LAWS AFFECTING NURSING PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Presidential Decree
• PD 223 - Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
. PD223-Creation of Board of Nursing
Professional Regulation Commission has the power to recommend nominee members of the board to the President of the Republic, June 22, 1973
• PD 541 - Practice of profession in the Philippines by former professionals
• PD 651 - Birth Registration Law
• PD 856 - Sanitation Code
• PD 996 - Compulsory immunization of children under 8 years
• PD 491 - Nutrition Program Law
• PD 825 - Penalty for improper garbage disposal
• PD 143 - Woman and Child Labor Law (no child below 14 shall be employed)
• PD 69 - Four children for tax exemption
• PD 48 - Four children for maternity privilege
• PD 965 - Family Planning and Responsible Parenthood
• PD 442 - New Labor Code of the Philippines
• PD 603 - Child and Youth Welfare Code
• PD 1 519 - Medicare Benefits for all government employees
• PD 1636 - Compulsory membership to SSS of self-employed persons
• PD 626 - Employee Compensation and State Insurance Fund
Executive Order
• EO 209 -Family Code
• EO 51 -Milk Code
• EO 180 - Government worker's CBA
• EO 857 - Compulsory Dollar Remittance Law
• EO - 174 - National Drug Policy (availability, affordability or safe, effective, quality drugs) Republic Acts
• RA 7164 - Philippine Nursing Act of 1991
• RA 9173- Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
• RA 1080 - Civil Service Eligibility for those who passed board and bar exams
• RA 2328 - Philippine Medical Act
• RA 1612 - Privilege Tax Law - professional tax payment
• RA 5181 - Permanent residence and Reciprocity
• RA 1082 - Rural Health Units all over the Philippines
• RA 4073 - Liberalizes leprosy treatment
• RA 1054 - Free emergency medical treatments to employees and laborers
• RA 4226 - Hospital Licensure Act
• RA 5901 - 40 hours/week for nurses in with 100-bed capacity...
• RA 3573 -