Philippine Nursing Laws
An act regulating the practice of nursing profession in the Philippines
• RA 877
Philippine Nursing Law, June 19, 1953
• RA 4704
Creation of Board of Nursing
• PD223
Professional Regulation Commission has the power to recommend nominee
members of the board to the President of the Republic, June 22, 1973
• RA 7164
New Nursing law by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, July 2, 2002 will be known as the ”
Philippine Nursing Act of 2002”
• RA 9173
LAWS AFFECTING NURSING PRACTICE
Presidential Decree
• PD 223 – Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
• 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 – 1 74 – 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 – Reporting of Communicable Diseases
• RA6111 – Medicare Act
• RA 6675 – Generics Act of 1988
• RA 6713 – Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials/Employees
• RA 6758 – Salary Standardization Law
• RA 7305 – Magna Carta for Public Health Workers
• RA 7277 – Magna Carta of Disabled Persons
• RA 7624 – Drug Education Law
• RA 6972 – Day Care Center for every barangay
• RA 7160 – Local Autonomy Code
• RA 7170 – Organ Donation
• RA 349 – Legalized use of human organs for scientific purposes
• RA 6809 – Amended Article 34 of Family Code, 18 years is majority age
Board Resolution
• No. 633 series of 1984 – ICN Code of Ethics
• No. 1955 s. 1989 – PNA Code of Ethics
• No. 1930s. 1985-CPE for Nurses
• No. 187 s. 1991 – Renewal of Professional license
• No. 217s. 1992 – Delisting of delinquent professionals
Letters of Instructions (LOI)
• LOI 949 – Legal Basis of Primary Health Care
• LOI 100 – Preference given to members of accredited professional organization for employment
and seminars
Pronouncements
• Nurse’s Week – last week of October
• National Cancer Consciousness Week – second week of January
• International Women’s Day – March 8
• World Health Day – April 7
• Earth Ray- April 2
• National health Worker’s Day – May 7
• World Red Cross Day – May 8
• International Nurse’s Day – May 12
• World Diabetes Day-June 27
• International Day for Drug Abuse and Child Trafficking -January 2
• World Breastfeeding Day – August 1
• World AIDS Day – December 1
