LAWS

REPUBLIC ACT – an act passed by the Congress of the Philippines in a Republican form of government.

 Republic Act 349 – Use of human organs for surgical, medical and scientific purposes.
 Republic Act 546 – The BON was transferred under the authority of the President
 Replublic Act 649 – Government Nurse Salary Act
 Republic Act 997 – Abolished the Division of Nursing and established the 3 main divisions of nursing – service, education, communication, and
community health.
 Republic Act 1054 – Requires the owner, lessee or operator of any commercial, industrial or agricultural establishment to furnish free
emergency, medical and dental assistance to his employees and laborers.
 Republic Act 1080 – Civil Service Eligibility (NLE passers are automatically civil service eligible)
 Republic Act 1082 – Rural Health Unit Act
 Republic Act 1136 – Act recognizing the Division of Tuberculosis in the DOH
 Republic Act 1612 – Privilege Tax/Professional tax/omnibus tax should be paid January 31 of each year
 Republic Act 1891 – Act strengthening Health and Dental services in the rural areas
 Republic Act 2382 – Philippine Medical Act which regulates the practice of medicine in the Philippines
Nurses may perform acts of physicians in case of national emergencies and if the DOH secretary gives a permit
 Republic Act 2644 – Philippine Midwifery Act
 Republic Act 3573 – Reporting of Communicable Diseases
Report within 24 hours: Polio, Measles
Report within 1 week: Neonatal teatanus, HIV/AIDS, severe acute diarrhea
 Republic Act 4073 – Domicillary (home) treatment of Leprosy
 Republic Act 4226 – Hospital Licensure Act
 Republic Act 5181 – Reciprocity law
 Republic Act 5821 – The Pharmacy Act
 Republic Act 5901 – 40 hours work for hospital workers
 Republic Act 6111 – Medicare Act
 Republic Act 6365 – Established a National Policy on Population and created the Commission on population
 Republic Act 6425 – Dangerous Drug Act of 1992
 Republic Act 6511 – Act to standardize the examination and registration fees charged by the National Boards
 Republic Act 6675 – Generics Act of 1988
 Republic Act 6713 – Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (reference for BON Res. 220)
 Republic Act 6725 – Act strengthening the prohibition on discrimination against women with respect to terms and condition of employment
 Republic Act 6727 – Wage Rationalization Act
 Republic Act 6758 – Standardized the salaries
 Republic Act 6809 – Majority age is 18 years old
 Republic Act 7164 – Philippine Nursing Act of 1991
 Republic Act 7170 – Law that governs organ donation
 Republic Act 7277 – Magna Carta of Disabled Persons
 Republic Act 7305 – The Magna Carta of Public Health Workers

 Republic Act 7392 – Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992

Nurses may take midwifery exam without a midwifery degree
 Republic Act 7432 – Senior Citizen Act (20% discount)
 Republic Act 7600 – Rooming In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992
Breastfeeding: Early (first 30 mins)
Exclusive (first 6 months)
Extended (up to years and beyond)
Republic Act 7610 – Special protection of children against abuse, exploitation and discrimination act
 Republic Act 7624 – Drug Education Law
 Republic Act 7658 – An act prohibiting the employment of children below 15 years of age
 Republic Act 7719 – National Blood Services Act of 1994
Requirements: Weight 45 kg for 250 cc blood
50 kg for 450 cc blood
Age 18-65 (16-17 yrs old need parental consent)
BP 90/60 - 160/100 mmHg
Hgb 12.5 g/dL
General good health
 Republic Act 7875 – National Health Insurance Act of 1995
 Republic Act 7877 – Anti-sexual harassment Act of 1995
 Republic Act 7883 – Barangay Health workers Benefits and Incentives Act of 1992
  Republic Act 8042 – Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995
 Republic Act 8172 – Asin Law
 Republic Act 8187 – Paternity Leave Act of 1995
 Republic Act 8203 – Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs
 Republic Act 8282 – Social Security Law of 1997 (amended RA 1161)
 Republic Act 8291 – Government Service Insurance System Act of 1997 (amended PD 1146)
 Republic Act 8344 – Hospital Doctors to treat emergency cases referred for treatment
 Republic Act 8423 – Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Medicine
 Republic Act 8504 – AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998
 Republic Act 8749 – The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
 Republic Act 8981 – PRC Modernization Act of 2000
 Republic Act 9165 – Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act 2002
 Republic Act 9173 – Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
 Republic Act 9226 – Hospital Licensure Act
 Republic Act 9288 – Newborn Screening Act
Time: 24 hours to 2 weeks after birth (ideal 48-72 hours)
Heel prick, then blood is dried for 4 hours
Transport within 24 hours to newborn screening facility
Results are released in 7 days (within 24 hours if positive)
Diseases: congenital hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, galactosemia, phenylketunuria, G6PD deficiency
 Republic Act 9439 – Anti-Hospital Detention Act
Hospitals may not hold patients for inability to pay. Patients need only to sign a promissory note.
 Republic Act 9442 – 20% discount for persons with disabilities
 Republic Act 9502 – Cheaper Medicines Law (includes a provision that medical professionals should prescribe using the generic names only)
 Republic Act 10028 – Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act 2010 – requires lactation stations and lactations breaks in workplaces

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE – An order of the president by virtue of possessing the powers of law-making and execution. Such was the case during the
Martial Law period (1972-1986).

 Presidential Decree 46 – An act making it punishable for any public official or employee, whether of the national or local government, to
receive directly or indirectly any gifts or valuable things
 Presidential Decree 48 – Limits benefits of paid maternity leave privileges to four children
 Presidential Decree 69 – Limits the number of children to four (4) for tax exemption purposes
 Presidential Decree 79 – Population Commission
 Presidential Decree 147 – Declares April and May as National Immunization Months
 Presidential Decree 148 –Woman and Child Labor Law
Employable age is 16 years old
 Presidential Decree 166 – Strengthened Family Planning program by promoting participation of private sector in the formulation and
implementation of program planning policies.
 Presidential Decree 169 – Requiring Attending Physician and/or persons treating injuries resulting from any form of violence.
 Presidential Decree 223 – Professional Regulation Commission
 Presidential Decree 442 – Labor Code regulates employees’ unionization and collective bargaining rights. Provision for a 10% night differential
pay for hospital workers.
 Presidential Decree 491 – Nutrition Program
 Presidential Decree 539 – Declaring last week of October every as Nurse’s Week. October 17, 1958
 Presidential Decree 541 – Allowing balikbayan Filipino professionals to practice their respective professions in the Philippines so they can
provide the latent and expertise urgently needed by the homeland
 Presidential Decree 568 – Role of Public Health midwives has been expanded after the implementation of the Restructed Health Care Delivery
System (RHCDS)
 Presidential Decree 603 – Child and Youth Welfare Act / Provision on Child Adoption
 Presidential Decree 626 – Employee Compensation and State Insurance Fund. Provide benefits to person covered by SSS and GSIS for
immediate injury, illness and disability.
 Presidential Decree 651 – All births and deaths must be registered 30 days after delivery.
 Presidential Decree 791 – Empowered nurses, midwives, and other health professionals to promote acceptable methods of contraception
(mostly artificial)
 Presidential Decree 825 – Providing penalty for improper disposal garbage and other forms of uncleanliness ~(garbage is collected from 8 2
5)
 Presidential Decree 851 – 13th Month pay
 Presidential Decree 856 – Code of Sanitation
 Presidential Decree 965 – Requiring applicants for Marriage License to receive instruction on family planning and responsible parenthood.
 Presidential Decree 996 – Provides for compulsory basic immunization for children and infants below 8 years of age.
  Presidential Decree 1359 – A law allowing applicants for Philippine citizenship to take Board Examination pending their naturalization.
 Presidential Decree 1519 – Gives medicare benefits to all government employees regardless of status of appointment.
 Presidential Decree 1636 – requires compulsory membership in the SSS and self-employed

PROCLAMATION – an official declaration by the Chief Executive / Office of the President of the Philippines on certain programs / projects /
situations
 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. 1275 – Declaring the third week of October every year as “Midwifery Week”

LETTER OF INSTRUCTION – An order issued by the President or department secretary to concerned public officials/government bodies which serve
as a guide to his/her previous decree or order.

 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
 LOI 949 – legal basis for Primary Health Care (10-19-79)
 LOI 1000 – Government agencies should be given preference to members of the accredited professional organization when hiring

EXECUTIVE ORDER – an order issued by the executive branch of the government in order to implement a constructional mandate or a statutory
provision.

 Executive Order 51 – The Milk Code, banning of ads of milk formulas for less than 2 year olds.
 Executive Order 174 – National Drug Policy on Availability, Affordability, Safe, Effective and Good Quality drugs to all
 Executive Order 180 – Government Workers Collective Bargaining Rights Guidelines on the right to Organize of government employee.
 Executive Order 203 – List of regular holidays and special holidays
 Executive Order 209 – The Family Code (amended by RA 6809)
 Executive Order 226 – Command responsibility
 Executive Order 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.
 Executive Order 857 – Compulsory Dollar Remittance Law

OTHERS:
 Act 1931- establishment of nursing schools under the Bureau of Education in 1909
 Act 1975 – authority over nursing schools transferred from Bureau of Education to Bureau of Health
 Administrative Order 114 – Revised/updated the roles and functions of the Municipal Health Officers, Public Health Nurses and Rural
Midwives
 Administrative Order 2009-0025 - New Emergency Newborn Care Protocol
 BON Resolution 220 – Code of Ethics for Nurses (drafted by the PNA, based on RA 6713)
 ILO Convention 149 – Provides the improvement of life and work conditions of nursing personnel.
PRC Resolution 2004-179 – reimplementing continuing professional education (60 units per 3 years, 1 hour=1 unit