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Republic Act

acts or laws passed by the PhilippineCongress

Republic Act (RA #1080)

Bar and Board exam passers are declaredto be civil service eligible

Republic Act (RA #1082)

RHU ACT of 1953

created the first 81 RHUs in thePhilippines

Republic Act (RA #1612)

PROFESSIONAL TAX OR OMNIBUS TAXCODE

50 to be paid on or before January 31annually

RA #3573

LAW ON NOTIFIABLE DISEASES

Report all communicable disease to thenearest health center

RA #4226

Hospital licensure act

All hospitals must be licensed by DOH

RA #5181

permanent residence and reciprocity asqualifications for any examination orregistration for the practice of anyprofession

RA #5901

40hrs work per week for 100-bedcapacity hospital or above and 1Mpopulation community

RA #6675

Generic act of 1988

RA #6713

CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICALSTANDARDS for Public Officials andEmployees

RA #6758

Salary Standardization Law

assigned salary grade 10 for Nurse 1position

RA #7305

MAGNA CARTA for Public Health Workers

RA #7392

Midwifery law

RA #7432

Salary Standardization Law

assigned salary grade 10 for Nurse 1position

RA #7600

Rooming and breastfeeding act

RA #7722

Education law

RA #7883

BARANGAY HEALTH WORKERSBENEFITS AND INCENTIVES ACT

RA #8344

Prohibits demanding of advance

payments/cash deposits before patientsadmitted/treated

RA #8353

Anti-rape law

RA #7846

Compulsory immunization againstHepatitis B for infants and childrenbelow 8 years old

RA #7875

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT

establishing the PHIC

RA #7877

Anti-Sexual Harassment Act

RA #7833

PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT

RA #9003

ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTEMANAGEMENT ACT

RA #9165

COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGSACT

RA #9262

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ANDCHILDREN, and DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

RA #9288

NEWBORN SCREENING ACT of 2004

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Presidential Decree

Orders from the President of thePhilippines who exercised legislativepowers during state of martial law

PD #148

Women and child labor law

PD #442

Labor code of the Philippines

PD #541

Allows former Filipino Professionals topractice their respective profession in thePhilippines

PD #651

Birth registration of a child within 30 daysat the Civil Registrar Office

PD #996

Compulsory immunization for all childrenbelow eight years old

PD #1636

Compulsory membership in the GSIS orSSS Retirement Fund

Executive Order

issued by the Chief Executive toimplement a constitutional mandate orstatutory provision

EO #51

Milk code

EO #209

Family code of the Philippines

Administrative order

issued by the President to an individual oran organization to take certain correctiveaction, or to refrain from an activity

AO #114

Revised the roles and functions of PublicHealth Workers

AO #70-A

Revised Rules & Regulations Governingthe Registration, Licensure & Operation ofHospitals & Other Health Facilities

AO #71

Implementing Guidelines for the Polio-Free Maintenance Immunization

Letter of Instruction

issued by the President to serve as guideto his previous decree or order

LOI #494

Created the Primary Health Care System

LOI #1000

PNA Members shall be given priority inthe hiring of employees

Presidential Proclamation

official declarations by the Office of thePresident on certain programs, projects orsituations

PP #4

launching the Philippines MeaslesElimination Campaign

PP #539

Designated the last week of October ofevery year, beginning 1958 as NursesWeek

PP #1066

Declaring a national neonatal tetanuselimination campaign starting 1997

Miscellaneous

PRC Memo 90-11

Provided new rates for examination andregistration

BON No,14 series of 1999

Provided new rates for examination andregistration

CHED memorandum 14

Provided new rates for examination andregistration