SB 399
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 10, 2025
The Philippine Nursing Practice Act of 2025
An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Nursing Law Towards a Quality Health Care System, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Repealing Republic Act No. 9173 Otherwise Known as the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002
In plain language
The bill creates a new nursing law that replaces the 2002 act, sets up a Board of Nursing, defines advanced practice nurses, guarantees a minimum salary, requires safe staffing (1 nurse per 10 patients), funds training, and imposes penalties for violations.
HealthEducationLabor and Employment
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Philippine Nursing ActHealth Care Delivery System
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SBN-399 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch