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Definition Of Terms
Natural Born Citizen—those who are citizens of the Phils from birth w/o
having to perform any act to acquire or perfect their citizenship
ARTCLE 1
Section 1. Title Phil Nursing Act of 2002
ARTICLE 2
Section 2. Declaration of Policy
ARTICLE 3
Organization of the Nursing Board
Section 7. Compensation
ARTICLE 4
Examination and Registration
• Prescribed by PRC
Section 19. Automatic Registration of Nurses
• Licensed nurses from foreign states whose service are either for
a free or fee if they are internationally well known or experts in a
nursing specialty
• Licensed nurses from foreign states n medical mission (free
services)
• Licensed nurses from foreign states employed by nursing schools
as exchange professors in a nursing specialty
• Special and Temp Permit effective only for the duration of the
contract/project/medical mission
• Board issues Temp permit upon approval and payment of fees
ARTICLE 5
Nursing Education
• RN in the Phils
• At least one year clinical experience
• Member of good standing in the APO
• Master’s degree in Nursing, education or other allied medical
• In addition to the aforementioned qualifications, the dean of a
nursing school must have a Master’s degree in Nursing and
should have at least 5 years of experience in Nursing
ARTICLE 6
Nursing Practice
• RN in the Phils
• At least 2 years experience in general nursing service
administration
• BSN with at least 9 units in management and administration
courses at the graduate level
• Member of good standing of APO
• In addition to the foregoing qualifications, a chief nurse shall
have at least 5 years of experience in a supervisory/managerial
position in nursing and a Master’s in Nursing
• For primary hospitals the maximum academic qualifications and
experiences for a chief nurse shall be RN in the Phils, at least 2
years experience in general nursing service admin, and BSN with
at least 9 units in management and admin courses at graduate
level
• 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 7
Health Human Resource Production, Utilization and Development
ARTICLE 8
Penal and Miscellaneous Provisions
• Fine of not less than 50K pesos nor more than 100K pesos or
imprisonment of not less than 1 year nor more than 6 years or
both
• Grounds include persons who practice without valid
certificate/license/permit; RN’s who assists the illegal practice of
person who is not lawfully qualified to practice Nursing; any
person who undertakes in-service educational programs or who
conducts review classes for both local and foreign exams without
proper permits or clearance; any person who violate minimum
base pay or nurses and incentives and benefits that should be
accorded to them; any person violating any provision of this Act
ARTICLE 9
Final Provisions
• Primary duty of PRC and the Board with the help of other
agencies
Comprehensive
Nursing for upgrading level of
Specialty skills and competency of
Program specialty nurse clinicians;
2 years “return service”
required; funding by PCSO
and PAGCOR
Salary and
Benefits not lower than Salary
Grade 15; free hospital
care for nurse and
dependents; scholarship
grants
Prohibitions/Fin Fine of not less than 10K Fine of not less than 50K
es nor more than 40K or nor more than 100K or
imprisonment of not less imprisonment of not less
than 1 year nor more than 1 year nor more than
than 6 years or both for: 6 years or both for:
a)any person practicing a)any person practicing
nursing in the Phils nursing in the Phils
without a valid certificate without a valid certificate
b)any person who and as a RN assists the
undertakes in-service practice of a person who
educational programs or is not lawfully qualified to
review classes for both practice nursing
local and foreign exams b)any person who
without permits undertakes in-service
c)any person on violation educational programs or
of the Act review classes for both
local and foreign exams
without permits
c)any person or employer
of nurses who violate the
minimum base pay of
nurses and the incentives
and benefits
d)any person on violation
of the act