HB 3020
House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 5, 2025
An Act Strengthening the Regulatory and Professional Practice of Midwifery in the Philippines, Providing for a Revised Midwifery Education Program, Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7392, Otherwise Known as the "Philippine Midwifery Act of 1992," and for Other Purposes
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The bill creates a new Midwifery Board to set standards, run licensure exams and oversee midwives, requires a four‑year Bachelor of Science in Midwifery for new practitioners, and gives diploma‑holding midwives a path to a degree if they have five years of practice. It also defines midwives’ duties, sets renewal rules with continuing education, and imposes fines or jail for unlicensed practice or misconduct.
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