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
 Section 1 – Title
 Article II – Declaration of Policy
 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 Master’s 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 master’s 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 master’s 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 government- controlled 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
 Sec 10 Annual Report Nursing
 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
one’s 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
 A general average of at least 75%
 A rating of not below 60% in any subject
 Rules when GA is below 75%
 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 already in the Roster or Registry Book of Nurses
 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:
 1 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 master’s 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 master’s 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 master’s degree major in nursing
 ARTICLE VII – Health Human
Resource Production Utilization
and Development
 Sec 30. Studies 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 Development
 Who may avail of this PCSO- PAGCOR- Funded 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
 A  Sec 36. Enforcement of
R this Act
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 Sec 37.Appropriations
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 Sec 38. Rules and
C
L Regulations
E  Sec 39. Separability
I Clause
X  Sec 40. Repealing Clause
Final Provisions