Republic Act No. 9173 Section 4.

Qualifications of the Chairperson -​ All records of the Board, including

and Members of the Board. applications for examinations,
administrative and other
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE Possess the following qualifications: investigative cases conducted by the
RESPONSIVE NURSING PROFESSION, 1.)​ Natural born citizen/ resident of the Board shall be under the custody of
REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC Phil. the Commission.
ACT NO. 7164, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE 2.)​ Member of a good organization of
PHILIPPINE NURSING ACT OF 1991" AND FOR nurses FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD OF NURSING:
OTHER PURPOSES 3.)​ A registered nurse and a holder of 1.)​ Give the licensure examination
-​ In Philippines month of May and
masters degree in nursing
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of November
4.)​ Atleast (10) yrs of continuous practice
Representatives of the Philippines in
of profession, the last (5) yrs shall be
Congress assembled: 5 AREAS examined during the Licensure
in the Phil Examination (2 days examination in the Phil)
5.)​ Not have been convicted of any ●​ NP 1
ARTICLE I offense -every morning
Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the ●​ NP 2
3 AREAS OF NURSING -every morning
"Philippine Nursing Act of 2002."
1.)​ Nursing education -community
2.)​ Nursing services/healthcare settings ●​ NP 3
ARTICLE II 3.)​ Community health nursing (represent -afternoon
practice) -obstetrics
Section 2. Declaration of Policy.
-​ responsibility for the protection and ●​ NP 4
Section 5. Requirements Upon Qualification
improvement of the nursing ●​ NP 5
as Member of the Board of Nursing.
profession by instituting measures *NP 4&5 happens in DAY 2 (½ day)
-​ Any person appointed as
(declared by the policy of the state) -medical psychiatrics
Chairperson or Member of the Board
-all the laws
shall immediately resign from any -Professional adjustment
-​ The State hereby guarantees the teaching position
delivery of quality basic health
services NP (Nursing Practice)
Section 6. Term of Office. Results were released after 2 weeks of
-​ The Chairperson and Members of examination
ARTICLE III the Board shall hold office for a term
Organization of the Board of Nursing of three (3) years and until their 2.)​ To keep all the record related to
successors shall have been NURSING:
Section 3. Creation and Composition of the appointed and qualified: .
Board ●​ all application of the licensure
examination
-​ composed of a Chairperson and six Section 7. Compensation of the Board
●​ all results of the licensure
(6) members. Members. The Chairperson and Members of
examination
-​ among two (2) recommendees, per the Board shall receive compensation and
●​ all case brought to the board of
vacancy, of the Professional allowances comparable
nursing
Regulation Commission,
-​ ranked from a list of three (3) Section 8. Administrative Supervision of the
Section 9. Powers and Duties of the Board.
nominees, per vacancy Board, Custodian of its Records Secretariat
and Support Services.
 -​ The Board shall supervise and (b) Commission or toleration of irregularities any subject must take the
regulate the practice of the nursing in the licensure examination; and examination again but only in the
profession subject or subjects where he/she is
(c) Unprofessional immoral or dishonorable rated below sixty percent (60%). In
(a) Conduct the licensure examination for conduct. order to pass the succeeding
nurses: examination, an examinee must
ARTICLE IV obtain a rating of at least
(b) Issue. suspend or revoke certificates of Examination and Registration seventy-five percent (75%) in the
registration for the practice of nursing: subject or subjects repeated
Section 12. Licensure Examination.
(c) Monitor and enforce quality standards of -​ All applicants for license to practice Section 16. Oath.
nursing practice in the Philippines nursing shall be required to pass a -​ All successful candidates in the
written examination, examination shall be required to take
(d) Ensure quality nursing education -​ Provided, That it shall be in an oath of profession before the
accordance with Republic Act No. Board
(e) Conduct hearings and investigations to 8981, otherwise known as the "PRC
resolve complaints against nurse Modernization Act of 2000." Section 17. Issuance of Certificate of
practitioners for unethical and Registration/Professional License and
unprofessional conduct Section 13. Qualifications for Admission to the Professional Identification Card.
Licensure Examination. -​ shall show the full name of the
(f.) Promulgate a Code of Ethics in -​ an applicant must, at the time of registrant, the serial number, the
coordination and consultation with the filing his/her application signature of the Chairperson of the
accredited professional organization of Commission and of the Members of
nurses within one (1) year from the effectivity a) He/she is a citizen of the Philippines, the Board, and the official seal of the
of this Act; Commission.
(b) He/she is of good moral character, and -​ A professional identification card,
(9) Recognize nursing specialty organizations duly signed by the Chairperson of
(c) He/she is a holder of a Bachelor's Degree the Commission, bearing the date of
(h) Prescribe, adopt issues and promulgate in Nursing (all papers are brought to CHED) registration, license number, and the
guidelines, regulations. measures and date of issuance and expiration
decisions as Section 14. Scope of Examination.
The scope of the examination for the practice Section 18. Fees for Examination and
Section 10. Annual Report. of nursing in the Philippines shall be Registration
The Board shall at the close of its calendar determined by the Board. -​ shall pay the prescribed fees set by
year submit an annual report to the President Commission
of the Philippines through the Commission . Section 15. Ratings.
-​ In order to pass the examination, an Section 19. Automatic Registration of Nurses.
Section 11. Removal or Suspension of Board examinee must obtain a general All nurses whose names appear at the roster
Members. average of at least seventy-five of nurses
The president may remove or suspend any percent (75%) with a rating of not
member of the Board below sixty percent (60%) in any Section 20. Registration by Reciprocity
subject. An examinee who obtains an -​ Provided, further, That the laws of
(a) Continued neglect of duty or average rating of seventy-five such state or country grant the same
incompetence; percent (75%) or higher but gets a privileges to registered nurses of the
rating below sixty percent (60%) in Philippines on the same basis as the
 subjects or citizens of such foreign -​ provide sound general and
state or country a) For any of the causes mentioned in the professional foundation for the
preceding section practice of nursing
Section 21. Practice Through
Special/Temporary Permit. (b) For unprofessional and unethical conduct. -​ Commission on Higher Education's
policies and standards of nursing
(a) Licensed nurses from foreign (c) For gross incompetence or serious education
countries/states whose service are either for ignorance
a fee or free if they are internationally Section 26. Requirement for Inactive Nurses
well-known specialists or outstanding experts (d) For malpractice or negligence in the Returning to Practice
in any branch or specialty of nursing: practice of nursing. -​ Nurses who have not actively
practiced the profession for five (5)
(b) Licensed nurses from foreign (e) For the use of traud, deceit, or false consecutive years are required to
countries/states on medical mission whose statements in obtaining a certificate of undergo one (1) month of didactic
services shall be free in a particular hospital, registration professional license or a training and three (3) months of
center or clinic; and temporary special permit practicum. The Board shall accredit
hospitals to conduct the said
(c) Licensed nurses from foreign (f) For violation of this Act, the rules and training program
countries/states employed by regulations. Code of Ethics for nurses and
schools/colleges of nursing as exchange technical standards for nursing practice, Section 27. Qualifications of the Faculty.
professors in a branch or specialty of nursing: (a) Be a registered nurse in the Phillippines
-​ The special/temporary permit shall (g) For practicing his/her profession during
be effective only for the duration of his/her suspension from such practice (b) Have at least one (1) year of clinical
the project, medical mission or practice in a field of specialization
employment contract. Provided, however, That the suspension of the
certificate of registration/professional license (c) Be a member of good standing in the
Section 22 Non-registration and shall be for a period not to exceed four (4) accredited professional organization of
Non-issuance of Certificates of years nurses; and
Registration/Professional License or
Special/Temporary Permit. Section 24. Re-issuance of Revoked (d) Be a holder of a master's degree in nursing,
-​ The Board shall furnish the applicant Certificates and Replacement of Lost education, or other allied medical and health
a written statement setting forth the Certificates sciences
reasons for its actions, which shall be -​ The Board may, after the expiration
incorporated in the records of the of a maximum of tour (4) years The dean of a college must have a master's
Board. -​ A new certificate of degree in nursing He'she must have at least
registration/professional license to five years or experience in nursing.
Section 23. Revocation and suspension of replace the certificate that has been
Certificate of Registration/Professional lost, destroyed or mutilated may be ARTICLE VI
License and Cancellation of issued subject to the rules of the Nursing Practice
Special/Temporary Permit Board.
-​ The Board shall have the power to Section 28 Scope of Nursing
revoke or suspend the certificate of ARTICLE V -​ Womb to tomb
registration/professional license or Nursing Education
cancel the special/temporary permit (a) Provide nursing care through the
of a nurse upon any of the following: Section 25. Nursing Education Program utilization of the nursing process. Nursing
care includes, but not limited to traditional ●​ Chief nurse or director of nursing "Compensation an Classification Act
and innovative approaches, therapeutic use service shall, in addition to the of 1989"
of self, executing health care techniques and foregoing qualifications, possess:
procedures Section 33. Funding for the Comprehensive
1) At least five (5) years of experience in a Nursing Specialty Program The annual
●​ Non-traditional supervisory or managerial position in financial requirement needed to train at least
-spoken in school nursing, and 10%
-ned special training
●​ Nursing practice (2) A master's degree major in nursing: Section 34. Incentives and Benefits
-covers the whole range life of a -​ free hospital care for nurses and
patient ●​ That those occupying such positions their dependents, scholarship grants
before the effectivity of this Act shall and other non-cash benefits
(b) establish linkages with community be given a period of five (5) years
resources and coordination with the health within which to qualify. ARTICLE VII
team, copexate Penal and Miscellaneous Provisions
ARTICLE VII
(c) Provide health education to individuals, Health Human Resources Production, Section 35. Prohibitions in the Practice of
families and communities (1 function of nurse) Utilization and Development Nursing
Section 30. Studies for Nursing Manpower -​ A fine of hot less than Filty thousand
Needs, Production, Utilization and pesos (P50.000.00) nor more than One
(d) Teach, guide and supervise students in Development. hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00)
nursing education programs (in clinical area) -​ shall initiate, undertake and or imprisonment of not less than one
conduct studies on health human (1) year nor more than six (6) years, or
(e) Undertake nursing and health human resources production, utilization and both,
resource development training and research development.
(a) any person practicing nursing in the
The nurse is duty-bound to observe the Section 31. Comprehensive Nursing Specialty Philippines within the meaning of this Act
CODE OF ETHICS Program.
-​ Within ninety (90) days formulate and (1) without a certificate of registration
Section 29. Qualification of Nursing Service develop a comprehensive nursing professional Icense and professional
Administrators. specialty program that would identification card or special temporary
upgrade the level of skill and permit
(a) Be a registered nurse in the Philippines: competence of specialty nurse
clinicians in the country (2) who uses as his/her own. certificate of
(b) Have at least two (2) years experience in registration/professional license and
general nursing service administration; ●​ The beneficiaries of this program are professional identification card or special
obliged to serve in any Philippine temporary permit of another, or
(c) Possess degree of Bachelors a of Science hospital for a period of at least two
in Nursing, with at least nine (9) units in (2) years and continuous service. (3) who uses an invalid certificate of
management and administration courses at registration/professional license.
the graduate level; and Section 32. Salary.
-​ public health institutions shall not be (4) who gives any false evidence to the Board
(d) Be a member of good organization of lower than salary grade 15 prescribe
nurses; under Republic Act No. 6758, (5) who falsely poses or advertises as a
otherwise known as the registered and licensed nurse
 Section 38. Rules and Regulations. Within
(6) who appends B.S.N./R.N. (Bachelor of ninety (90) days shall formulate such rules and ●​ ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Science in Nursing/Registered Nurse) without regulations necessary to carry out the Secretary General House of
having been coferred said degree or provisions of this Act. The implementing rules Represenatives
registration; or and regulations shall be published in the
Official Gazette Approved: October 21, 2002
(7) who, as a registered and licensed nurse,
not lawfully qualified to practice nursing. Section 39. Reparability Clause
-​ any part of this Act is declared
(b) any person or the chief executive officer of unconstitutional, the remaining parts
a judicial entity who undertakes in-service not affected thereby shall continue
educational programs or who conducts to be valid and operational
review classes for both local and foreign
examination without permit/clearance from Section 40. Repealing Clause
the Board and the Commission: or -​ Republic Act No. 7164, otherwise
known as the "Philippine Nursing Act
(c) any person or employer of nurses who of 1991 is hereby repealed.
violate the minimum base pay of nurses and
the incentives and benefits that should be Section 41. Effectivity.
accorded them as specified in Sections 32 -​ This act shall take effect fifteen (15)
and 34; ог days upon its publication in the
Official Gazette or in any two (2)
(d) any person or the chief executive officer of newspapers of general circulation in
a juridical entity violating any provision of the Philippines
this Act and its rules and regulations.
APPROVED/SIGNATORIES

ARTICLE IX ●​ FRANKLIN DRILON

Final Provisions -Senate President

Section 36. Enforcement of this Act. ●​ JOSE DE VENECIA JR.

-​ primary duty of the Commission and -Speaker of the House of
the Board to effectively implement Representatives
this Act.
●​ GLORIA MACAPAGAL AROYO
Section 37. Appropriations. -President of the Philippines
-​ The Chairperson of the Professional
Regulation Commission shall This Act, which originated in the House of
immediately include in its program Representative was finally passed by the
and issue such rules and regulations House of Representatives and the Senate on
to implement the provisions of this October 15, 2002 and October 8. 2003
Act, the funding of which shall be respectively
included in the Annual General
Appropriations Act. ●​ OSCAR G. YABES
-Secretary of Senate