Nursing Legislatio N
Nursing Legislatio N
Nursing Legislatio N
LEGISLATIO
N
Legislation
– statutory laws which have been enacted by
governing body
– Purpose:
to regulate
to authorize
to proscribe
to provide (funds)
to sanction
to grant
to declare
to restrict
Nursing Legislation
9 Articles
41 Sections
THE LAW
ARTICLE I
Title
Section 1. Title
Composition:
1 chairperson
6 members
Creation:
3 nominees by APO
2 nominees by PRC
(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;
Section 4
RESIGNATION
Section 6. Term of Office
Three years
can be reappointed for another
term
Section 7. Compensation of the
Board Members
Same as other regulatory boards
Section 8. Administrative Supervision of the
Board, Custodian of its Records, Secretariat and
Support Services
PRC
Section 9. Powers and Duties of the Board.
(a) Conduct the licensure examination for nurses;
(b) Issue, suspend or revoke certificates of registration for the practice of nursing;
(c) Monitor and enforce quality standards of nursing practice.
(d) Ensure quality nursing education.
(e) Conduct hearings and investigations to resolve complaints against nurse
practitioners for unethical and unprofessional conduct and violations of this Act.
(f) Promulgate a Code of Ethics .
(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 of the profession and for the proper and full enforcement of this
Act subject to the review and approval by the Commission.
Section 10. Annual Report
Commission
President
Section 11. Removal or Suspension of
Board Members
Inactive Nurses
- those who did not practice their profession
for 5 consecutive years
- Requirements:
1 month didactic training
3 months practicum
Section 27. Qualifications of the Faculty
(a) Provide nursing care through the utilization of the nursing process.
Nursing care includes, but not limited to, traditional and innovative
approaches, therapeutic use of self, executing health care
techniques and procedures, essential primary health care, comfort
measures, health teachings, and administration of written
prescription for treatment, therapies, oral topical and parenteral
medications, internal examination during labor in the absence of
antenatal bleeding and delivery. In case of suturing of perineal
laceration, special training shall be provided according to protocol
established;
(e) Undertake nursing and health human resource development training and
research, which shall include, but not limited to, the development of
advance nursing practice; Provided, That this section shall not apply to
nursing students who perform nursing functions under the direct
supervision of a qualified faculty: Provided, further, That in the practice of
nursing in all settings, the nurse is duty-bound to observe the Code of Ethics
for nurses and uphold the standards of safe nursing practice. The nurse is
required to maintain competence by continual learning through continuing
professional education to be provided by 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) Be a registered nurse in the Philippines;
(b) Have at least two (2) years experience in general nursing service administration;
(c) Possess a degree of Bachelors of Science in Nursing, with at least nine (9) units
in management and administration courses at the graduate level; and
Board
APO
Appropriate government and private
agencies
Section 31. Comprehensive Nursing Specialty
Program
Board
APO
Recignized Specialty Organization
DOH
Section 32. Salary
Non-cash benefits
ARTICLE VIII
Penal and Miscellaneous
Provisions
Section 35. Prohibitions in the Practice of
Nursing.
A fine of not less than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) nor more than
One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or imprisonment of not
less than one (1) year nor more than six (6) years, or both, upon the
discretion of the court, shall be imposed upon:
(a) any person practicing nursing in the Philippines within the meaning
of this Act:
1) without a certificate of registration/professional license and professional
identification card or special temporary permit or without having been
declared exempt from examination in accordance with the provision of this
Act; or
Section 36.
Enforcement of this Act
Section 37.
Appropriations
Section 38.
Rules and Regulations
Section 39.
Separability Clause
Section 40.
Repealing Clause
Section 41.
Effectivity
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