Laws Affecting Professional Nursing in the Philippines PDF

COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES Nursing Department Sampaloc, Manila LAWS AFFECTING PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES 1 RA 9173 Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 2 RA 7164...

COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES Nursing Department Sampaloc, Manila LAWS AFFECTING PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES 1 RA 9173 Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 2 RA 7164 Philippine Nursing Act of 1991 3 Act 2808 First True Nursing Law 4 RA 877 The Philippine Nursing Law of 1953 5 RA 4704 - The Philippine Nursing Law of 1966 -Amended certain portions of RA 877 6 RA 4642 1965-1966 Appropriation Act 7 RA 6136 An Act Amending Subparagraph 7 of Section 17 of RA 877 (1970) 8 Proclamation No. Designated the last week of October of every year, beginning in 1958, as 539 Nurses’ Week 9 PD 223 Created PRC 10 RA 8981 PRC Modernization Act of 2000 11 RA 1612 A privilege tax shall be paid before any business or occupation can be lawfully begun or pursued 12 RA 1080 -An act declaring the bar and board examinations as civil service examinations -Successful passers of Board and Bar examinations reconsidered as Civil Service Eligibles 13 RA 2644 Philippine Midwifery Law (1960) 14 RA 7392 Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992 15 RA 2382 Philippine Medical Act 16 RA 5181 An act prescribing permanent residence and reciprocity as qualifications for any examination or registration for the practice of any profession in the Philippines 17 PD 541 Allowing former Filipino professionals to practice their respective professions in the Philippines 18 RA 6425 The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 19 RA 9165 Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 20 RA 3573 Reporting of Communicable Disease 21 RA 1082 Rural Health Act 22 RA 4073 An act Liberalizing the Treatment of Leprosy 23 PD 996 (1976) Providing for compulsory basic immunization for infants and children below eight years of age 24 PD 825 Providing penalty for improper disposal of garbage and other forms of uncleanliness and for other purposes 25 PD 856 Code of the Sanitation of the Philippines 26 PD 148 Amending RA 679 (Woman and Child Labor Law) 27 RA 6365 Established a National Policy on Population and created Commission on Population (POPCOM) 28 PD 791 The Revised Population Act 29 PD 166 Amending PD 791; this decree strengthens family planning programs through participation of private organizations and individuals in the formulation and implementation of the program planning policies 30 General Order Enjoins all citizens of the Philippines, universities, colleges, schools, No. 18 government offices, mass media, voluntary and religious organizations of Page 1 | LAWS AFFECTING PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES  all creeds, business and industrial enterprises to promote the concept of family welfare, responsible parenthood and family planning 31 Letter of Directs all schools of medicine, nursing, midwifery and allied medical Instruction (LOI) professions and social work to prepare, plan and implement the integration No. 47 of family planning in their curricula and to require from their graduates sufficient appropriate licensing examination. 32 Department of Requires all industrial establishments to provide family planning services Labor Order No. 7 33 PD 48 Limits paid maternity leave privileges to four children 34 PD 69 Limits the number of children to four for tax exemption purposes 35 PD 965 Requires the couples intending to get married must undergo first a family planning and responsible parenthood instruction prior to the issuance of a marriage license 36 RA 1054 Free emergency medical and dental treatment for employees. 37 RA 4226 Hospital Licensure Act 38 RA 5901 An act prescribing forty hours a week of labor for government and private hospitals or clinic personnel 39 PD 442 Labor Code of the Philippines 40 PD 603 Child and Youth Welfare Code 41 PD 651 The registration of birth of a child within 30 days with the Civil Registrar 42 ILO Convention Provides for the improvement of life and work conditions of nursing No. 149 personnel 43 RA 6111 Philippine Medical Care Act of 1969 -An act establishing the Philippine medical care plan and creating the Philippine medical care commission, prescribing its duties, powers and functions, and appropriating funds therefor. 44 PD 1519 Revised Philippine Medical Care Act -Gives Medicare benefits to all government employees regardless of status of appointment. Retirees, regardless of age, are also entitled to Medicare privilege by virtue of their membership in the GSIS or SSS 45 PD 1636 Requires compulsory membership in the GSIS or SSS Retirement Fund 46 PD 626 Employee Compensation and State Insurance Fund 47 RA 6675 Generis Act of 1988 48 RA 6758 Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989 49 RA 6713 Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees 50 RA 7160 Local Government Code 51 RA 7305 Magna Carta of Public Health Workers 52 RA 7600 Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Act 53 RA 10028 Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act 54 RA 7432 Senior Citizen’s Act 55 RA 9994 Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 56 1920 First time board examination 57 EO 51 Milk Code Page 2 | LAWS AFFECTING PROFESSIONAL NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES