LAWS AFFECTING NURSING PRACTICE

RA’s
• RA 2382 – defines practice of medicine in the Philippines
• RA 2493 of 1915 – Phil. Medical Act
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• RA 2808 of 1919 – 1 True Nsg. Law
• 1920 ​ – First NLE in the Phil.
• 1944 ​ – First NLE outside Manila
• RA 877 – Phil. Nsg. Law on June 19, 1953
• RA 7164 – Phil. Nursing Act of 1991 by Sen. Heherson Alvarez
• RA 9173 – Phil. Nsg. Act of 2002
• PD 223 – created PRC
• RA 8981 – PRC Modernization Act of 2002
• RA 7392 amended by RA 2644 – Midwifery Law
• RA 6425 – Dangerous Drugs Act
• RA 9165 of 2002 – Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act
• RA 1054 – Free Medical & Dental Attendants
• RA 1080 – Civil Service Eligibility
• RA 1082 – RHU
• RA 1136 – TB Law
• RA 1612 – Privileges Tax/ Prof Tax
• RA 1891 – OPT Law
• RA 3573 – Communicable D/s Reporting
• RA 4073 – Liberalization of Leprosy Tx
• RA 4226 – Hospital Licensure
• RA 5181 – Permanent Residence for 3 consecutive yrs.
• RA 5901 – working hrs. & compensation in agencies w/ 100 bed capacity
• RA 6365 -- POPCOM
• RA 6675 of 1988 – Generic Act
• RA 6713 – Code of Conduct & Ethics for Public officials & employees
• RA 6725 – Prohibition of Women Discrimination
• RA 6727 – Wage Rationalization
• RA 6758 – Salary Standardization of Govt. employees
• RA 6972 – Day Care Center in q Brgy.
• RA 7160 – Devolution Code/ Local Authority Code
• RA 7170 – Organ Donation Act
• RA 7192 – Women in nation Bldg & Devt.
• RA 7277 – Magna Carta for the Disabled
• RA 7305 – Magna Carta for the PHW
• RA 7432 – Senior Citizen Act (c 20% DC)
• RA 7600 of 1992 – Rooming-in & Breastfeeding Act
 • RA 7610 – Children’s Protection Act
• RA 7624 – Drug Education Law
• RA 7641 – New Retirement Law for Private Employees
• RA 7719 – Natl. Blood Services of 1994
• RA 7846 – Immunization Against Hep B
• RA 7875 – Natl. Health Insurance Act of 1995
• RA 7876 – Senior Citizen Center in q Brgy
• RA 7877 of 1995 – Anti-Sexual Harassment Act
• RA 7883 – BHW Benefits & Incentives Act of 1992
• RA 8042 – Migrant Workers & Filipino Act
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• RA 8187 – Paternity Leave Act of 1995 (1 4 days pp)
• RA 8232 – Social Security Law of 1997
• RA 8291 – GSIS Act of 1997
• RA 8344 – Hospitals/Doctors to treat ER Cases
• RA 8423 – Phil. Institute of Traditional & Alternative Health Care
• RA 8424 – Personal Tax Exemption
• RA 8504 – Phil. AIDS Prevention & Control Act of 1998
• RA 8749 – Clean Air Act
• RA 8976 – Food Fortification Act
• RA 9262 – VAWC
• RA 8353 – Anti-Rape Law

PD’s
• PD 48 – 4 children w/ paid maternity leave privilege
• PD 67 – 4 children for personal tax exemption
• PD 442 – New Labor Code
• PD 491 – Nutrition Program
• PD 541 – Balikbayan Prof. Practice
• PD 568 – Role of PH Midwives expanded
• PD 603 – Child & Youth Welfare Code
• PD 626 – Employee Compensation & State Insurance Fund
• PD 651 – Births Registration Law ff. Delivery (w/in 30 days)
• PD 825 – Anti-Improper Garbage Disposal
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• PD 854 – 13 Month Pay
• PD 856 – Code on Sanitation
• PD 965 – FP & responsible Parenthood
• PD 996 – EPI
• PD 791 – POPCOM (Revised Pop. Act)
• PD 1083 – Muslim Holidays
EO’s
• EO 51 – Milk Code
• EO 180 – Guidelines on the Right to Organize Govt. Strikes
• EO 203 – List of Regular Holidays/ Special Days
• PUBLIC LAW 94-247 – Child Abuse & Neglect Act of 1973

PROCLAMATIONS
• PROC. #6 – UN Goal on Universal Child Immunization y 1990
• PROC. #118 – Prof. Regulation Week
• PROC. # 539 – Nurses’ Week q last week of October
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• PROC. #1275 – Midwifery Week q 3 week of Oct.

LOI’s
• LOI 949 – PHC
• LOI 1000 – members of accredited prof org given preference in having or attendance to seminars
• ILO CONVENTION #149 – improvement of life and work conditions of Nsg. Personnel (ILO Recommendation
#157)
• R.A. NO. 8344 August 25, 1997 - an act penalizing the refusal of hospitals and medical clinics to
administer appropriate initial medical treatment and support in emergency or serious cases, amending for the
purpose batas pambansa bilang 702, otherwise known as "an act prohibiting the demand of deposits or advance
payments for the confinement or treatment of patients in hospitals and medical clinics in certain cases"
• Republic Act No. 9502 June 6, 2008
​-an act providing for cheaper and quality medicines, amending for the purpose republic act no. 8293 or
the intellectual property code, republic act no. 6675 or the generics act of 1988, and republic act no. 5921 or the
pharmacy law, and for other purposes
• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9439 April 27, 2007
​-an act prohibiting the detention of patients in ​hospitals and medical clinics on grounds of ​nonpayment of
hospital bills or medical e​ xpenses
• The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 RA Number 8371