LAWS AFFECTING NURSING
PRACTICE
RA’s
 RA 2382 – defines practice of medicine in the
Philippines
 RA 2493 of 1915 – Phil. Medical Act
 RA 2808 of 1919 – 1st 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
 RA 8187 – Paternity Leave Act of 1995 (1st 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 – VAW
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
 PD 854 – 13th 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
 PROC. #1275 – Midwifery Week q 3rd 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
expenses
 The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 RA
Number 8371