Laws

RA 9173

• Philippine Nursing Act of 2002

RA 10912

• “Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016”

RA 7164

• “Philippine Nursing Act of 1991”

• Later Updated to RA 9173

RA 7305

• Magna Carta of Public Health Workers

• Philippine law designed to promote and improve the social and economic well-being of public health workers, develop their skills, and provide fair living and working conditions.

  • If A nurse and her husband are both public health workers assigned in different areas. They request to be stationed together for family convenience. = They will be allowed to be assigned in the same municipality but not in the same office

RA 7160

• Local Government Code

RA 7875

• National Health Insurance Act

RA 11223

• Universal Health Care Act

RA 11332

• Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Disease

PD 443

Labor Code of the Philippines

• If with more than 50 employees, there should be a designated fulltime nurs e

PD 603

• Child and Youth Wellfare

EO 51

Milk Code

RA 11210

• Expanded Maternity Leave Law

  • 105 days with full pay for mother = live child

  • 120 days with full pay = live child + single parent

  • 60 days with full pay = miscarriage

  • 7 days of special leave = for gyne surgeries

RA 11148

• Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act

  • first 1000 days of life (days of conception until 2 years old)

RA 10028

• Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009

  • Mandatory 40-minute break dedicated for breastfeeding (is not part of the regular break time)

RA 11166

• Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act

• It updates and replaces older rules from 1998 to improve prevention, treatment, and human rights for people with HIV

  • Age of Consent for Testing: Young people aged 15 to 17 can take an HIV test without permission from a parent or guardian.

  • No Discrimination: It is illegal to fire, suspend, or turn away workers, students, or clients based on their HIV status.

  • Strict Privacy: Medical results and personal details must stay private, with heavy fines or jail time for breaking confidentiality.

  • Free Services: The government provides free testing, counseling, and anti-retroviral medicines.

RA 9439

• Anti-Patient Detention Law

• , is a Philippine law that makes it illegal for any public or private hospital or medical clinic to detain patients—or withhold the death certificates of deceased patients—due to unpaid hospital bills or medical costs