LAWS

AFFECTING
NURSING
PRACTICE

REPUBLIC ACTan act passed by the

Congress of the
Philippines
PRESIDENTIAL DECREEan order of the president in his
capacity to act as legislator.

I. LAWS THAT PROVIDE THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
EMPLOYEES

RA 6713- Code of conduct and

Ethical Standards for Public Officials
and Employees
public officials and employees
shall discharge their duties with
utmost responsibility, integrity,
competence and uphold public
interest

RA 2382- Practice of medicine by a

Nurse
-

1. during epidemics or national

emergencies,
2. no registered physicians are not
available
3. through special authorization
given by the DOH

RA 8344- An act

penalizing the refusal of

Hospitals and medical
Clinics to administer
appropriate initial
treatment and support
in emergency cases

RA 4226-

Licensure for hospitals

RA 3573- an
act providing
for the
prevention and
suppression of
dangerous
communicable
diseases

RA 7160- Local Government Code

general features include decentralization and
local autonomy
- the Local chief executive have the power
over:

Budgets for health,

Implementation of programs

Personnel appointment

RA 6809Emancipation law
-age of majority18y/o

RA 7432Senior Citizens
Act=
20%

II. LAWS THAT PROMOTE

THE WELFARE AND WELL
BEING OF NURSES

RA 7305- Magna Carta of Public

Health Workers
has provisions on the benefits, rights
and responsibilities of public health
workers
PD 442 Labor Code of the Philippines
-benefits of workers in
the Private sector

RA 7277
Magna
Carta for
Disabled
Persons

RA 7641
Retirement
Law for
employees in
the private
sector

RA 8042
Migrant Workers and
Overseas Filipino Act of 1995

RA 8282

- Social Security Act of

1997

RA 8291 - GSIS Act of 1997

PD 851 -13

TH

MONTH PAY

RA 8424
Personal
Tax
Exemptio
ns

PD 626- Employees
Compensation and Health
Insurance Fund Act
injury that is
work related is
compensable

RA 6758
Salary standardization of
government employees

PD 807- Civil Service Law

- provides for recruitment and

selection of employees in govt

service

RA 7877- Anti- Sexual

Harassment Act

- authority, influence or moral

ascendancy over another demands,
requests or requires any sexual favors

a. Work related

b. Education related

c. Training related

RA 9262- anti violence

against women and their
children

DUTIES:
1. Safeguard

records, provide
rights and remedies
2. Automatically
provide medical
certificate free of
charge
3. Document any of
victims injuries

III. LAWS AFFECTING

HEALTH/ STATUS

PD 825Garbage
Disposal Act

PD 856- Code
of Sanitation

RA 8749- Phil Clean Air Act of 1999

Declaration of policy:

1. State recognizes
the principle that

polluters must pay

2. State recognizes
that a clean and
healthy environment
is for the good and
concern of all

RA 6675- GENERIC
DRUG ACT OF 1988
Essential drug list- list of drugs prepared
by DOH on the basis of health
conditions in the Phils as well as
internationally accepted criteria.

RA 9165COMPREHENSIVE
DANGEROUS ACT OF 2002
Prohibited acts:
1. Sell, administer,
deliver
2. Importation of
prohibited drugs
3. Den or drive
4. Employees or
visitors of dens
5. Manufacture
6. Use and
possession
7. Culture of plants

RA 953 NARCOTIC DRUG

ACT
Prohibited drugsdrugs with opium,
coca leaf, heroine,
,LSD
Regulated drugsself-inducing
sedatives,
secobarbitals,
hypnotic drugs
S2- code for selected
doctors who can
prescribe narcotic
drugs

RA 7610ANTI CHILD
ABUSE LAW

PD 603- CHILD AND

YOUTH WELFARE CODE

PD 651-

requires
immediate
registration of
birth within 30
days from
delivery

PD 996-

provided for
compulsory basic
immunization for
infants and
children below 8
years old

RA 7658- an
act
prohibiting
the
employment
of children
below 15
years of age

Rooming in and breastfeeding Act

of 1992

RA7600

RA 8423- Established the

traditional and alternative health
care
massage

Memorization Drills
RA 8423- Established the traditional and
alternative health care
RA 7432- Senior Citizens Act
RA 7600- Rooming in and breastfeeding Act of
1992
RA 2382- Practice of medicine by a Nurse
RA 2644- Philippine Midwifery Act
RA 7160- Local Government Code

RA 7610 - Anti Child Abuse Code

RA 8344- An act penalizing the refusal of Hospitals

and medical Clinics to administer appropriate
initial treatment and support in emergency cases
RA 6713- Code of conduct and Ethical Standards
for Public Officials and employees
RA 953 NARCOTIC DRUG ACT
RA 9262- Anti Violence against Women and their
children
RA 3573- an act providing for the prevention and
suppression of dangerous communicable diseases

RA 7877- Anti Sexual Harassment Law

RA 6675- GENERIC DRUG ACT OF 1988
RA 9165- Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of
2002
RA 6809- Emancipation law
RA 7305- Magna Carta of Public Health Workers

EXECUTIVE ORDERan order issued by the

executive department in
order to implement a
constitutional or a
statutory provision.

EO 51

EO 209- Family Code

EO 203- list of regular holidays
and special days
EO 180- Guidelines on the right
to organize of government
employees

DRILLS:
1. Under RA 8353, the crime rape is an
act against:
a. chastity c. person
b. honor
d. property

2. In our country, Senior Citizens are

given 20% privilege discount according
to what law:
a. RA 4237 b. RA 7432
c. RA 3427 d. RA 2374

3. Which law covers ethical conduct of

Public officials?
a. RA 7305 b. LOI 949
c. RA6713 d. PD 807

4. Which of the following laws refer to

the Code of Sanitation?
a. PD 825 b. PD 856
c. PD 965 d. PD 791

5. The nurse should know that all

prescriptions of the municipal health
officer should be in generics. What law
provides for this mandate?
a. RA 9173 b. RA 6675
c. RA 1080 d. RA 7160

6. Which of the following provisions does not

apply to RA 7305?
a. promotes and improves the socio-economic
well being of public health workers
b. develop their skills and abilities to remain in
government
c. standardized the salaries of nurses working in
the govt
d. encourage those qualified and with abilities to
remain in govt service

7. The delivery of basic services and

facilities of the national govt was
transferred to the local government
units. Which of the following mandated
this?
a. RA 7305 b. RA 7160
c. RA 4226 d. RA 7610

8. The Comprehensive Dangerous Act

of 2002 is:
a. RA 6425 b. RA 9165
c. RA 953 d. RA 6675

9. Under the Dangerous Drugs Law, this is

prohibited when dealing with regulated
drugs:
a. prescribed by a duly licensed physician
b. sell, administer , prescribe
c. use yellow prescription pad
d. sell, administer, deliver

10. According to PD 442, a nurse is

entitled to a night differential pay.
Based on a daily rate of P250.00, which
daily rate will she receive whenever she
works from 10 pm to 6 Am?
a. P260.00
b. P325.00
c. P275.00
d. P500.00

11. It is called the Anti- violence

against women and their children Act:
a. RA 9262
b. RA 7877
c. RA 6809
d. RA 7610

12. RA 2382 allows the practice of

medicine by a nurse under the following
circumstances except:
a. during epidemics
b. with or without availability of physicians
c. during national emergencies
d. through special authorization by DOH

13. The law that provides for policies

on breastfeeding and rooming in:
a. RA 7432 b.RA 7170
c. RA 7600 d. RA 8505

14. It is the law that established the

traditional and alternative health care:
a. RA 8172 b. RA 8423
c. RA 8353 d. RA 6972

15. The law that provides for the rights

of children including access to basic
health services:
a. PD 442 b.PD 626
c. PD 603 d. PD 965

16. The Employee Compensation and

State Insurance Fund Act provides that:
a. all kinds of injury are compensable
b. injury/ death that is work related is
compensable
c. sick leave and vacation leave are
compensable
d. only death is compensable

17. According to RA 7877, there is sexual

harassment if:
a. a person who has influence demands
sexual favors
b. a colleague requests for sexual favors
c. a father molests his child
d. a woman demands sexual favors from
her lover

18. Under the Taxation Law, the following

is true about a head of the family except:
a. unmarried with children
b. has P25,000.00 personal tax
exemption
c. Married but separated
d. unmarried with senior citizen
dependents

19. Under PD 442, a person who works

on overtime gets an increase of:
a. 10%
b. 30%
c. 25%
d. 50%

20. The Garbage Disposal Act:

a. PD 856 b. PD 825
c. PD 807 d. PD 603