility RA 7277 Magna Carta of Disabled Persons
RA 1082 Creation of RHU all over the Philippines RA 7305 Magna Carta Public Health Workers
RA 1612 Privilege Tax RA 7432 Senior Citizens Benefits & Privileges
RA 1636 Compulsory membership to SSS to self-employed RA 7600 Rooming-in & Breastfeeding Act of 1992
RA 2382 Philippine Medical Art RA 7610 Child Abuse and Exploitation
RA 3019 Graft and Corruption Practice Act RA 7624 Drug Education
New Retirement Program of the Philippines
RA Reporting of Communicable RA 7641
3573 Diseases
RA 4073 Treatment of leprosy under ambulatory management RA 7659 Death Penalty of Heinous Crime
RA 4226 Hospital Licensure Act RA 7719 National Blood Service Act of 1994
Permanent residence & reciprocity qualification for
RA 5181 RA 7846 Vaccination of Hepa B w/n 24 hours, after birth
exam/registration
RA 5921 Pharmacy Act RA 7875 National Health Insurance Act of 1995
Working hours and compensation of hospital and
RA 5901 RA 7877 Anti-sexual Harassment Act of 1995
clinic with a 100-bed capacity
RA 6111 Philippine Medical Care RA 7883 BHW Benefits & Intensive Act
RA 6365 Population Commission RA 8042 Migrant Workers & OFW Act of 1995
RA 6425 Dangerous Act of 1972 RA 8187 Paternity Leave Act of 1995
Hospitals/MD’s to trust emergency cases referred to
RA 6571 Requirement of fees for exam RA 8344
treatment
RA 6675 Generic Act 1988 RA 8423 Traditional and Alternative Medicine
RA 6713 Code of Ethics for Government Employees RA 8424 Personal Tax Exemption
RA 6725 Prohibition of Discrimination Against Women RA 8749 Clean Air Act
RA 6727 Wage Rationalization Act RA 8981 PRC Modernization Act
RA 6758 Salary Standardization Law for government workers RA 9003 Solid Waste Management
RA 6809 Age of Majority is 18. RA 9048 Guinigudo Act (misspelled birth certificate)
RA 6972 Day Care Center for every barangay RA 9255 Revilla Law (illegitimate use of father’s name)
RA 7160 Local Autonomy Code (devolution/transfer of LGU) RA 9173 New Nursing Law
RA 7164 Old Nursing Law RA 9165 Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002
RA 7170 Organ Donation
PRESIDENTIAL DECREES

PD 48 4 children w/ paid maternity benefits PD 825 Anti-improper garbage disposal


PD 69 4 children for personal exemption PD 851 13th Month Pay
PD 79 Population Commission PD 856 Code of Sanitation
PD 147 National Immunization Day PD 956 Family Planning & Responsible Parenthood
Compulsory Immunization Program (EPI) for chidren below
PD 223 Created PRC PD 996
8 yrs. Old
PD 442 New Labor Code PD 1683 Muslim Holidays
PD 491 Nutrition Program PD 1146 New GSIS Law
PD 541 Practice of former Filipino professionals in the Phils. PD1359 Applicants for Philippine citizenship take board exams
PD 568 Role Public Health Midwives expanded under the RCDS PD 1519 Revised Medicare benefits to all government employees
PD 603 Child & Youth Welfare Code PD 1636 Compulsory membership to SSS or GSIS retirement fund
PD 626 Employee Compensation & State Insurance Fund PD 3200 Professional Regulatory Code of the Philippines
PD 651 Birth Registration within 30 days after delivery PD 4226 Hospital Licensure Act

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

EO 51 Milk Code EO 220 Code of Good Governance for the Professing


EO174 National Drug Policy EO 203 List of regular holidays & special holidays
EO 180 Guidance on the right to organize of gov’t employees EO 209 Family Code of the Philippines (amended by RA 6809)
EO 226 Command Resposibility

PRC AND BOARD OF NURSING RESOLUTIONS

# 100 Series 1993 Implementing Rules & Regulations of RA7164 # 08 Series 1994 Special Training on Intravenous Injections for RN
#633 Series 1994 ICN Code of Ethics #20 Series 1994 Implementing Rules & Regulations of RA 7164
# 1955 Series 1994 PNA Code of Ethics # 1878 Series 1991 Issuance & Renewal Of Professional License
# 217 Series 1992 Delisting of Delinquent professionals # 381 Series 1995 CPE Programs of Prof. Regulator (EO226)

Others – PROCLAMATION/PRONOUNCEMENTS/AO & LOI

Proc # 6 UN goal on Universal Child Immunization by 1990 Proc # 539 Nurses Week (last week of October)
Directs all schools of nursing to inc., FP in their
Proc # 47 Proc # 949 Created Primary Health Care Treatment
curriculum
Proc # 116 Professional Regulation Week (June 16-22) Proc # 1,000 Giving preference to members of APO when hiring
Proc # 118 National Family Unity Week (last week of Sept.) AO114Series1991 Revised role of PHN

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