NURSING LAWS

NAME: OQUENDO, ALYANN FRANZEN A. • R.A. 6727 – Wage Rationalization Act

YEAR & SECTION: BSN 2-E
• R.A. 6758 – Standardized the salaries
• R.A. 9173 – The Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 • R.A. 6809 – Majority age is 18 years old
• R.A. 7164 – The Philippine Nursing Act of 1991 • R.A. 6972 – Day care center in every Barangay
• Act 2808 of 1919 – The 1st True Nursing Law; regulated • R.A. 7160 – Local Government Code
nursing only and established Board of Examiners, the • R.A. 7170 – Law that govern organ donation
precursor to the Board of Nursing • R.A. 7192 – Women in development nation building
• Act 2493 of 1915 – The 1st Nursing Law; regulated both • R.A. 7277 – Magna Carta of Disabled Persons
medicine and nursing • R.A. 7305 – The Magna Carta of Public Health Workers
• R.A. 877 of 1953 – The 1st Comprehensive Nursing Law; • R.A. 7392 – Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992
regulated the degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing and • R.A. 7432 – Senior Citizen Act
made nursing into a profession • R.A. 7600 – Rooming In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992
• R.A. 4704 of 1966 – increased the number of the Board of • R.A. 7610 – Special protection of children against
Examiners from 3 to 5 abuse, exploitation and discrimination act
• R.A. 6136 of 1970 – allowed nurses to perform IM • R.A. 7624 – Drug Education Law
injections without supervision from doctors • R.A. 7641 – New Retirement Law
• R.A. 349 – Legalizes the use of human organs for surgical, • R.A. 7658 – An act prohibiting the employment of
medical and scientific purposes children below 15 years of age
• R.A. 1054 – Free emergency, medical and dental • R.A. 7659 – Death Penalty for Heinous Crimes
assistance to employees and laborers • R.A. 7719 – National Blood Service Act of 1994
• R.A. 1080 – Civil Service Eligibility • R.A. 7846 – Compulsory Immunization of HepB within
• R.A. 1082 – Rural Health Unit Act 24 hours of birth
• R.A. 1136 – Act recognizing the Division of Tuberculosis in • R.A. 7875 – National Health Insurance Act of 1995
the DOH • R.A. 7876 – Senior Citizen Center of every Barangay
• R.A. 1612 – Privilege Tax/Professional tax/omnibus tax • R.A. 7877 – Anti-sexual harassment Act of 1995
should be paid January 31 of each year • R.A. 7883 – Barangay Health workers Benefits and
• R.A. 1891 – Act strengthening Health and Dental services Incentives Act of 1992
in the rural areas • R.A. 8042 – Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act
• R.A. 2382 – Philippine Medical Act which regulates the of 1995
practice of medicines in the Philippines • R.A. 8172 – Asin Law or Salt Iodization Act
• R.A. 2644 – Philippine Midwifery Act • R.A. 8187 – Paternity Leave Act of 1995
• R.A. 3019 – Graft and Corruption Practice Act • R.A. 8203 – Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs
• R.A. 3573 – Law on reporting of Communicable Diseases • R.A. 8282 – Social Security Law of 1997 (amended RA
• R.A. 4073 – Liberalized treatment of Leprosy 1161)
• R.A. 4226 – Hospital Licensure Act requires all hospital to • R.A. 8291 – Government Service Insurance System Act
be licensed before it can be operative of 1997 (amended PD 1146)
• R.A. 4419 – Philippine Dentistry Act of 1965 • R.A. 8344 – Hospital Doctors to treat emergency cases
• R.A. 5181 – Act prescribing permanent residence and referred for treatment
reciprocity as qualifications for any examination or • R.A. 8423 – Philippine Institute of Traditional and
registration for the practice of any profession in the Alternative Medicine
Philippines • R.A. 8424 – Personal tax Exemption
• R.A. 5821 – The Pharmacy Act • R.A. 8749 – The Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
• R.A. 5901 – 40 hours work for hospital workers • R.A. 8981 – PRC Modernization Act of 2000
• R.A. 6111 – Medicare Act • R.A. 9003 – Solid Waste Management Law
• R.A. 6365 – Established a National Policy on Population • R.A. 9048 – Gionigudo Act, misspelled birth certificate
and created the Commission on population • R.A. 9165 – Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act 2002
• R.A. 6511 – Act to standardize the examination and • R.A. 9255 – Revilla Law, illegitimate use of father’s
registration fees charged by the National Boards, and for name
other purposes. • R.A. 9262 – Act Defining Violence against Women and
• R.A. 6571 – Requirement of fees for exams Their Children
• R.A. 6675 – Generics Act of 1988 • R.A. 9267 – Expanded Senior Citizens Act
• R.A. 6713 – Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for • R.A. 9288 – Newborn Screening Act
Public Officials and Employees • R.A. 9439 – Hospital Detention Law; no person shall
• R.A. 6725 – Act strengthening the prohibition on be held in the hospital against his/her own will if he/she
discrimination against women with respect to terms and is unable to pay her hospital bill, a promissory note and
condition of employment agreement for payment terms should be made instead
NURSING LAWS

• P.D. 46 – An act making it punishable for any public • P.D. 1636 – requires compulsory membership in the
officials or employee, whether of the national or local SSS and self-employed
government, to receive directly or indirectly any gifts or • P.D. 3200 – Professional Regulatory Code of the
valuable things Philippines
• P.D. 48 – Limits benefits of paid maternity leave • P.D. 4226 – Hospital Licensure Act
privileges to four children • E.O. 51 – The Milk Code
• P.D. 69 – Limits the number of children to four (4) tax • E.O. 174 – National Drug Policy on Availability,
exemption purposes Affordability, Safe, Effective and Good Quality drugs to
• P.D. 79 – Population Commission all
• P.D. 116 – Strengthening Family Planning • E.O. 180 – Government Workers Collective Bargaining
• P.D. 147 – Declares April and May as National Rights Guidelines on the right to Organize of
Immunization Day government employee
• P.D. 148 – Regulation on Woman and Child Labor Law • E.O. 203 – List of regular holidays and special holidays
• P.D. 166 – Strengthened Family Planning program by • E.O. 209 – The Family Code
promoting participation of private sector in the • E.O. 220 – Code of Good Governance for Professionals
formulation and implementation of program planning • E.O. 226 – Command responsibility
policies • E.O. 503 – Provides for the rules and regulations
• P.D. 169 – Requiring Attending Physician and/or persons implementing the transfer of personnel, assets,
treating injuries resulting from any form of violence liabilities and records of national agencies whose
• P.D. 223 – Professional Regulation Commission functions are to be devoted to the local government
• P.D. 442 – Labor Code Promotes and protects units
employees self-organization and collective bargaining • E.O. 857 – Compulsory Dollar Remittance Law
rights. Provision for a 10% night differential pay for • Proclamation No.6 – UN’s goal of Universal Child
hospital workers Immunization; involved NGO’s in the immunization
• P.D. 491 – Nutrition Program program
• P.D. 539 – Declaring last week of October every as • Proclamation No. 118 – Professional Regulation Week
Nurse’s Week. is June 16 to 22
• P.D. 541 – Allowing former Filipino professionals to • Proclamation No. 499 – National AIDS Awareness Day
practice their respective professions in the Philippines • Proclamation No. 539 – Nurse’s Week – Every third
so they can provide the latent and expertise urgently week of October
needed by the homeland • Proclamation No. 949 – Primary Health Care
• P.D. 568 – Role of Public Health midwives has been Treatment
expanded after the implementation of the Restructured • Proclamation No. 1275 – Declaring the third week of
Health Care Delivery System (RHCDS) October every year as “Midwifery Week”
• P.D. 603 – Child and Youth Welfare Act / Provision on • LOI 47 – Directs all school of medicine, nursing,
Child Adoption midwifery and allied medical professions and social
• P.D. 626 – Employee Compensation and State Insurance work to prepare, plan and implement integration of
Fund. Provide benefits to person covered by SSS and family planning in their curriculum to require their
GSIS for immediate injury, illness and disability graduate to take the licensing examination
• P.D. 651 – All births and deaths must be registered 30 • LOI 949 – Act on health and health related activities
days after delivery must be integrated with other activities of the overall
• P.D. 825 – Providing penalty for improper disposal national development program
garbage and other forms of uncleanliness and for other • LOI 1000 – Government agencies should be given
purposes preference to members of the accredited professional
• P.D. 851 – 13th Month pay organization when hiring
• P.D. 856 – Code of Sanitation • Administrative Order 114 – Revised/updated the roles
• P.D. 965 – Requiring applicants for Marriage License to and functions of the Municipal Health Officers, Public
receive instruction on family planning and responsible Health Nurses and Rural Midwives
parenthood • ILO Convention 149 – Provides the improvement of
• P.D. 996 – Provides for compulsory basic immunization life and work conditions of nursing personnel
for children and infants below 8 years of age; Expanded • BON Resolution #8 of 1994 – IV administration
Program for Immunization training program
• P.D. 1083 – Muslim Holidays
• P.D. 1146 – New GSIS Law
• P.D. 1359 – A law allowing applicants for Philippine
citizenship to take Board Examination pending their
naturalization
• P.D. 1519 – Gives medicare benefits to all government
employees regardless of status of appointment

NAME: OQUENDO, ALYANN FRANZEN A.

YEAR & SECTION: BSN 2-E