CHN Laws Flashcards
Magna Carta for Health Workers
R.A No. 7305
Sanitation Code
P.D No. 856
Clean Air Act
R.A No. 8749
generic Act
R.A No. 6675
National Health Insurance Act (Philhealth)
R.A No. 7875
National Blood Services Act
R.A No. 7719
Laws on Notifiable Diseases
R.A No. 11332
Senior Citizens Laws
R.A No. 7432
Revised Damgerous Drugs Law
R.A No. 6425
Act on Cheaper Medicines
R.A No. 9502 of 2008
Violence Against Women
R.A No. 9262
Disaster Risk Reduction Management
R.A No. 10121
Rooming -in and Breastfeeding Act of 1992 (Milk Code)
R.A No. 7600
Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012
R.A No. 10354
Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization act of 2011
P.D No. 966
Children Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015
R.A No. 10666
Children’s Emergency Relief and Protection Act of 2016
R.A No. 10821
Child and Youth Welfare Code of the Philippines
P.D No. 603
Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003
R.A No. 9211
Philippine Medical Act.
This act defines the practice of medicine in the country.
R.A No. 2382
-created the 1st 81 Rural Health Units.
-amended by RA 1891; more physicians, dentists, nurses, midwives and sanitary inspectors will live in the rural areas where they are assigned in order to raise the health conditions of barrio people ,hence help decrease the high incidence of preventable diseases
R. A 1082 Rural Health Act
It stipulates that the sale, administration, delivery, distribution and transportation of prohibited drugs is punishable by law.
R.A No. 6425 Dangerous Drugs Act
the new Dangerous Drug Act of 2002
P.D No. 9165
Requires that all health workers shall identify and encourage the registration of all births within 30 days following delivery.
P.D. No. 651
Requires the compulsory immunization of all children below 8 yrs. of age against the 6 childhood immunizable diseases.
P.D No. 996
Provides penalty for improper disposal of garbage.
R.A 825
Clean Air Act of 2000
R. A No. 8749
It provides for the control of all factors in man’s environment that affect health including the quality of water, food, milk, insects, animal carriers, transmitters of disease, sanitary and recreation facilities, noise, pollution and control of nuisance
R.A No. 856 Code on Sanitation
Standardizes the salary of government employees including the nursing personnel
R.A No. 6758
Which promotes, requires and ensures the production of an adequate supply, distribution, use and acceptance of drugs and medicines identified by their generic name.
R.A No. 6675 Generics act of 1998
It is the policy of the state to promote high standards of ethics in public office. Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable to the people and shall discharges their duties with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence and loyalty, act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives uphold public interest over personal interest.
R.A. 6713 – Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards of Public Officials and Employees
This act aims: to promote and improve the social and economic well-being of health workers, their living and working conditions and terms of employment; to develop their skills and capabilities in order that they will be more responsive and better equipped to deliver health projects and programs; and to encourage those with proper qualifications and excellent abilities to join and remain in government service.
R.A. 7305 – Magna Carta for Public Health Workers
Created the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care.
R.A. 8423
Requires applicants for marriage license to receive instructions on family planning and responsible parenthood.
P.D. No. 965
Defines, objectives, duties and functions of POPCOM
P.D. NO. 79
advocates home treatment for leprosy
RA 4073
legal basis of PHC dated OCT. 19, 1979
promotes development of health programs on the community level
Letter of Instruction No. 949
requires reporting of all cases of communicable diseases and administration of prophylaxis
RA 3573
includes AIDS as notifiable disease
Ministry Circular No. 2 of 1986
provides their rehabilitation, self-development and self-reliance and integration into the mainstream of society
R.A. 7875 – National Health Insurance Act
R.A. 7432 – Senior Citizens Act
R. A. 7719 – National Blood Services Act
R.A. 8172 – Salt Iodization Act (ASIN LAW)
R.A. 7277- Magna Carta for PWD’s
1All newborns be breastfeed within 1 hr after birth
2Infants are exclusively breastfeed for 6 months.
3Infants be given timely, adequate and safe complementary foods
4Breastfeeding be continued up to 2 years and beyond
A. O. No. 2005-0014- National Policies on Infant and Young Child Feeding:
EO 51- Phil. Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutes
R.A. – 7600 – Rooming In and Breastfeeding Act of 1992
R.A. 8976- Food Fortification Law
promulgates a comprehensive policy and a national system for ECCD
R.A. 8980
defines the Implementing guidelines on Hepatitis B Immunization for Infants
A.O. No. 2006- 0015
mandates Compulsory Hepatitis B Immunization among infants and children less than 8 yrs old
R.A. 7846
