Laws Affecting Nursing Practice In The Philippines.docx

Laws Affecting Nursing Practice in the Philippines •RA 6675- GENERIC DRUG ACT OF 1988 ➢Generic name- identification of drugs with scientifically and internationally recognized active ingredients. ➢Brand name- propriety name given by manufacturer ➢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 9165- Comprehensive Dangerous Drug Act of 2002 ➢Prohibited acts: o o o o o o o

Sell, administer, deliver or distribution and transport of prohibited drugs Importation of prohibited drugs Den or drive Employees or visitors of dens Manufacture Use and possession Culture of plants

•RA 953 – NARCOTIC DRUG ACT ➢Registration and imposition of license on all persons who deal in narcotic drugs and the control of the legal traffic in narcotic drugs. ➢Narcotics- drugs which produces insensibility, stupor, melancholy or dullness of mind, habit forming ➢Prohibited drugs- drugs with opium, coca leaf, heroine, morphine, LSD ➢Regulated drugs- self-inducing sedatives, secobarbitals, hypnotic drugs

•RA 9262- Anti Violence against Women and their children ➢violence against women and children” means: any act or series of acts against a woman a. b. c. d.

wife or former wife; sexual relationship or dating relationship with whom he has a common child against her child, legal or illegal

➢Types of violence: a. physical violence b. sexual violence c. psychological abuse d. economic abuse ➢ Battered wife syndrome- Pattern of psychological and behavioral symptoms found in women living in battering relationshipsCycle: a. tension building b. acute or serious battering c. honeymoon stage ➢Duties of Health care provider: 1. Safeguard records, provide rights and remedies 2. Automatically provide medical certificate free of charge 3. Document any of victim’s injuries

•RA 7610 - Anti Child Abuse •RA 7658- an act prohibiting the employment of children below 15 years of age

•RA 6809-Emancipation law ➢lowered majority age from 21 to 18 years old

•RA 8172 - Salt Iodization Law •RA 3573- an act providing for the prevention and suppression of dangerous communicable diseases

•RA 7305- Magna Carta of Public Health Workers ➢has provisions on the benefits, rights and responsibilities of public health workers

➢Entitlement and protection: 1. Discrimination is prohibited 2. Understaffing and overstaffing not allowed 3. Due process observed 4. Normal hours of work, overtime pay, night shift dif, salary scale 5. Payment of salaries in legal tender 6. Hazard allowance 7. Right to self organization

•RA 8749- Phil Clean Air Act of 1999 ➢Declaration of policy: 1. Right of people to a balanced and healthful ecology 2. Promote and protect the global environment 3. State recognizes the principle that “polluters must pay” 4. State recognizes that a clean and healthy environment is for the good and concern of all

•RA 6713- Code of conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees ➢Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable to the people and shall discharge their duties with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence and uphold public interest 

RA 8344- An act penalizing the refusal of Hospitals and medical Clinics to administer appropriate initial treatment and support in emergency cases

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7160- Local Government Code

➢general features include decentralization and local autonomy ➢the Local chief executive has the power over: Budgets for health, Implementation of programs, Personnel appointment 

RA 2644- Philippine Midwifery Act

➢Registered nurses may practice midwifery through passing the midwifery exam and has completed 20 actual deliveries •

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RA 2382- Practice of medicine by a Nurse

1. during epidemics or national emergencies, 2. whenever services of duly registered physicians are not available 3. through special authorization given by the DOH and automatically ceases when epidemic is terminated