Our Lady of the Pillar College- Cauayan

San Fermin, Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines

COLLEGE OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in

NCM105 LEC
Academic Year 2010- 2011

NURSING LAW AND

JURISPUDENCE
GROUP VII
Abraham P. Nacnac I
Sheila L. Gabot
Jovielyn P. Pilar
Joyce C. Lappay
Kristine M. Coma
Richelle Ann T. Mamaba
Wendelle C. Galang
 RA 9173 is

Philippine
Nursing Act of
2002
Senate Bill # 2292
Signed on October 21, 2002 by President Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo
Purpose: New law that will make conform of the
education, training, examination, registration, and
practice of the nursing profession.
According to Flavier: The bill seeks to balance between
ensuring availability of globally competitive nurses in
the Philippines for the Filipinos without depriving their
right to earn a comfortable life abroad.
 NURSING LAW AND
JURISPUDENCE
R R
COMPARISON
EPUBLIC ACT NO. EPUBLIC ACT NO. OF THE
7164 9173 SALIENT
AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE
RESPONSIVE NURSING PROFESSION,
DIFFERENCES
OF NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINES
REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC OF
ACT NO.7164, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
THE PHILIPPINE NURSING ACT OF 1991
RA 7154 AND
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. RA 9173 WITH
Be it enacted by the Senate and Be it enacted by the Senate and the
ANNOTATION
House of Representative of the House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled: Philippines in Congress assembled:

ARTICLE I ARTICLE I RA 9173 provides an in

TITLE
Section 1. Title. — This Act shall be
known as the "Philippine Nursing Act of
1991."
depth emphasis for a
Title more responsive nursing
profession while the RA
Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known 7164 dictates the
as the "Philippine Nursing Act of 2002." regulation of practice of
nursing in the
Philippines.

ARTCLE 1
Section 1. Title Phil
Nursing Act of 2002
This law repealed RA
7164
Repeal is more
appropriate than
introducing line by
line amendments
because it would
have been a tedious
process if articles and
sections are
individually amended.
House of
Representatives has
already passed their
version which was
also a repeal of the
old law
 Senator Angara, the
principal author of RA
7164 agreed to the
repeal and he said
that the changes
made would
modernize the
Nursing profession.

ARTICLE II  ARTICLE II ARTICLE 2

DECLARATION OF POLICY Declaration of Policy Declaration of Policy

Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is Section 2.

hereby declared the policy of the State to hereby declared the policy of the State to Policy of the state to
assume responsibility for the protection assume responsibility for the protection assume responsibility
and improvement of the nursing and improvement of the nursing for the protection
profession by instituting measures that profession by instituting measures that and improvement of
will result in relevant nursing education, will result in relevant nursing education, the nursing
and in humane working conditions, better humane working conditions, better career profession.
career prospects and a dignified existence prospects and a dignified existence for State guarantees the
for our nurses.  our nurses. delivery of quality
basic health services
The State hereby guarantee the delivery through an adequate
The State hereby guarantees the delivery
of basic health services through an nursing personnel
of quality basic health services through an
adequate nursing personnel throughout system throughout
adequate nursing personnel system
the country. the country.
throughout the country.
*The Declaration Of
Policy will dole out as a
channel in the
interpretation of
ambiguous provisions,
but it is not part of a
substantive provision to
establish rights or
obligations.

ARTICLE III ARTICLE III ARTICLE 3

ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF Organization of the Board of Nursing Organization of the

NURSING
Sec.  3. Name and Composition of the
Board. — There shall be created a Board
of Nursing to be composed of a Chairman
and four (4) members who shall be
appointed by the President from a list of
twelve (12) nominees who are registered
nurses of recognized standing in the
Philippines and who possess the
Nursing Board
Section 3. Creation and Composition of Section 3. Creation and
the Board. - There shall be created a Composition of the
Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing, Board
hereinafter referred to as the Board, to be Creation of the Board
composed of a Chairperson and six (6) of Nursing with 6
members. They shall be appointed by the members and the
president of the Republic of the chairperson to
Philippines from among two (2) conduct supervisory
recommendees, per vacancy, of the and regulatory
qualifications prescribed in Section 5 of functions
this Act as certified by the accredited Professional Regulation Commission, representing three
national nurses' association to the hereinafter referred to as the areas of nursing
Professional Regulation Commission.  Commission, chosen and ranked from a namely: nursing
list of three (3) nominees, per vacancy, of education, nursing
Sec.  4. Power and Duties of the Board. — the accredited professional organization service and
The Board shall have following powers, of nurses in the Philippines who possess community health
duties and functions: the qualifications prescribed in Section 4 nursing
(a) Supervise and regulate the practice of of this Act. The increase was
the nursing profession;  deemed necessary
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(b) Describe the subjects in the licensure increase in the
examination, determine the syllabi of the number of nurses,
subjects, and their relative weight, students and nursing
construct the test questions, in the schools.
licensure examination, and score and rate Submission of names
the examination paper. The Board shall of qualified nominees
within one hundred twenty (120) days by APO to the
after the examination, submit a report of Commission 3
the examination result which shall nominees per
contain the weighted average rating of vacancy not later
each examinee to the Office of the than 3 months before
President for release and publication;  the vacancy.
(c) Issue, suspend, or revoke certificates The Commission
of registration for the practice of nursing;  submits to the Office
(d) Study the condition affecting the of the President 2
nursing practice in the Philippines and nominees per
exercise the powers necessary to ensure vacancy not later
the maintenance of efficient, ethical, than 2 months before
technical, moral and professional the vacancy occurs.
standards in the practice of nursing, The appointment
taking into account the health needs of must be issued not
the nation; later than 30 days
(e) Examine the prescribed facilities of before the scheduled
universities or colleges seeking licensure
permission to open colleges of nursing or examination.
departments of nursing education in
order to ensure that standards and Section 4. Qualifications
essential requirements for a qualified Section 4. Qualifications of the Natural born resident
dean and faculty and adequate budget Chairperson and Members of the Board. - and resident of the
are property complied with and The Chairperson and Members of the Philippines
maintained at all times. The authorization Board shall, at the time of their Member of good
to open colleges of nursing shall be based appointment, possess the following standing of the
upon the favorable written qualifications: APO( Accredited
recommendation of both the Board and Professional
the Department of Education, Culture and (a) Be a natural born citizen and Organization) of
Sports;  resident of the Philippines; nurses.
(f) Require nurses who graduate from RN and a holder of
state colleges and universities to render, (b) Be a member of good Master’s in Nursing ,
after being issued the necessary board standing of the accredited Education or other
licenses, at least one (1) year of nursing professional organization of Allied Medical
service in the Philippines before they are Profession provided
allowed to leave for overseas jobs;  majority of members
(g) Investigate violations of this Act. For
this purpose it may through its Chairman,
with the approval of the Board, issue
summons, subpoena or subpoena duces
tecum to violators of this Act and
witnesses thereof and to compel their
attendance by the power of contempt;
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(h) Promulgate decisions or adopt
measures as may be necessary for the
improvement of the nursing practice, for
the advancement of the profession, and
for the proper and full enforcement of
this Act.  holder of a master's degree in
Sec.  5. Qualifications of Board Members.
— A member of the Board shall: 
(a) Be a citizen and resident of the
Philippines; 
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(b) Be a member in good standing of the
accredited national nurses' association;
(c) Be a registered nurse and holder of a
master's degree in nursing conferred by a
college or university duly recognized by
the Government; chan robles virtual law
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(d) Have at least ten (10) years of
continuous practice of the profession
prior to appointment;  Section 5. Requirements
(e) Not be a holder of a green card or its
equivalent; and 
(f) Not have been convicted of any
offense involving moral turpitude even if
previously extended pardon by the
President of the Philippines.
Sec.  6. Requirements Upon Qualification
as Member of the Board of Nursing. —
Any person who qualifies as Chairman or
member of the Board shall automatically
resign from any teaching position in any
school, college or university and/or
review program for the local nursing
board examinations or in any office or
employment in the Government or any
subdivision, agency or instrumentality
thereof, including government-owned or
controlled corporations or their
subsidiaries. He shall not have any
pecuniary interest in or administrative
supervision over any institution offering
nurses; shall be holders of
Master’s in Nursing
(c) Be a registered nurse and and the Chairperson
holder of a master's degree in shall be a holder of
nursing, education or other allied Master’s in Nursing
medical profession conferred by At least 10 years
a college or university duly continuous practice
recognized by the Government: prior to appointment
Provided, That the majority of provided the last 5
the members of the Board shall years of which is in
be holders of a master's degree the Philippines.
in nursing: Provided, further, Not have been
That the Chairperson shall be a convicted of any
offense involving
nursing; moral turpitude.
(d) Have at least ten (10) years of
continuous practice of the
profession prior to appointment:
Provided, however, That the last
five (5) years of which shall be in
the Philippines; and
(e) Not have been convicted of
any offense involving moral
turpitude; Provided, That the
membership to the Board shall
represent the three (3) areas of
nursing, namely: nursing
education, nursing service and
community health nursing. Upon Qualification as
Member of the Nursing
Section 5. Requirements Upon Board
Qualification as Member of the Board of
Nursing. - Any person appointed as Any member shall not
Chairperson or Member of the Board shall have any pecuniary
immediately resign from any teaching interest or
position in any school, college, university administrative
or institution offering Bachelor of Science supervision over any
in Nursing and/or review program for the institution (public or
local nursing board examinations or in private) offering
any office or employment in the Bachelor of Science in
government or any subdivision, agency or Nursing including
instrumentality thereof, including review classes.
government-owned or controlled
corporations or their subsidiaries as well
as these employed in the private sector.
He/she shall not have any pecuniary
interest in or administrative supervision
over any institution offering Bachelor of
Science in Nursing including review Section 6. Term of Office
basic nursing education programs,
including review classes.
Sec.  7. Term of Office. — The Chairman
and the members of the Board shall hold
office for a term of three (3) years and
until their successors shall have qualified:
Provided, That a member of the Board
may be reappointed for another term not
exceeding three (3) years: Provided,
further, That, in the event that only one
(1) member of the Board is reappointed,
he or she, by virtue of seniority, shall
automatically become the Chairman of
the new Board. However, in case two (2)
or more members are reappointed, the
best qualified among them, to be
determined by all the members of the
new Board, shall become the new
Chairman of the Board: Provided, finally,
That, in case all members of the old Board
are reappointed or all members are new,
all the members of the new Board shall
determine the best qualified from among
themselves who shall be recommended
to the President of the Philippines to be
the Chairman of the Board.
Any vacancy in the Board occurring within
the term of a member shall be filled for
the unexpired portion of the term only.
Each member of the Board shall take the
proper oath of office prior to the
performance of his or her duties.  comparable to the compensation and
Sec.  8. Compensation of Board Members.
— The Chairman and members of the
Board shall receive as compensation an
amount equal to that given the Chairman
and members of other government
boards situated under analogous
circumstances.  Board shall be under the administrative
Sec.  9. Removal of Board Members. —
The President may remove any member
of the Board on the following grounds
after giving the member concerned an
opportunity to defend himself or herself
in a proper administrative investigation to
be conducted under the supervision and
control of the Department of Justice,
upon instruction of the President:
(a) Continued neglect of duty or
incompetence; 
Three years
classes. term provided
successors have
Section 6. Term of Office.. - The been appointed
Chairperson and Members of the Board and qualified.
shall hold office for a term of three (3) Can be
years and until their successors shall have reappointed for
been appointed and qualified: Provided, another term.
That the Chairperson and members of the Vacancy shall be
Board may be re-appointed for another filled only for
term. the unexpired
term.
Any vacancy in the Board occurring within
the term of a Member shall be filled for
the unexpired portion of the term only.
Each Member of the Board shall take the
proper oath of office prior to the
performance of his/her duties.
The incumbent Chairperson and
Members of the Board shall continue to
serve for the remainder of their term
under Republic Act No. 7164 until their
replacements have been appointed by
Section 7. Compensation
the President and shall have been duly
Based on the salary
qualified.
grades provided for by
the Salary
Section 7. Compensation of the Board Standardization Law.
Members. - The Chairperson and
Members of the Board shall receive
compensation and allowances
allowances received by the Chairperson Section 8. Administrative
and members of other professional Supervision of the Board,
regulatory boards. Custodian of its Records,
Secretariat and Support
Section 8. Administrative Supervision of Services
the Board, Custodian of its Records, Board is under the
Secretariat and Support Services. - The admin supervision of
PRC.
supervision of the Commission. All All records of Board
records of the Board, including shall be under
applications for examinations, custody of PRC.
administrative and other investigative PRC shall designate
cases conducted by the Board shall be the Secretary of the
under the custody of the Commission. Board and shall
The Commission shall designate the provide the
Secretary of the Board and shall provide secretariat and other
the secretariat and other support services support services to
to implement the provisions of this Act. implement the
provisions of RA
 (b) Commission or toleration of 9173.
irregularities in the examination
conducted by the Board; and 
(c) Unprofessional or dishonorable Section 9. Powers and
conduct. Duties of the Board
Conduct Licensure
Section 9. Powers and Duties of the exam.
Sec.  10. Rules and Regulations. — The
Board. - The Board shall supervise and Issue, suspend, and
Board shall promulgate such rules and
regulate the practice of the nursing revoke certificates of
regulations as may be necessary to carry
profession and shall have the following registration.
out the provisions of this Act. 
powers, duties and functions: Monitor and enforce
Sec.  11. Records. — All records of the quality standards of
(a) Conduct the licensure nursing practice in
Board of Nursing, including examination
examination for nurses; the Philippines.
papers, minutes of deliberations, records
of administrative cases and investigations, Ensure quality
and examination results shall be kept by (b) Issue, suspend or revoke education by making
the Professional Regulation Commission certificates of registration for the recommendations to
under the direct custody of the person practice of nursing; CHED on the opening
designated by the Chairman of the and closure of nursing
Commission. No record shall be removed, (c) Monitor and enforce quality schools.
altered or examined without the prior standards of nursing practice in Conduct hearings and
authorization of the Board. the Philippines and exercise the investigations to
powers necessary to ensure the resolve complaints
maintenance of efficient, ethical against nurse
and technical, moral and practitioners for
professional standards in the unethical and
practice of nursing taking into unprofessional
account the health needs of the conduct and
nation; violations of the Act.
Issue subpoena ad
(d) Ensure quality nursing testificandum,
education by examining the subpoena duces
prescribed facilities of tecum and punish
universities or colleges of nursing with contempt
or departments of nursing persons impeding
education and those seeking proceedings upon
permission to open nursing application with the
courses to ensure that standards appropriate judicial
of nursing education are body having
properly complied with and jurisdiction of the
maintained at all times. The case.
authority to open and close Promulgate a Code of
colleges of nursing and/or Ethics in coordination
nursing education programs shall with APO within 1
be vested on the Commission on year from effectivity.
Higher Education upon the Recognize nursing
written recommendation of the specialty orgs in
Board; coordination with
APO.
(e) Conduct hearings and Prescribe, adopt,
investigations to resolve issue and promulgate
complaints against nurse guidelines for the
improvement of
 nursing practice.
practitioners for unethical and
unprofessional conduct and
violations of this Act, or its rules
and regulations and in
connection therewith, issue
subpoena ad testificandum and
subpoena duces tecum to secure
the appearance of respondents
and witnesses and the
production of documents and
punish with contempt persons
obstructing, impeding and/or
otherwise interfeming with the
conduct of such proceedings,
upon application with the court;

(f) Promulgate a Code of Ethics in

coordination and consultation
with the accredited professional
organization of nurses within
one (1) year from the effectivity
of this Act;

(g) Recognize nursing specialty

organizations in coordination
with the accredited professional
organization; and

(h) Prescribe, adopt issue and

promulgate guidelines,
regulations, measures and
decisions as may be necessary
for the improvements of the
nursing practice, advancement
Section 10. Annual
of the profession and for the
Report
proper and full enforcement of
Annual Report at the
this Act subject to the review
end of the calendar
and approval by the Commission.
year submitted by the
Board to the
Section 10. Annual Report. - The Board
President of the
shall at the close of its calendar year
Philippines through
submit an annual report to the President
PRC.
of the Philippines through the
The report is to give a
Commission giving a detailed account of
detailed account of
its proceedings and the accomplishments
its proceedings and
during the year and making
accomplishments
recommendations for the adoption of
during the year and
measures that will upgrade and improve
to also make
the conditions affecting the practice of
recommendations for
the nursing profession.
improvements of
 nursing profession.

Section 11. Removal or

Suspension of Board
Members
Continued neglect of
duty or incompetence
Commission or
Section 11. Removal or Suspension of toleration of
Board Members. - The president may irregularities in the
remove or suspend any member of the licensure exam
Board after having been given the Unprofessional,
opportunity to defend himself/herself in a immoral or
proper administrative investigation, on dishonorable conduct
the following grounds;

(a) Continued neglect of duty or

incompetence;

(b) Commission or toleration of

irregularities in the licensure
examination; and

(c) Unprofessional immoral or

dishonorable conduct.

ARTICLE IV ARTICLE 4

Examination and
EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION Registration
Sec.  12. Examination Required. — All
applicants for license to practice nursing Section 12. Licensure Examination. - All Section 12. Licensure
shall be required to pass written applicants for license to practice nursing Examination
examination by the Board of Nursing.  shall be required to pass a written
examination, which shall be given by the All applicants for
Sec.  13. Qualifications of Applicants. — In Board in such places and dates as may be license of practice of
order to be admitted to the examination designated by the Commission: Provided, Nursing shall be
for nurses, an applicant must, at the time That it shall be in accordance with required to pass a
of filing his or her application, establish to Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise known licensure exam which
the satisfaction of the Board of Nursing as the "PRC Modernization Act of 2000." shall be given by the
that:  Board
(a) He or she is a citizen of the Philippines,
or a citizen or subject of a country which PRC shall administer
permits Filipino nurses to practice within and conduct licensure
its territorial limits on the same basis as exam
the subject or citizen of such country:
Provided, That the requirements for the PRC designates the
registration or licensing of nurses in said place and time of the
country are substantially the same as Section 13. Qualifications for Admission examination.
those prescribed in this Act; to the Licensure Examination. - In order to
(b) He or she is at least eighteen (18)
years of age: Provided, That any underage be admitted to the examination for Section 13. Qualification
applicant who successfully passes the nurses, an applicant must, at the time of for Admission to the
examination shall not be permitted or filing his/her application, establish to the Licensure Exam
licensed to practice nursing until he or satisfaction of the Board that:
she shall have reached the age of Citizen/subject of a
majority;  (a) He/she is a citizen of the country which
(c) He or she is in good health and is of Philippines, or a citizen or permits Filipino
good moral character; and  subject of a country which nurses to practice
(d) He or she is a holder of bachelor's permits Filipino nurses to within its territorial
degree in nursing from a college or practice within its territorial limits on the same
university duly recognized by the proper limits on the same basis as the basis as the subject or
government agency.  subject or citizen of such citizen of such
country: Provided, That the country provided the
Sec.  14. Licensure Examination. — The requirements for the registration reqts for licensing in
licensure examination for the practice of or licensing of nurses in said said country are
nursing in the Philippines shall by given by country are substantially the substantially the
the Board not earlier than one (1) month same as those prescribed in this same as those
but not later than two (2) months after Act; prescribed in the Act
the closing of the semester prescribed by
the Department of Education, Culture and
(b) He/she is of good moral Good moral character
Sports. The examination shall be held in
character; and
the City of Manila or in such places as
Graduate of BSN that
may be decided by the Board subject to
(c) He/she is a holder of a complies with standards
the approval of the Professional
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing of nursing education duly
Regulation Commission.
from a college or university that recognized by the proper
complies with the standards of government agency.
Sec.  15. Scope of Examination. — The
nursing education duly
scope of the examination for the practice
recognized by the proper
of nursing in the Philippines shall be
government agency.
determined by the Board. The Board shall
take into consideration the objectives of
the nursing curriculum, the broad areas of Section 14. Scope of Examination. - The
nursing, and other related disciplines and scope of the examination for the practice Section 14. Scope of
competencies in determining the subjects of nursing in the Philippines shall be Exam
of examinations. determined by the Board. The Board shall
   take into consideration the objectives of To be determined by
Sec.  16. Rating in the examination. — In the nursing curriculum, the broad areas of the Board
order to pass the examination, an nursing, and other related disciplines and
examinee must obtain a general average competencies in determining the subjects Board should take
rating of at least seventy-five percent of examinations. into consideration the
(75%) with a rating of not below sixty objectives of the
percent (60%) in any subject. An nursing curriculum,
examinee who obtains an average rating broad areas of
of seventy-five percent (75%) or higher nursing and other
but gets a rating below sixty percent related disciplines
(60%) in any given subject must take the Section 15. Ratings. - In order to pass the and competencies
examination again, but only in the subject examination, an examinee must obtain a
or subjects where he or she rated below general average of at least seventy-five Section 15. Ratings
sixty percent (60%). percent (785%) with a rating of not below
In order to pass the succeeding sixty percent (60%) in any subject. An Regular Passer—
examination an examinee must obtain a examinee who obtains an average rating someone who obtains
rating of at lest seventy-five percent
(75%) in the subject or subjects repeated. 
An examinee who despite the third
examination fails to obtain at least
seventy-five percent (75%) in the subject
or subjects repeated shall no longer be
allowed to take the examination, unless
he proves to the satisfaction of the Board
that he/she has undergone a refresher
course consisting in enrollment and
passing in the regular fourth year subjects
in a recognized nursing school.  subjects repeated.
of seventy-five percent (75%) or higher a general average of
but gets a rating below sixty percent at least 75% with a
(60%) in any subject must take the rating not below 60%
examination again but only in the subject in any subject
or subjects where he/she is rated below
sixty percent (60%). In order to pass the Conditional Passer—a
succeeding examination, an examinee general average of at
must obtain a rating of at least seventy- least 75% but gets a
five percent (75%) in the subject or rating below 60% in
one or more subjects.

Sec.  17. Issuance of Certificates. — A

Conditional Passer is
certificate of registration as nurse shall be
required to take the
issued to any applicant who passes the
subjects failed and must
examination upon payment of the
have a rating of at least
prescribed fees. Every certificate of
Section 16. Oath. - All successful 75% in the subject(s)
registration shall show the full name of
candidates in the examination shall be repeated.
the registrant, the serial number, the
required to take an oath of profession
signature of the members of the Board,
before the Board or any government Section 16. Oath
and the official seal of the Board.
official authorized to administer oaths
prior to entering upon the nursing All successful
Sec.  18. Fees of Examination and
practice. candidates shall be
Registration. — Applicants for licensure
examination and for registration shall pay required to take an
the prescribed fees set by the oath of profession
Professional Regulation Commission.  before the Board or
any govt official
Sec.  19. Registration by Reciprocity. — authorized prior to
Certificates of registration may be issued Section 17. Issuance of Certificate of entering upon the
without examination to nurses registered Registration/Professional License and nursing practice
under the laws of any foreign state or Professional Identification Card. - A
country: Provided, That the requirements certificate of registration/professional Section 17. Issuance of
for the registration or licensing of nurses license as a nurse shall be issued to an License
in said country are substantially the same applicant who passes the examination
as those prescribed under this Act: upon payment of the prescribed fees. Successful
Provided, further, That the laws of such Every certificate of candidate(passer)
state or country grant the same privileges registration/professional license shall upon payment of
to registered nurses of the Philippines on show the full name of the registrant, the prescribed fees and
the same basis as the subjects or citizens serial number, the signature of the proper application
of such foreign state or country.  Chairperson of the Commission and of the procedures
Members of the Board, and the official
Sec.  20. Non-issuance of Certificates in seal of the Commission. Certificate of
Certain Cases. — No person convicted by registration shall
final judgment of any criminal offense A professional identification card, duly show full name, serial
involving moral turpitude or any person signed by the Chairperson of the number, signature of
guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct Commission, bearing the date of Chairperson of PRC
shall be issued a certificate of registration. registration, license number, and the date and members of the
The Board shall furnish the applicant a of issuance and expiration thereof shall Boards and official
written statement setting forth the likewise be issued to every registrant seal of PRC
reasons for its action which shall be upon payment of the required fees.
incorporated in the records of the Board.  Professional license
Sec.  21. Revocation and Suspension of
Certificates. — The Board shall have the card shall show full
power to revoke or suspend the name, license
certificate of registration of a nurse upon number, date of
any of the following grounds:  issuance and
(a) For any of the causes mentioned in the expiration, date or
preceding section;  Section 18. Fees for Examination and registration and the
(b) For unprofessional and unethical Registration. - Applicants for licensure signature of
conduct;  and for registration shall pay the Chairperson of PRC.
(c) For gross incompetence and serious prescribed fees set by Commission
ignorance;  Section 18. Fees for
(d) For malpractice or negligence in the Exam and
practice of nursing; and  Registration
(e) For the use of fraud, deceit, or false
statements in obtaining a certificate of
Prescribed by PRC
registration. Section 19. Automatic Registration of
Nurses. - All nurses whose names appear
Sec.  22. Reissuance of Revoked at the roster of nurses shall be
Certificates and Replacement of Lost automatically or ipso facto registered as
Certificates. — The Board may, for nurses under this Act upon its effectivity. Section 19. Automatic
reasons of equity and justice or when the Registration of Nurses
cause for revocation has disappeared or
has been cured and corrected, upon All nurses whose
proper application therefor and the names at the roster
payment of the required fees, issue of nurses shall be
another copy of the certificate of automatically
registration. registered as nurses
under this Act upon
its effectivity.

Section 20. Registration by Reciprocity. -

A certificate of registration/professional
license may be issued without
examination to nurses registered under
the laws of a foreign state or country:
Provided, That the requirements for Section 20. Registration
registration or licensing of nurses in said by Reciprocity
country are substantially the same as
those prescribed under this Act: Provided, A certificate of
further, That the laws of such state or registration may be
country grant the same privileges to issued without
registered nurses of the Philippines on examination to
the same basis as the subjects or citizens nurses registered
of such foreign state or country. under the laws of a
foreign state
provided that the
reqts for registration
is substantially the
same as those
prescribed under this
Act and that the laws
of such state grant
the same privileges to
 registered nurses of
the Philippines on the
same basis as the
Section 21. Practice Through subjects of such
Special/Temporary Permit. - A foreign state.
special/temporary permit may be issued
by the Board to the following persons Section 21. Practice
subject to the approval of the through
Commission and upon payment of the Special/Temp Permit
prescribed fees:
Licensed nurses from
(a) Licensed nurses from foreign foreign states whose
countries/states whose service service are either for
are either for a fee or free if they a free or fee if they
are internationally well-known are internationally
specialists or outstanding well known or experts
experts in any branch or in a nursing specialty
specialty of nursing;
Licensed nurses from
(b) Licensed nurses from foreign foreign states n
countries/states on medical medical mission (free
mission whose services shall be services)
free in a particular hospital,
center or clinic; and Licensed nurses from
foreign states
(c) Licensed nurses from foreign employed by nursing
countries/states employed by schools as exchange
schools/colleges of nursing as professors in a
exchange professors in a branch nursing specialty
or specialty of nursing;
Special and Temp
Provided, however, That the Permit effective only
special/temporary permit shall be for the duration of
effective only for the duration of the the
project, medical mission or employment contract/project/med
contract. ical mission.

Section 22. Non-registration and Non- Board issues Temp

issuance of Certificates of permit upon approval
Registration/Professional License or and payment of fees.
Special/Temporary Permit. - No person
convicted by final judgment of any
criminal offense involving moral turpitude
or any person guilty of immoral or
dishonorable conduct or any person
declared by the court to be of unsound
mind shall be registered and be issued a Section 22. Non-
certificate of registration/professional Registration and Non-
license or a special/temporary permit. issuance of
Certificates of
Registration/License/
The Board shall furnish the applicant a
written statement setting forth the Special or Temp
reasons for its actions, which shall be Permit
incorporated in the records of the Board.
Convicted by final
Section 23. Revocation and suspension of judgment of any
Certificate of Registration/Professional criminal offense
License and Cancellation of involving moral
Special/Temporary Permit. - The Board turpitude.
shall have the power to revoke or
suspend the certificate of Unsound mind
registration/professional license or cancel
the special/temporary permit of a nurse
upon any of the following grounds:

(a) For any of the causes Section 23. Revocation

mentioned in the preceding and Suspension of
section; Certificate

(b) For unprofessional and For any of the causes

unethical conduct; mentioned in the
preceding section
(c) For gross incompetence or
serious ignorance; Unprofessional and
unethical conduct
(d) For malpractice or negligence
in the practice of nursing; Gross incompetence
or serious ignorance
(e) For the use of fraud, deceit,
or false statements in obtaining Malpractice or
a certificate of negligence in the
registration/professional license practice of nursing
or a temporary/special permit;
Use of fraud, deceit,
(f) For violation of this Act, the or false statements in
rules and regulations, Code of obtaining a certificate
Ethics for nurses and technical
standards for nursing practice, For violation of this
policies of the Board and the Act, Code of Ethics for
Commission, or the conditions nurses and technical
and limitations for the issuance standards of nursing
of the temporarily/special practice, policies of
permit; or Board and PRC, or the
conditions and
(g) For practicing his/her limitations for the
profession during his/her issuance of the
suspension from such practice; temporary/special
permit
Provided, however, That the suspension
of the certificate of For practicing
registration/professional license shall be profession during
 for a period not to exceed four (4) years. suspension provided
that suspension of
Section 24. Re-issuance of Revoked certificate shall be for
Certificates and Replacement of Lost a period not to
Certificates. - The Board may, after the exceed 4 years.
expiration of a maximum of four (4) years
from the date of revocation of a
certificate, for reasons of equity and
justice and when the cause for revocation
has disappeared or has been cured and
corrected, upon proper application
therefor and the payment of the required
fees, issue another copy of the certificate
of registration/professional license.

A new certificate of
registration/professional license to
replace the certificate that has been lost,
destroyed or mutilated may be issued,
subject to the rules of the Board. Section 24. Re-issuance
of Revoked Certificates
and Replacement of Lost
Certificates

After the expiration

of maximum of 4
years from date or
revocation when the
cause has
disappeared or has
been cured and
corrected and upon
proper application
and payment of fees

Lost, destroyed,
mutilated certificates
are replaced subject
to rules of the Board

ARTICLE IV  ARTICLE V ARTICLE 5

NURSING EDUCATION Nursing Education Nursing Education

Sec.  23. General Entrance Requirements. Section 25. Nursing Education Program. - Section 25.Nursing
— Applicants desiring to enroll in a The nursing education program shall Education Program
nursing course must belong to the upper provide sound general and professional
forty percent (40%) of the graduating
class of the general secondary course, as foundation for the practice of nursing. The program shall
certified by the school. provide sound
The learning experiences shall adhere general and
Sec.  24. Nursing Education Program. — strictly to specific requirements professional
The nursing education program shall embodied in the prescribed curriculum as foundation of
provide sound academic and professional promulgated by the Commission on practice of nursing
foundation for the practice of nursing. Higher Education's policies and standards
  of nursing education. The learning
Sec.  25. Learning Experiences. — The experiences shall
learning experiences required in a adhere strictly to
classroom, hospital, home, community or specific requirements
other health/welfare agency shall adhere embodied in the
strictly to specific requirements prescribed curriculum
embodied in the prescribed curriculum as promulgated by
for the nursing course and in the rules, CHED policies and
policies, and standards of nursing standards of nursing
education. Such learning experience shall education.
not be less than six (6) units or its
equivalent.  Section 26. Requirement for Inactive
Nurses Returning to Practice. - Nurses Section 26. Requirement
who have not actively practiced the for Inactive Nurses
Sec.  26. Qualifications of the Faculty. — A
profession for five (5) consecutive years Returning to Practice
member of the faculty in a college or
school of nursing must: are required to undergo one (1) month of
didactic training and three (3) months of For inactive nurses
(a) Be a Filipino citizen; 
practicum. The Board shall accredit for 5 consecutive
(b) Be a registered nurse in the
hospitals to conduct the said training years, they are
Philippines;
program. required to undergo 1
(c) Have at least three (3) years of clinical
month didactic
practice in a field of specialization;
training and 3 months
(d) Be a member of good standing in the
practicum.
accredited national nurses' association;
and chan robles virtual law library
(e) Be a holder of a master's degree in The Board shall
nursing or other related fields conferred accredit hospitals to
by a college or university duly recognized Section 27. Qualifications of the Faculty. - conduct the training
by the Government of the Republic of the A member of the faculty in a college of
Philippines; Provided, however, That nursing teaching professional courses Section 27.
nothing in this Act shall be construed to must: Qualifications of Faculty
disqualify those who have already been
considered qualified and actually (a) Be a registered nurse in the RN in the Philippines
occupying the position before the Philippines;
effectivity of this Act: Provided, further, At least one year
That those occupying such position (b) Have at least one (1) year of clinical experience
before the effectivity of this Act shall be clinical practice in a field of
given a period of five (5) years from the specialization; Member of good
date of effectivity of this Act within which standing in the APO
to qualify under the provisions hereof: (c) Be a member of good
Provided, finally, That, by the year 2000, standing in the accredited Master’s degree in
all colleges of nursing shall only employ professional organization of Nursing, education or
faculty members with a master's degree nurses; and other allied medical
in nursing or in other related fields.
In addition to the aforementioned
(d) Be a holder of a master's In addition to the
qualifications, the dean of a college or
school of nursing must have had at least
there (3) years of experience in teaching degree in nursing, education, or aforementioned
and supervision in nursing education, and other allied medical and health qualifications, the
preferably must have a master's degree in sciences conferred by a college dean of a nursing
administration and supervision of nursing or university duly recognized by school must have a
education programs. the Government of the Republic Master’s degree in
of the Philippines. Nursing and should
have at least 5 years
In addition to the of experience in
aforementioned qualifications, Nursing
the dean of a college must have
a master's degree in nursing.
He/she must have at least five
(5) years of experience in
nursing.

ARTICLE V  ARTICLE VI ARTICLE 6

NURSING PRACTICE Nursing Practice Nursing Practice

Sec.  27. Scope of Nursing. — A person
shall be deemed to be practicing nursing
within the meaning of this Act when he,
for a fee, salary or other reward or
compensation, singly or in collaboration
with another, initiates and performs
nursing services to individuals, families
and communities in various stages of
development towards the promotion of
health, prevention of illness, restoration
of health, and alleviation of suffering
through:  old age. As independent practitioners,
(a) Utilization of the nursing process,
including assessment, planning,
implementation and evaluation of nursing
care. Nursing care includes, but not
limited to, traditional and innovative
approaches in self-executing nursing
techniques and procedures, comfort
measures, health teaching and
administration of legal and written
prescription for treatment therapies,
medication and hypodermic
intramuscular or intravenous injections:
Provided, however, That, in the
administration of intravenous injections,
special training shall be required
according to protocol established;  and innovative approaches,
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(b) Establishment of linkages with
community resources and coordination of
Section 28. Scope of Nursing. - A person Section 28. Scope of
shall be deemed to be practicing nursing Nursing
within the meaning of this Act when
he/she singly or in collaboration with A person is practicing
another, initiates and performs nursing nursing if he/she
services to individuals, families and initiates and performs
communities in any health care setting. It nursing services to
includes, but not limited to, nursing care individuals, families
during conception, labor, delivery, and communities in
infancy, childhood, toddler, preschool, any health care
school age, adolescence, adulthood, and setting
nurses are primarily responsible for the It includes but not
promotion of health and prevention of limited to nursing
illness. A members of the health team, care during
nurses shall collaborate with other health conception, labor,
care providers for the curative, delivery, infancy,
preventive, and rehabilitative aspects of childhood, toddler,
care, restoration of health, alleviation of pre –school, school
suffering, and when recovery is not age, adolescence,
possible, towards a peaceful death. It adulthood and old
shall be the duty of the nurse to: age
(a) Provide nursing care through
Independent
the utilization of the nursing functions—
process. Nursing care includes,
promotion of health
but not limited to, traditional and prevention of
illness
therapeutic use of self, executing
health care techniques and
Collaborative with
procedures, essential primary
the health team;
(c) Motivation of individuals, families and health care, comfort measures, other HCP for
communities; resources and coordination health teachings, and curative, preventive
of services with other members of the administration of written and rehabilitative
health team; chan robles virtual law prescription for treatment, aspects of care,
library therapies, oral topical and restoration of health,
(d) Participation in teaching, guidance and parenteral medications, internal alleviation of
supervision of student in nursing examination during labor in the suffering and when
education programs, including absence of antenatal bleeding recovery not possible,
administering nursing services in varied and delivery. In case of suturing towards a peaceful
settings such as hospitals, homes, of perineal laceration, special death.
communities and the like; undertaking training shall be provided
consultation services; and engaging in according to protocol Duty of the nurse to
such other activities that require the established; utilize nursing
utilization of knowledge and decision- process, establish
making skill of a registered nurse; and  (b) establish linkages with linkages with
(e) Undertaking nursing and health community resources and community,
manpower development training and coordination with the health coordinate with the
research and soliciting finances therefor, team; health team, provide
in cooperation with the appropriate health education,
government or private agency: Provided, teach, guide and
(c) Provide health education to
however, That this provision shall not supervise students,
individuals, families and
apply to nursing students who perform undertake
communities;
nursing functions under the direct consultation services
supervision of qualified faculty. undertake nursing
(d) Teach, guide and supervise
students in nursing education and health human
Sec.  28. Qualifications of Nursing Service resource
programs including the
Administrator. — A person occupying development training
administration of nursing
supervisory or managerial positions and research
services in varied settings such as
requiring knowledge of nursing must: 
hospitals and clinics; undertake
(a) Be a Filipino citizen or a former Filipino
consultation services; engage in Nursing care includes:
citizen who was has officially declared
such activities that require the traditional and
his/her intention to reacquire Filipino
utilization of knowledge and innovative approach ,
citizenship; chan robles virtual law library
decision-making skills of a therapeutic use of
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registered nurse; and self, executing health
(b) Be a registered nurse in the
care techniques and
Philippines; 
(e) Undertake nursing and health procedures, essential
(c) Be a member in good standing of the
human resource development primary health care,
accredited national organization of
training and research, which comfort measures,
nurses; 
shall include, but not limited to, health teachings, and
(d) Have at least two (2) years experience
the development of advance administration of
in general nursing service administration;
nursing practice; written prescription
and
of treatment,
(e) Possess a degree of Bachelor of
therapies, oral,
Science in Nursing, with at least nine (9) Provided, That this section shall not apply
topical and parenteral
units in management courses at the to nursing students who perform nursing
medications, internal
graduate level.  functions under the direct supervision of
examination during
Provided, That a person occupying the a qualified faculty: Provided, further, That
labor in the absence
position of chief nurse or director of in the practice of nursing in all settings,
of antenatal bleeding
nursing service shall, in addition to the the nurse is duty-bound to observe the
and delivery.
foregoing qualifications, possess:  Code of Ethics for nurses and uphold the
(a) At least five (5) years of experience in standards of safe nursing practice. The
nurse is required to maintain competence Suturing of perineal
a supervisory or managerial position in
nursing; and 
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(b) A master's degree major in nursing
service administration or its equivalent:
Provided however, That those occupying
such position before the effectivity of this
Act shall be given a period of five (5) years
from the date of effectivity of this Act
within which to qualify: Provided, further,
That, by the year 2000, only holders of a
master's degree major in nursing
administration shall be appointed to such
position: Provided finally, That, for
hospitals with bed capacity of fifty (50)
and below, the minimum academic
qualifications and experiences for a chief
nurse shall be as specified under
subsections (c), (d) and (e) of this section.
by continual learning through continuing laceration needs
professional education to be provided by special training.
the accredited professional organization
or any recognized professional nursing
organization: Provided, finally, That the
program and activity for the continuing
professional education shall be submitted
to and approved by the Board.
Section 29. Qualification of Nursing
Service Administrators. - A person
occupying supervisory or managerial
positions requiring knowledge of nursing
must:
(a) Be a registered nurse in the Section 29.
Philippines; Qualifications of Nursing
Service Administrators
(b) Have at least two (2) years
experience in general nursing Registered Nurse in the
service administration; Philippines

(c) Possess a degree of Bachelors At least 2 years

of Science in Nursing, with at experience in general
least nine (9) units in nursing service
management and administration administration
courses at the graduate level;
and BSN with at least 9
units in management
(d) Be a member of good and administration
standing of the accredited courses at the
professional organization of graduate level
nurses;
Member of good
Provided, That a person occupying the standing of APO
position of chief nurse or director of
nursing service shall, in addition to the In addition to the
foregoing qualifications, possess: foregoing
qualifications, a chief
(1) At least five (5) years of nurse shall have at
experience in a supervisory or least 5 years of
managerial position in nursing; experience in a
and supervisory/manageri
al position in nursing
(2) A master's degree major in and a Master’s in
nursing; Nursing

Provided, further, That for primary For primary hospitals

hospitals, the maximum academic the maximum
qualifications and experiences for a chief academic
 nurse shall be as specified in subsections qualifications and
(a), (b), and (c) of this section: Provided, experiences for a
furthermore, That for chief nurses in the chief nurse shall be
public health nursing shall be given RN in the Phils, at
priority. Provided, even further, That for least 2 years
chief nurses in military hospitals, priority experience in general
shall be given to those who have finished nursing service
a master's degree in nursing and the admin, and BSN with
completion of the General Staff Course at least 9 units in
(GSC): Provided, finally, That those management and
occupying such positions before the admin courses at
effectivity of this Act shall be given a graduate level
period of five (5) years within which to
qualify. Nurses with Master’s
in Public
Health/Community
Health Nursing will be
prioritized for the
chief nurse position in
public health
agencies

Nurses with Master’s

and have completed
GSC (General Staff
Course) will be
prioritized for the
chief nurse position in
military hospitals

Chief Nurses
occupying such
positions that have
not satisfied the
qualifications will be
given 5 years within
which to qualify

ARTICLE VI  ARTICLE VII ARTICLE 7

HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION AND
UTILIZATION
Sec.  29. Studies for Nursing Manpower
Needs, Production, Utilization and
Development. — The Nursing Board shall
undertake studies and initiate and/or
cooperate with appropriate government
or private agencies in the conduct of
Health Human Resources Production, Health Human Resource
Utilization and Development Production, Utilization
and Development
Section 30. Studies for Nursing
Manpower Needs, Production, Utilization Section 30. Studies for
and Development. - The Board, in Manpower needs,
coordination with the accredited production, utilization
professional organization and appropriate and development
government or private agencies shall
studies for health human resource
production,  utilization and development. initiate undertake and conduct studies on The Broad in
health human resources production, coordination with
utilization and development. APO and other
appropriate agencies
shall initiate,
undertake and
conduct studies on
health human
resource production,
utilization and
development.

Section 31.
Section 31. Comprehensive Nursing Comprehensive Nursing
Specialty Program. - Within ninety (90) Specialty Program
days from the effectivity of this Act, the
Board in coordination with the accredited
Within 90 days from
professional organization recognized
effectivity of the Act
specialty organizations and the
Department of Health is hereby
mandated to formulate and develop a It would upgrade
comprehensive nursing specialty program level of skill and
that would upgrade the level of skill and competence of
competence of specialty nurse clinicians specialty nurse
in the country, such as but not limited to clinicians in the
the areas of critical care, oncology, renal country
and such other areas as may be
determined by the Board. The beneficiaries of
this program are
The beneficiaries of this program are obliged to serve in
obliged to serve in any Philippine hospital any Phil hospital for a
for a period of at least two (2) years and period of at least 2
continuous service. years of continuous
service.
Section 32. Salary. - In order to enhance
the general welfare, commitment to
service and professionalism of nurses the Section 32. Salary
minimum base pay of nurses working in
the public health institutions shall not be Minimum base pay
lower than salary grade 15 prescribes for nurses in public
under Republic Act No. 6758, otherwise health institutions
known as the "Compensation and shall not be lower
Classification Act of 1989": Provided, That than salary grade 15.
for nurses working in local government
units, adjustments to their salaries shall
be in accordance with Section 10 of the
said law.

Section 33. Funding for the

Comprehensive Nursing Specialty
Section 33. Funding for
Program. - The annual financial
the Comprehensive

ARTICLE VII
PENAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Sec.  30. Prohibitions in the Practice of
Nursing. — A fine of not less than Ten
requirement needed to train at least ten Nursing Specialty
percent (10%) of the nursing staff of the Program
participating government hospital shall be
chargeable against the income of the The funding shall be
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and chargeable against
the Philippine Amusement and Gaming the income of PCSO
Corporation, which shall equally share in and PAGCOR
the costs and shall be released to the
Department of Health subject to DOH will subject the
accounting and auditing procedures: funds to accounting
Provided, That the department of Health and auditing
shall set the criteria for the availment of procedures and shall
this program. set the criteria for the
availment of this
Section 34. Incentives and Benefits. - The program
Board of Nursing, in coordination with the
Department of Health and other Section 34. Incentive
concerned government agencies, and Benefits
association of hospitals and the
accredited professional organization shall
The Board in
establish an incentive and benefit system
coordination with
in the form of free hospital care for
APO, hospitals and
nurses and their dependents, scholarship
appropriate agencies
grants and other non-cash benefits. The
shall establish an
government and private hospitals are
incentive and benefit
hereby mandated to maintain the
system in the form of
standard nurse-patient ratio set by the
free hospital care for
Department of Health.
nurses and their
dependents,
scholarship grants
and other non-cash
benefits
Government and
private hospitals are
mandated to
maintain the
standard nurse to
patient ratio of 1:20
for general ward and
1:1 for ICU
ARTICLE VIII ARTICLE 8
Penal and Miscellaneous Provisions Penal and Miscellaneous
Provisions
Section 35. Prohibitions in the Practice of
Nursing. - A fine of not less than Fifty Section 35.Prohibitions
thousand pesos (P50,000.00) nor more
thousand pesos (P10,000.00) nor more
than Forty thousand pesos (P40,000.00) than One hundred thousand pesos in the Practice of Nursing
or imprisonment of not less than one (1) (P100,000.00) or imprisonment of not less
year nor more than six (6) years, or both, than one (1) year nor more than six (6) Fine of not less than
in the discretion of the court, shall be years, or both, upon the discretion of the 50K pesos nor more
imposed upon:  court, shall be imposed upon: than 100K pesos or
(a) Any person practicing nursing in the imprisonment of not
Philippines within the meaning of this (a) any person practicing nursing less than 1 year nor
Act:  in the Philippines within the more than 6 years or
(1) Without a certificate of registration or meaning of this Act: bothGrounds include
without having been declared exempt persons who practice
from examination in accordance with the without valid
(1) without a certificate
provisions of this Act;  certificate/license/pe
of
.chan robles virtual law library rmit; RN’s who assists
registration/professiona
(2) Who uses as his/her own the the illegal practice of
l license and
certificate or registration of person who is not
professional
another; chan robles virtual law library lawfully qualified to
identification card or
(3) Who uses an expired, suspended or practice Nursing; any
special temporary
revoked certificate of registration;  person who
permit or without
(4) Who gives any false evidence to the undertakes in-service
having been declared
Board of Nursing in order to obtain a educational programs
exempt from
certificate of registration; or who conducts
examination in
(5) Who falsely poses or advertises as a review classes for
accordance with the
registered nurse or uses any other means both local and foreign
provision of this Act; or
that tend to convey the impression that exams without
he or she is a registered nurse; or chan proper permits or
(2) who uses as his/her
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own certificate of
(6) Who appends B.S.N./R.N. (Bachelor of who violate minimum
registration/professiona
Science in Nursing/Registered Nurse) to base pay or nurses
l license and
his/her name without having been and incentives and
professional
conferred said degree or registration;  benefits that should
identification card or
(b) Any person who undertakes in-service be accorded to them;
special temporary
educational programs or who conducts any person violating
permit of another; or
review classes for both local and foreign any provision of this
examinations without permit/clearance
from the Philippine Nursing Association, (3) who uses an invalid
the Board of Nursing and the appropriate certificate of
office or officer of the Department of registration/professiona
Labor and Employment; and  l license, a suspended or
.chan robles virtual law library revoked certificate of
(c) Any person violating any provision of registration/professiona
this Act.chan robles virtual law library l license, or an expired
Sec.  31. Standard Basic Pay. — Based on or cancelled
current National Economic and special/temporary
Development Authority (NEDA) figures, permits; or
the proper government office or agency
shall fix a standard pay for all nurses (4) who gives any false
working in either public or private health evidence to the Board in
agencies. The same standard basic pay order to obtain a
shall be increased periodically to cope certificate of
with the increase in cost of living.  registration/professiona
.chan robles virtual law library l license, a professional
identification card or
Sec.  32. Enforcement of this Act. — It
shall be the duty of all duly constituted special permit; or
law-enforcement agencies and officers of
national, provincial, city or municipal (5) who falsely poses or
governments to enforce the provisions of advertises as a
this Act and to prosecute any person registered and licensed
violating the same. nurse or uses any other
means that tend to
Sec.  33. Repealing Clause. — All laws, convey the impression
decrees, orders, circulars, rules and that he/she is a
regulations, and other issuances which registered and licensed
are inconsistent with this Act are hereby nurse; or
repealed, amended or modified
accordingly.  (6) who appends
B.S.N./R.N. (Bachelor of
Sec.  34. Separability Clause. — If any part Science in
of this Act is declared unconstitutional, Nursing/Registered
the remaining parts not affected thereby Nurse) or any similar
shall continue to be valid and appendage to his/her
operational. chan robles virtual law name without having
library been coferred said
degree or registration;
Sec.  35. Effectivity. — This Act shall take or
effect one (1) month after its publication
in any newspaper of general circulation in
(7) who, as a registered
the Philippines.
and licensed nurse,
abets or assists the
illegal practice of a
person who is not
lawfully qualified to
practice nursing.

(b) any person or the chief

executive officer of a judicial
entity who undertakes in-service
educational programs or who
conducts review classes for both
local and foreign examination
without permit/clearance from
the Board and the Commission;
or

(c) any person or employer of

nurses who violate the minimum
base pay of nurses and the
incentives and benefits that
should be accorded them as
specified in Sections 32 and 34;
or

(d) any person or the chief

executive officer of a juridical
 entity violating any provision of
this Act and its rules and
regulations.

ARTICLE IX ARTICLE 9

Final Provisions Final Provisions

Section 36. Enforcement of this Act. - It Section 36. Enforcement

shall be the primary duty of the of this Act
Commission and the Board to effectively
implement this Act. Any duly law Primary duty of PRC
enforcement agencies and officers of and the Board with
national, provincial, city or municipal the help of other
governments shall, upon the call or agencies.
request of the Commission or the Board,
render assistance in enforcing the
provisions of this Act and to prosecute
any persons violating the same.

Section 37. Appropriations. - The

Section 37.
Chairperson of the Professional
Appropriations
Regulation Commission shall immediately
include in its program and issue such rules
Chairman or PRC shall
and regulations to implement the
immediately include
provisions of this Act, the funding of
in its program and
which shall be included in the Annual
issue rules and
General Appropriations Act.
regulations to implant
the provisions of this
Act

Section 38. Rules and Regulations. -

Section 38. Rules and
Within ninety (90) days after the
Regulations
effectivity of this Act, the Board and the
Commission, in coordination with the
Within 90 days after
accredited professional organization, the
effectivity, the Board,
Department of Health, the Department of
PRC and other
Budget and Management and other
appropriate agencies
concerned government agencies, shall
shall formulate rules
formulate such rules and regulations
and regulations
necessary to carry out the provisions of
necessary to carry out
this Act. The implementing rules and
the provisions of this
regulations shall be published in the
Act
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of
general circulation.
The IRR shall be
published in the
Official Gazette or in
any newspaper
Section 39. Reparability Clause. - If any
part of this Act is declared Section 39. Separability
unconstitutional, the remaining parts not Cause
affected thereby shall continue to be valid
and operational. If any part is declared
unconstitutional, the
other parts not
affected thereby shall
continue to be valid
and operational
Section 40. Repealing Clause. - Republic
Act No. 7164, otherwise known as the Section 40. Repealing
"Philippine Nursing Act of 1991" is hereby Clause
repealed. All other laws, decrees, orders,
circulars, issuances, rules and regulations RA 7164 is hereby
and parts thereof which are inconsistent repealed
with this Act are hereby repealed,
amended or modified accordingly.

Section 41. Effectivity. - This act shall take

effect fifteen (15) days upon its Section 41. Effectivity
publication in the Official Gazette or in
any two (2) newspapers of general Takes effect 15 days
circulation in the Philippines. upon its publication
in the Official Gazette
or in any 2
newspapers of
general circulation in
the Philippines.