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Executive Order

EO 51
- milk code
EO 174
- national drug policy on availability, affordability of safe, effective and good drugs for all
EO 180
- right of government employees to join union
EO 209
- family code
EO 266
- institutionalization of CPE of various boards under the supervision of PRC
EO 503
- implementing rules and guidelines on the devolution of health services
EO 857
- compulsory dollar remittance law
Letter of Instruction
LOI 47
- directs all health sciences and social work schools to include family planning in their
curriculum
LOI 949
- creation of Public Health Care (PHC)
LOI 567
- validity of license in three years (PRC resolution no. 187 s.1991, renewal on birth date
not later than the 20th of the next month)
LOI 1000
- compulsory membership to professional organization and priority in hiring of members
Presidential Decree
PD 48
- limits maternity leave benefits to four children
Private employee paid maternity leave for 60 days including sat., sun.
and holidays
Government employee paid maternity leave for 60 days excluding sat.,
sun., and holidays
PD 69
- limits the number of children to four for tax exemption purposes
PD 147
- declares April 21 and May as National Immunization Day
PD 148/ RA 679- women and child labor law
PD 223
- created the PRC
PD 442
- labor code of the Philippines
PD 541
- former Filipino professionals are allowed to practice while in the Philippines
PD 603
- child and youth welfare code
PD 626
- employee compensation and insurance fund
PD 651
- birth and death registration law
PD 825
- provides penalty for improper garbage disposal and other forms of uncleanliness
PD 851
- requires employers to pay employees the 13th month pay
PD 856
- code of sanitation
PD 965
- couples to undergo family planning instruction before issuance of marriage license
PD 996
- compulsory basic immunization for children and infants below eight years of age
PD 1146
- new GSIS law which covers government employees
PD 1519
- Medicare benefits of government employees
PD 1636
- compulsory membership to the SSS of self-employed persons
Proclamation
Proclamation no. 6 UNs goal of universal child immunization
Proclamation no. 1275 midwifery week to be celebrated every 3 rd week of October
Republic Act
RA 702
RA 807
RA 1054
RA 1080
RA 1082
RA 1136
RA 1612

- unlawful to demand deposition cases of serious conditions


- civil service law
- free emergency, medical and dental services for employees
- passing board and bar exam means civil service eligible
- RHU creation
- reorganization of the division of tuberculosis
- privilege tax; payment before starting business or occupation; annual registration tax
payment on or before January 31
RA 2382
- Philippine medical act
RA 2644; RA 7392 Philippine midwifery law

RA 3573

RA 4073
RA 4226
RA 5181
RA 5821
RA 5901
RA 6111
RA 6511
RA 6675
RA 6713
RA 6758
RA 6809
RA 7160
RA 7161
RA 7170
RA 7305
RA 7432
RA 7600
RA 7610
RA 7719
RA 7875
RA 7877
RA 8423
RA 8479
RA 8981
RA 9048
RA 9165
RA 9255

- law on reporting communicable diseases to be monitored at least weekly:


Measles
Acute poliomyelitis
Severe/acute diarrhea
Neonatal tetanus
HIV infection
- liberalizes the treatment of leprosy
- hospital licensure act
- practice of profession by a person who is a permanent resident in Philippines for at least
3 years and reciprocity
- pharmacy act
- maximum of 40 hours per week for nurses in agencies with 100 bed capacity and/or in
an area with 1M population
- Philippine Medical Care act (medicare)
- standardization of examination and registration fees, non-payment of fees for 5
consecutive years will mean suspension and removal from annual roster
- generic acts of 1988
- code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and employees
- public office is a public trust
- salary standardization law
- age of majority is 18 years
- local government code
- tax exemption law
- organ donation law
- magna carta of public health worker
- senior citizens act
- rooming-in and breastfeeding act of 1992
- special protection of children against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination act
- national blood services
- national health insurance act of 1995
- anti-sexual harassment act of 1995
- (PITAHC) Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care
- clean air act
- PRC modernization act
- misspelled names and errors can be corrected by the local civil registrar
- comprehensive dangerous drug act
- the child can use the surname of the father if it is consented

Different Powers of the Board:


1. Ministerial power act in obedience to the mandate of legal authority
Administering oaths
2. Discretionary power right to exercise ones judgment or discretion
Preparation of examination papers and revocation of license
3. Quasi-Legislative power rule making function of the board
4. Quasi-Judicial power the board conduct hearings, investigate facts or ascertain the existence of
a facts and draw conclusions
Investigation and hearing over a complaint against a midwife
5. Investigative power (inquisitorial) the power to:
Issue sub-poena
Issue sub-poena duces tecum
Power to issue a regulation requiring a school of midwifery to submit a
list of their faculty members every year
6. Determinative power
Enabling to allow something that the law under takes to regulate

Grant certificates of registration


Corrective (directing)
Re-issuance of lost certificates, destroyed or mutilated
Dispensing granting exemptions from the general provisions of the RA 7392
Exemption of certain persons from taking board exam
Examining determine the candidates who are qualified to practice midwifery
Conduct yearly midwifery board exam
Quorum 50% plus one of the total number of its members has attended the meeting

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