Nursing Laws to remember

RA 11332 (RA 3573)

Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases

RA 10152

Mandatory Immunization < 5 yr/old

RA 7600

Rooming-in & Breastfeeding

RA 10028

Expanded Breastfeeding Act 2012

RA 9288

Newborn Screening

RA 7846

Immunization against Hep B

RA 1136

TB Law

RA 4073

Liberalization of Leprosy Treatment

RA 8749

Clean Air Act

RA 8981

PRC Modernization Act 2000

RA 11466

Salary Standardization Law of 2019

RA 10912

CPD Act 2016 (15 CPD units/year)

RA 5901

40 hours a week

RA 7305

Magna Carta of Public Health Workers

RA 7277

Magna Carta of Disabled Persons

RA 7432

Senior Citizen Act (20% discount)

RA 7875

National Health Insurance 1995

RA 6675

Generic Act

RA 7170

Organ Donation Act 1991

RA 4226

Hospital Licensure

RA 2382

Philippine Medical Act

RA 2644

Midwifery Act (RA 7392)

RA 2808

First True Nursing Law

RA 7164

Philippine Nursing Act of 1991 (Alvarez)

RA 9173

Philippine Nursing Act of 2002

1920

First NLE in the PH

1944

First NLE outside Manila

RA 7160

Local Government Code (Devolution)

RA 1082

Rural Health Unit

RA 6972

Daycare in Barangay

RA 11223

Universal Healthcare Act

RA 10121

NDRRMC

RA 8423

TAMA (Herbal Law)

RA 8976

Food Fortification Law

RA 11036

Mental Health Act

RA 9211

Tobacco Regulation Act

RA 6425

Dangerous Drugs Act

RA 10354

RH LAW

RA 7610

Children Protection against abuse

RA 9262

VAWC

RA 6365

POPCOM

RA 7877

Anti-Sexual Harassment Act

RA 8504

AIDS prevention 1998

RA 8353

Anti-Rape Law

LOI 949

Legal Basis of Primary Health Care

EO 51

Milk Code

PD 491

Nutrition Program

PD 603

Child & Youth Welfare

PD 651

Birth registration law (w/in 30 days)

PD 791

POPCOM

PD 825

Garbage Disposal Act

PD 856

Sanitation Code

PD 965

Family Planning, Responsible Parenthood

PD 996

EPI (Compulsory Immunization < 8 yr/old)

PROC 539

Nurses' Week (Last week of Oct)

Public Law 94-247

Child Abuse & Neglect Act 1973