Republic Act No.

9173

THE PHILIPPINE NURSING

ACT OF 2002

Important Dates in the

Enactment of RA 9173
On October 8, 2002, RA 9173 was
approved by the House of Senate as
Senate Bill no. 2292
On October 15, 2002,it was
approved by the House of
Representative as House Bill no.
1084
On October 21, 2002, it was signed
into law by Pres. Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo as Republic Act No 9173

Parts of RA 9173

RA 9173 is divided into 9 articles and 41 sections and

these are as follows:
Article I Title

Article II Declaration of Policy

Section 1 Title
Section 2 Declaration of Policy

Article III Organization of the Board of Nursing

Section 3 Creation and Composition of the Board

Section 4 - Qualifications of the Chairperson and Members of the
Board
Section 5 Requirements upon Qualification as Member of the Board
of Nursing
Section 6 Term of Office
Section 7 Compensation of Board Members
Section 8 Administrative Supervision of the Board, Custodian of its
Records, Secretariat and Support Services
Section 9 Powers and Duties of the Board
Section 10 Annual Report
Section 11 Removal and Suspension of Board Members

Parts of RA 9173

Article IV Examination and Registration

Section 12 Licensure Examination

Section 13 Qualifications for Admission to the Licensure
Examination
Section 14 Scope of Examination
Section 15 Ratings
Section 16 Oath
Section 17 Issuance of Certificate of Registration or
Professional License and Professional Identification Card
Section 18 Fees for Examination and Registration
Section 19 Automatic Registration of Nurses
Section 20 Registration by Reciprocity
Section 21 Practice through Special/ Temporary Permit
Section 22 Non Registration and Non Issuance of COR or
Professional License or Special/Temporary Permit
Section 23 Revocation and Suspension of COR or
Professional License or Special/ Temporary Permit
Section 24 Re Issuance of Revoked Certificates and
Replacement of Lost Certificates

Parts of RA 9173

Article V Nursing Education

Section 25 Nursing Education Program
Section 26 Requirement for Inactive
Nurses Returning to Practice
Section 27 Qualifications of the Faculty

Article VI Nursing Practice

Section 28 Scope of Nursing
Section 29 Qualifications of Nursing
Service Administrators

Parts of RA 9173

Article VII Health Human Resource

Production, Utilization and Development
Section 30 Studies for Nursing Manpower
Needs, Production, Utilization and
Development
Section 31 Comprehensive Nursing
Specialty Program
Section 32 Salary
Section 33 Funding for the Comprehensive
Nursing Specialty Program
Section 34 Incentives and Benefits

Parts of RA 9173

Article VIII Penal and Miscellaneous

Provisions

Section 35 Prohibitions in the Practice of

Nursing

Article IX Final Provisions

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

Rules and Regulations

Implementing RA 9173

Resolution No 425, S 2003 of the BON is the

The Rules and Regulations Implementing the
Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
Basis: Resolution No. 425, S 2003 was passed
by the BON pursuant to Sec. 38 of RA 9173
which provides as follows:

Sec 38. Rules and Regulations Within ninety (90)

days after the effectivity of this Act, the Board and
the Commission, in coordination with the
accredited professional organization, the
Department of Health , the Department of Budget
and Management and other concerned
government agencies, shall formulate such rules
and regulations necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act

According to the Resolution No. 425, S 2003, it

shall be known as IRR

Philippine Laws Relating

to Nursing

The following are the laws enacted by the

Philippine Government related to the
practice of nursing

Act No 2493
Approved

on February 5, 1915
It was actually a law relating to the practice of
medicine in the Philippines. However, it also
provided for the examination and registration of
nurses in the country (Sec 7 and 8 thereof)
Act 2493 Sec 7 and 8 is considered the first law
affecting the practice of nursing in the Philippines

Philippine Laws Relating

to Nursing

Act 2808 (First True Nursing Law)

Was approved on March 1, 1919
It was entitled An act regulating the practice of
the nursing profession in the Philippine Islands
1920, first board examination was given

Republic Act No 465

It was approved on June 1950
It standardized the examination and registration
fees charged by the Examining Boards

Philippine Laws Relating

to Nursing

Republic Act 877

It took effect on June 19, 1953
It was otherwise known as The Philippine
Nursing Law
It repealed all the provisions of the above
mentioned laws that are inconsistent with its
provisions on nursing education and practice
It includes the provision for the organization of
Board of Examiners for nurses, nursing schools
and colleges, examination and registration of
nurses

Philippine Laws Relating

to Nursing

Republic Act No 4704

It was approved on June 18, 1966
It amended RA 877
Members of the BON increase from 3 to 5
Members of the Board were to be appointed by
the President with consent from the Commission
on Appointments upon recommendation of the
Civil Service Commission
Board Members must be Masters Degree Holder

Philippine Laws Relating

to Nursing

Republic Act 6136

It was approved on August 31, 1970
It amended RA 877 and RA 4704
It expressly authorized RN to administer
intravenous and other injections as long as
the administration is under the direction of
and in the presence of a physician

Philippine Laws Relating

to Nursing

Republic Act No 7164

Introduced by Heherson Alvarez, it codified and

revised all the laws regulating the practice of
nursing
It was approved on November 21, 1991
It was entitled The Philippine Nursing Act of
1991
It repealed, amended or modified existing laws
that are inconsistent with it
Redefinition in the scope of nursing practice
Requiring a faculty member who is appointed by
BON to resign from his/her teaching position

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Sec 3. Creation and Composition of the

Board
The Professional Regulatory Board of
Nursing which is created by Sec 3 of RA
9173 is composed of

a CHAIRPERSON
Six (6) members

Under Sec 3 of RA 9173 there are 3 stages

in the appointment of the Chairperson and/
or Members of the BON: Nomination,
Recommendation, Appointment

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Sec 4. Qualifications of the Chairperson and

Members of the Board

At the time of his/her appointment, the

Chairperson of the BON must be:

A natural-born citizen
A resident of the Philippines
A member of good standing of the accredited
professional organization of nurses
A registered nurse
A holder of a masters degree in nursing conferred by a
college or university duly recognized by the Government
With at least 10 years of continuous practice of the
profession prior to the appointment, the last 5 years of
which must have been in the Philippines
Not a convict of any offense involving moral turpitude

Citizenship There are widely accepted

principles in determining the citizenship of a
person

Jus soli under which the place of the birth of

person determines his/her citizenship
Jus sanguinis under which the citizenship of the
parents determines the citizenship of the child

There are 2 kinds of citizens in the

Philippines:

Naturalized Citizens one who acquires

citizenship by naturalization

NATURALIZATION is the process provided by law by

which a person(alien) acquires citizenship after birth
and becomes entitled to the privileges of citizenship

Natural Born Citizens are those described in Art

IV Sec 2 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution

Residence refers to the permanent home, or

the place of birth to which whenever absent
for business or pleasure, one intends to return
The term Accredited Professional Organization
(APO) of nurses refers to the Philippine Nurses
Association, Inc or any professional
organization of nurses accredited by PRC
A registered nurse is one whose name
appears in the Book of Registry of Nurses as
evidenced by duly issued Certificate of
Registration as Nurse

Conviction in a general sense, is the result of a

criminal trial which ends in a judgment or
sentence that the accused is guilty as charged
Offense is a breach of the criminal laws; it is a
violation of law for which penalty is prescribed
Moral turpitude refers to the act of baseness,
vileness or depravity in private and social
duties which man owes to his fellow man, or to
society in general, contrary to accepted and
customary rule of right and duty in between
man and man
Examples of offenses that are considered as
involving moral turpitude are MURDER,
ABORTION, RAPE

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Qualifications of the Members of the BON

A natural born citizen

A resident of the Philippines
A member of good standing of the accredited
professional organization of nurse
A registered nurse
A holder of masters degree in nursing, education or
other allied medical profession conferred by a college
or university duly recognized by the Government
Have at least 10 years of continuous practice of the
profession, the last 5 years of which must have been
in the Philippines
Not have been convicted of any offense involving
moral turpitude

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Sec 5 Requirements Upon Qualification as a

Member of the BON

A person who is appointed as Chairman or Member of

the BON, upon qualification as such is required by law

To immediately resign from any teaching position in any

school or institution that offers BSN or review program for
the Philippine Nursing Board Examinations
To immediately resign from any office or employment 1) in
the government or any subdivision, agency or
instrumentality, including government-owned or governmentcontrolled corporations or their subsidiaries 2) in the private
sector
Not to have any pecuniary interest in any school or institution
that offers BSN or review classes for the Philippine Nursing
Board Examinations
Not to have any administrative supervision in any school or
institution that offers BSN or review classes for the Philippine
Nursing Board Examinations

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Sec 6 Term of Office

Term of Office is the period during
which an elected officer or appointee is
entitled to hold office , perform its
functions and enjoy its privileges and
emoluments. It is a fixed and definite
period of time which the law describes
that an officer may hold office
Tenure is the period during which the
incumbent actually holds office
The term of office of the Chairperson
and Members of the BON is 3 years

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Sec. 7 Compensation of Board of

Members

The Chairperson and Members of a professional

regulatory board shall receive monthly
compensation equivalent to the following:
Chairperson:

Compensation equivalent to 2 steps

higher than the Members of the Board
Members: Compensation equivalent to, at least 2
salary grades lower than the salary grade of the
Commissioners (of the PRC)
Chairperson: Salary grade 30
Members: Salary grade 28

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Sec 8. Administrative Supervision of the

Board, Custodian of its Records,
Secretariat and Support Services

The Professional Regulations Commission

(PRC) has administrative supervision over the
BON
PRC is the legal custodian of all the records of
the BON

The records of the BON that are declared by law to

be in custody of the PRC are the following:

Applications for the nurse licensure examinations

Examination papers
Examination results
Minutes of deliberation
Records of administrative cases
Records of investigations conducted by the Board

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Sec 9 Power and Duties of the Board

To supervise and regulate the practice of nursing

profession in the Philippines
To conduct licensure examination for nurses
To issue, suspend or revoke COR for the practice of
nursing
To monitor and enforce quality standards of nursing
practice in the Philippines and exercise the powers
necessary to ensure the maintenance of efficient ,
ethical and technical, moral and professional
standards in the practice of nursing taking into
account the health needs of the nation
To ensure quality nursing education by examining
the prescribed facilities of universities or colleges
of nursing or departments of nursing education and
those seeking permission to open nursing courses
to ensure that standards of nursing education are
properly complied with and maintained at all times

Sec 9 Power and Duties of

the Board

To conduct hearings and investigations to

resolve complaints against nurse practitioners
for unethical and unprofessional conduct and
violations of RA 9173 or its rules and regulations
To promulgate a Code of Ethics in coordination
and consultation with APO of nurses
To recognize nursing specialty organizations in
coordination with the APO
To prescribe, adopt, issue and promulgate
guidelines, regulations, measures and decisions
as may be necessary for the improvement of
the nursing practice, advancement of the
profession and for the proper and full
enforcement of RA 9173 subject to the review
and approval by the Commission

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Sec 10 Annual Report

The BON is required by Sec 10 of RA 9173
to submit an annual report
The said annual report of the BON must be
submitted to the President of the Republic
of the Philippines
The said annual report of the BON must be
submitted to the President through the PRC
The said annual report of the BON must be
submitted at the close of the calendar year
of the BON

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Sec 11 Removal or Suspension of

Board Members
Continued neglect of duty or
incompetence
Commission or toleration of
irregularities in the licensure
examination
Unprofessional, immoral or
dishonorable conduct

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Neglect of duty is the omission or

refusal, without sufficient excuse, to
perform an act or duty, which it was
the officers legal obligation to
perform the failure to give due
attention to the performance of duty
Incompetency is defined as lack of
adequate ability and fitness for the
satisfactory performance of official
duties by reasons of ones vice or
vicious habits, the lack of any
physical, moral or intellectual quality
which substantially incapacitates
one to perform his duties

ARTICLE III Organization

of the Board of Nursing

Unprofessional conduct is defined as the conduct

which by general opinion considered to be
unprofessional because immoral, unethical or
dishonorable. It refers to such conduct which
violates ethical code or rules of profession, or to
such conduct which is unbecoming a member of
a profession
Immoral conduct refers to the conduct which is
willful, flagrant, or shameless, and which shows a
moral indifference to the opinion of the good and
respectable members of the community. It is not
confined to sexual matters, but includes conduct
inconsistent with rectitude, or indicative of
corruption, indecency, depravity, dissoluteness

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 12 Licensure Examination

Nurse Licensure Examination is the written
examination that is being given by the BON to
an applicant for license to practice nursing in
the Philippines, in such place and date
designated by the PRC, and in accordance with
PRC Modernization Act of 2000
If only one examination is given in a year, it
must be held on a weekday (Monday to Friday)
When 2 or more examinations are given in a
year, at least one examination must be held
on a weekday

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 13- Qualifications for Admission to

the Licensure Examination
He is a citizen of the Philippines
He is of good moral character
He is a holder of Bachelor s Degree in
Nursing from a college or university that
complies with the standards of nursing
education duly recognized by the proper
government agency
He has paid the fees prescribed by the PRC

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 14 Scope of Examination

The objectives of the nursing curriculum
The broad areas of nursing
Other related discipline and competencies in
determining the subjects of examination

The NLE examination shall be divided into 4 major

parts organized around 4 major goals of nursing:
Test I- Promotive
Test II Preventive
Test III A Curative
Test III B Curative
Test IV - Rehabilitative

Broad Areas of Nursing

Fundamental Nursing
Maternal and Child Nursing
Community Health Nursing of Adolescent,
Adults and Aged
Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing

Other Discipline
Physiology and Anatomy
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Microbiology
Nutrition and Diet Therapy

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 15 Ratings

Passing Grade

Rules when GA is below 75%

A general average of at least 75%

A rating of not below 60% in any subject
An examinee who obtains a GA that is lower than 75%
FAILS the licensure examination regardless of the
ratings he obtain in the individual subject

Rules when GA is 75% above

An examinee who did not obtain a rating of below 60%

in any subject, he PASSES the licensure examination.
If he obtained a rating below 60% in any subject, he
FAILS the licensure examination. However, he may
take a REMOVAL examination
However, in a REMOVAL EXAMINATION, the ratings in
the subject being repeated must be at least 75%

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 16 Oath of Profession

OATH is any form of attestation by w/c
a person signifies that he is bound in
conscience to perform an act faithfully
and truthfully.
The oath may be recited in:

English

(Oath of Professionals)
Filipino (Panunumpa ng Propesyonal)

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 17. Issuance of Certification of

Registration/ Professional Identification Card

Under Sec 17 of RA 9173, a successful examinee

shall be issued the following documents
Certificate of Registration/ Professional License
Professional Identification Card

Contents of COR or Professional License

Full name of the registrant
Serial No of the Certificate
Signature of the Chairperson of the PRC
Signatures of the Members of the BON
Official seal of the PRC
Official seal of the Board of Nursing

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 18. Fees for Examination and

Registration

Persons required to pay examination

and registration fees set by the
Commission
All

applicants for admission to the NLE

All applicants for registration as
professional nurse practitioner

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 19. Automatic Registration of Nurses

Automatically registered nurses under RA

9173:
Nurses

Nurses

already in the Roster or Registry Book of

Under Sec 40 of RA 9173, expressly repeals RA 7164,

otherwise known as The Philippine Nursing Act of 1991

Automatically

or ipso facto

The term ipso facto means by mere fact or by the mere

effect of an act or fact
Thus, by the mere fact of their names already appearing in
the Roster or Book of Registry of Nurses when RA 9173 took
effect this nurses also became RN under RA 9173
There may be regarded as the automatically registered
nurses under Sec 19 of RA 9173

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec. 20 Registration of Nurses by Reciprocity

As a general rule, all applicants for license to

practice in the Philippines are required by Sec 12
to pass the nurse licensure examination provided
for in RA 9173
However, those who are qualified for registration
by reciprocity under Sec 20 of RA 9173 are
exempted from this rule
Thus, a nurse, who is registered under the law of
any country other than the Philippines, may be
issued without examination a certificate of
registration or professional license, if the
conditions mentioned in Sec 20 are met
Registration by reciprocity under this Section is
available only to nurses who are registered under
the laws of a foreign state or country

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 21. Practice Through Special/ Temporary Permit

A special/ temporary permit to practice nursing is a
permit that may be granted by the BON to a
licensed nurse from a foreign state or country
allowing him/her to engage in a special or
temporary practice of nursing here in the
Philippines without need of passing first the NLE
Who may be issued Special/ Temporary Permit to
Practice:

He/ She is an internationally well known specialist or an

outstanding expert in any branch or specialty in nursing
(whose service may either be for a fee or for free)
He/ She is on medical mission (whose services must be
free in a particular hospital, center or clinic)
He/ She is employed by a nursing school, as an
exchange professor in a branch or specialty of nursing

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 22. Non- registration and Non- Issuance

of COR/ Professional License or Special/
Temporary Permit

Grounds For Non- Registration and Non-Issuance

of COR/PL or Special/Temporary Permit
If he has been convicted by final judgment of a
criminal offense involving moral turpitude
If he is guilty of immoral or dishonorable
conduct
If he has been declared by the court to be of
unsound mind

A person of UNSOUND MIND refers to one who from

infirmity of mind is incapable of managing himself or
his affairs. Includes insane persons

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec. 23 Revocation and Suspension of

COR/PL and Cancellation of
Special/Temporary Permit

Suspension means a temporary stop,

interruption or cessation
Revocation means the withdrawal or recall of
some power, authority or things granted; it is the
total repeal or cancellation of something that
exists

Grounds for Suspension and Revocation,

Cancellation of Special/ Temporary Permit

Conviction by final judgment of any criminal offense

involving moral turpitude
Immoral or dishonorable conduct
Unsoundness of mind as declared by court
Unprofessional or unethical conduct
Gross incompetence or serious ignorance
Malpractice or negligence in the practice of nursing
Use of fraud or deceit or false statements in
obtaining certificate of registration or professional
license
Violation of any of the following

RA 9173
Implementing Rules and Regulations
Code of Ethics for Nurses
The policies of the BON and PRC

Practicing his/her profession during his/her

suspension

Maximum Period of Suspension:

Shall be for a period not to exceed 4

years

May a revoked COR/PL be re-issued?

Yes. Under sec 24 of RA 9173, the BON

has the power to re-issue revoked COR

ARTICLE IV Examination
and Registration

Sec 24 Re-Issuance of Revoked Certificates

and Replacement of Lost Certificates
Conditions for Re Issuance of Revoked
Certificate of Registration / Professional
License

That there is a proper application with the BON

for the re-issuance of the revoked COR/ PL
That the application is made after the expiration
of a maximum of 4 years from the date of
revocation of the certificate
That the cause of revocation has disappeared or
has been cured or corrected
That the re-issuance is sought for reasons of
equity and justice
That the required fees have been paid

Replacement of Lost Destroyed or

Mutilated COR/ PL
Lost
Destroyed
Mutilated

ARTICLE V- Nursing
Education

Sec 25 Nursing Education Program

requires nursing education program to
provide sound general and professional
foundation for the practice of nursing
That learning experiences must adhere
strictly to specific requirements
embodied in the prescribed curriculum
as promulgated by the CHED policies
and standards of nursing education

ARTICLE V- Nursing
Education

Sec 26. Requirement for Inactive Nurses

Returning to Practice
An inactive nurse is a nurse who has not
actively practicing the nursing profession
for 5 consecutive years
Required to undergo training program
Training program for inactive nurses
returning to practice:

month didactic training

3 months of practicum

ARTICLE V- Nursing
Education

Sec 27. Qualification of the Faculty

Qualifications of Faculty- Members in a

College of Nursing
A

registered nurse in the Philippines

With at least 1 year of clinical experience in a
field of specialization
A member of good standing in the APO of
nurses
A holder of masters degree in nursing,
education, or other allied medical and health
sciences conferred by a college or university
duly recognized by the Government

ARTICLE V- Nursing
Education

Qualifications of the Dean of a College of

Nursing
A registered nurse in the Philippines
With at least 1 year of clinical practice in a
field of specialization
A member of good standing in the APO of
nurses
A holder of masters degree in nursing
conferred by a college or university duly
recognized by the government
With at least 5 years of experience in nursing

ARTICLE VI Nursing
Practice

Sec 28. Scope of Nursing

1. singly or in collaboration with another,

initiates and performs nursing services to
individuals,families and communities
2. provide nursing care from delivery up to old
age
3. as independent practitioner, primarily
responsible for the promotion of health and
prevention of illness
4. collaborates with other members of health
team

DUTIES OF NURSES:
1. Provide nursing care
2. Establish linkages with community
resources
3. Provide health education
4. Teach, guide and supervise students
in nursing programs
5. Undertake research and training,
professional continuing education
6. Observe Code of Ethics

ARTICLE VI- Nursing

Practice

Sec 29. Qualifications of Nursing Service

Administrators
A nursing service administrator is a person
occupying a supervisory or managerial
position that requires knowledge of nursing
Qualification of Nursing Service Administrator:

Registered nurse in the Philippines

With at least 2 years of experience in general
nursing service administrations
With BSN degree
With at least 9 units in management and
administration courses at graduate level
A member of good standing of the APO of nurses

ARTICLE VI- Nursing

Practice

Qualifications of a Chief Nurse or

Director of Nursing Service:
Registered

nurse in the Philippines

With at least 2 years of experience in general
nursing service administrations
With BSN degree
With at least 9 units in management and
administration courses at graduate level
A member of good standing of the APO of nurses
With at least 5 years of experience in a
supervisory or managerial position in nursing
With a masters degree major in nursing

ARTICLE VII Health Human

Resource Production
Utilization and
Sec 30. StudiesDevelopment
for Manpower Needs, Production,
Utilization and Development

The BON has the duty under Sec 30 of RA 9173 to

initiate, undertake and conduct studies on health
human production, utilization and development

Sec 31. Comprehensive Nursing Specialty Program

The BON is mandated by this Section to formulate and

develop a comprehensive nursing specialty program
that would upgrade the level of skill and competence
of specialty nurse clinicians in the country

Critical care
Oncology
Renal
Such areas as may be determined by the Board

ARTICLE VII Health Human

Resource Production
Utilization and Development

Sec 32. Salary

Nurses working in public health institutions have the

right to receive not less than the minimum base pay
provided in Sec 32 of RA 9173 ; must not be lower
than Salary Grade 15 prescribed under RA 6758,
otherwise known as The Compensation and
Classification Act of 1989

Sec 33. Funding for the Comprehensive Nursing

Specialty Program

PCSO
PAGCOR shall equally share the cost of the training
mentioned in Sec 33

The annual fund shall be released to the DOH and the DOH
shall set the criteria for the availment of this program

ARTICLE VII Health

Human Resource
Production Utilization and
Who may avail
Development
of this PCSO- PAGCORFunded Program:

Member of the nursing staff of a government

hospital participating in the comprehensive
nursing specialty program
10 % of the nursing staff of the participating
government hospitals

Sec 34. Incentives and Benefits

Forms of Incentives and Benefits

Free hospital care for nurses and their dependents

Scholarship grants
Other non- cash benefits

ARTICLE VIII Penal and

Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec 35. Prohibitions in the Practice of

Nursing
This section is what we know the penal
clause of RA 9173; this part enumerates
certain acts that are declared CRIMINAL, id
est, prohibited and punishable
Penalties:

Fine

(minimum 50,000 maximum 100, 000)

Imprisonment (minimum 1 year maximum 6
years)
Both (Fine and Imprisonment)

ARTICLE VIII Penal and

Miscellaneous Provisions
Any person practicing nursing
1. without a COR/PL, special/ temporary permit
2. uses an invalid certificate;
3. uses a suspended or revoked Certificate or expired
or cancelled permit
4. gives false evidence to the Board
5. falsely poses or advertises or conveys the
impression that he is a registered nurse
6. who appends BSN, RN without authority
7. who as a registered nurse, assists illegal practice of
a non-qualified person

ARTICLE VIII Penal and

Miscellaneous Provisions
Penalties:
a fine of not less than P50000.
Nor more than P100,000. Or
imprisonment of not less than 1
year nor more than six years, or
both, upon the discretion of the
court

ARTICLE IX Final
Provisions
Sec 36. Enforcement of this Act
Sec 37.Appropriations
Sec 38. Rules and Regulations
Sec 39. Separability Clause
Sec 40. Repealing Clause