NURSING JURISPRUDENCE
Laws Affecting the Practice of Nursing in the Philippines
REPUBLIC ACTS
| Rep. Acts | LAWS | Date Passed |
| 386 | Ordained & Instituted the Civil Code | |
| 673 | Code of Conduct | |
| 877 | Phil. Nursing Law of 1953 1.Implemented organization of Board of Examinees, nursing schools and colleges, & registration of nurses 2.Prohibits practice of nursing w/o license 3.Penalties for unlicensed practice of nursing | 06/19/1953 |
| 1054 | Requires the owner, lessee, operator of any comm’l, ind’l, or agric’l establishment to furnish free emergency, medical & dental attendance to his employees & laborers. | |
| ***1080 | Civil Service Act; Board/Bar Passers are Civil Service eligible | |
| 1082 | First RHU Act of 1953; Creation of First 81 RHUs | 06/19/1954 |
| 1891 | Amended RA #1082; Strengthened Dental & Health Services in the RHUs | 06/22/1957 |
| 2382 | Philippine Medical Act | |
| 2493 | Regulated the Practice of Medicine (requirement for nsg applicants: @ least 21y.o., good physical hlt., w/ good moral char.) | 1915 |
| ***2808 | The First TRUE Nursing Law (Passed & created the Board of Examinees; implemented in 1920 – when the 1st board exam was done) | 03/01/1919 |
| 3573 | All Communicable Diseases Be Reported to the Nearest Health Station | 1929 |
| 3720 | Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act | 06/22/1963 |
| 4073 | (Liberalized) Domiciliary Treatment of Leprosy | |
| 4226 | Hospital Licensure Act (required all hosp’s in Phil. To be licensed before it can offer to serve the community) | 06/19/1965 |
| 4405 | Integration into the RHUs the Prov’l, City & Mun. Sanitary Inspectors, Nurses & Midwives | 06/16/1965 |
| ***4704 | Amended the Phil. Nursing Law of 1953 [R.A.# 877] (Examiners increased from 3–5, must be MAN; BoN members appointed by the Pres.) | 06/18/1966 |
| 5181 | Permanent Residence and Reciprocity as Qualification for any exam/registration for the practice of any profession in the | |
| 5901 | Nurses working in a 100-bed capacity hosp., and are working in an area w/ a 1-M pop’n are supposed to work only 40 hrs/week. | |
| 5921 | Law Regulating the Practice of Pharmacy (Set standard of Pharmaceutical Educ. In the Phil.) | 06/23/1969 |
| 6111 | Phil. Medical Care (MEDICARE) Act (employees insured under GSIS & SSS are entitled to hospitalization benefits) | 1969 |
| 6136 | Application & Execution of Legal Orders in Writing of Physicians Concerning Tx & Meds. | |
| 6365 | Establishment of POPCOM | |
| ***6425 | Dangerous Drugs Act | 03/30/1972 |
| 6511 | Amended RA #465, which Standardized Examination and Registration Fees | 07/01/1972 |
| ***6675 | Generics Act of 1988 | 09/13/1988 |
| ***6713 | Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials & Employees | |
| 6758 | Classification and Compensation Act or the Salary Standardization Law (Standardized the salaries of gov’t employees, including the nursing personnel) | 1989 |
| 6809 | Age of Majority is 18 y.o. | |
| 6972 | | |
| 7160 | Local Government Code | 1991 |
| ***7164 | Phil. Nursing Act of 1991 by Sen. H. Alvarez 1.Use of nsg process as a scientific discipline 2.Emphasized teaching, management, leadership & decision making roles of the nurse 3.Undertaking and participation to studies & research | 06/06/1991 |
| 7170 | Organ Donation Act of 1991 | 02/20/1995 |
| ***7305 | Magna Carta of Health Workers by: Sen. E. Angara | 03/26/1992 |
| 7392 | Amended RA# 2644 (Midwifery Law) Lying-n Clinics | 04/10/1992 |
| 7394 | Consumer Act of the | 04/13/1992 |
| ***7432 | Senior Citizen Act (20% disc. In all Public Establishments) | |
| ***7600 | Rooming-in and Breastfeeding Act By: Sen. Juan Flavier | 1992 |
| 7610 | Act Against Child Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation | |
| 7719 | National Blood Services | 05/05/1994 |
| 7846 | Compulsory Immunization vs Hepa-B for infants and children below 8 y.o. | 12/30/1994 |
| 7875 | National Health Insurance | 02/14/1995 |
| 7876 | Senior Citizen’s Day Care Center Act | |
| 7877 | Anti-Sexual Harassment Act | |
| 7883 | Bgy. Health Workers’ Benefits and Incentive Act of 1992 | 02/20/1995 |
| 8187 | Paternity Leave Act of 1995 | |
| 8203 | Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs | 09/04/1996 |
| ***8344 | Prohibits hospitals and clinics from demanding advance payment/cash deposits before patients are treated/admitted | 1997 |
| 8423 | Phil. Institution of Traditional and Alternative Health Act | 12/09/1997 |
| 8749 | Clean Air Act of 1999 | 06/23/1999 |
| 8976 | Phil. Food Fortification Act of 2000 | 2000 |
| 8981 | PRC Modernization/Computerization Act “Professional Identification Card” | 2000 |
| 9003 | Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 | 01/26/2001 |
| 9165 | Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act | |
| ***9173 | New Nursing Law of 2002 by: Flavier & Roco | |
| 9211 | Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 | |
| 9257 | Expanded Senior Citizens’ Act 20% disc in meds/transport/theatre/food establishments; and, 5% disc on grocery items | |
| 9262 | Act Defining Violence Against Women & Children, Domestic Violence | |
| 9288 | Newborn Screening Test | |
| | PRESIDENTAL DECREES | |
| PD’s | LAWS | Date Passed |
| 48 | Paid Maternity Leave up to 4 children | |
| 69 | Limits the No. of Children to 4 for tax exemption purposes | |
| 148 | Amended RA 679 (Woman & Child Labor Law -Employable age shall be 16 y.o. -Privileges for working women | |
| 166 | Amended PD 791; Strengthens Family Planning Program through Participation of Private Orgs and Individuals | |
| ***223 | PRC is created | 06/23/1973 |
| ***442 | New Labor Code; Right to Self-Organization and Bargaining | |
| 491 | Nutrition Program | |
| 541 | Allowing “Balik-bayans” to practice their profession here | |
| 568 | Role of Public health Midwives are expanded under the RHDCDS | |
| 603 | Child and Youth Welfare Code | |
| 626 | Employee Compensation and State Insurance Fund | |
| 651 | Birth Registration within 30 days | |
| 791 | Revised Pop’n Act; Defines the objectives, duties and functions of the POPCOM | |
| 807 | Civil Service Law | |
| 825 | Penalty for Improper Garbage Disposal, and other forms of uncleanliness | |
| 856 | Code of Sanitation | |
| 881 | Empowers the Sec. of Health to regulate the sale, labeling, manufacture & distribution of hazardous materials | 01/30/1976 |
| 965 | Family Planning and Responsible Parenthood Requires couples to undergo FP seminar prior to issuance of marriage license | |
| 996 | Compulsory Immunization for all Children Below 8 y.o. | 09/16/1976 |
| 1204 | Inclusion of the DILG and DOLE in National Family Planning, Health and Welfare programs | |
| 1519 | Medicare Benefits to All Gov’t Employees regardless of status of employment | |
| 1636 | Compulsory Membership in the GSIS or SSS Retirement Program | 01/1980 |
| | EXECUTIVE ORDERS | |
| E.O. | LAWS | Date Passed |
| 02 | Redirecting the Functions and Operations of the DOH. | |
| 51 | MILK CODE | |
| 209 | FAMILY CODE of the | |
| 503 | Transfer of Personnel, Assets, Liabilities, and Records of Nat’l Gov’t agencies whose functions are to be devolved to the LGUs | |
| | BOARD RESOLUTIONS (Nursing and Midwifery) | |
| Res.# | LAWS | Date Passed |
| #633 Series of 1982 | Code of Ethics for Nurses by: Dr. Julita V. Sotejo | 10/1982 |
| #557 Series of 1988 | Code of Ethics for Midwives | 1988 |
| #1955 Series of 1989 | PNA Code of Ethics ***Revised in 2004 | 1989 & 2004 |
| #08 Series of 1994 | Special Training on IV Insertions | 1994 |
| #1955 Series of 2004 | Continuing Education Program for Nurses ***(Res.#99-624: Rev. Cont. Educ. Prog.) | |
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| | OTHER RESOLUTIONS | |
| BoN Memo #99-14 | Qualifications of Deans and Faculty members in schools & colleges of nursing | |
| BoN No. 14 | Adoption of Nursing Specialty Certification Program and creation of a Nursing Specialty Certification Council | |
