RA 2644 VS RA 7392

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• 1 chairman; 4 members of the Board

• 1 chairman; 2 members of the Board

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Chairman must be an Obstetrician (5 years practice prior to appointment) and the 2 members must be a registered nurse-midwife (registered to both profession) or a midwife (registered and preferably a college degree holder)

Chairman must be an Obstetrician (10 years practice prior to appointment) and the 3 members must be registered midwives (have at least ten (10) years practice as midwives prior to their appointment, five (5) years of which are in supervisory positions.) One (1) member of the Board must be a registered nurse-midwife and have at least 10 years practice as nurse midwife.

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All records and minutes of the deliberations of the Board, including examination papers, shall be kept by the Bureau of Civil Service under the direct custody of the Secretary.

All records, including examination papers, examination results, minutes of deliberation, and records of administrative cases and investigations of the Board shall be kept by the Commission.

SCOPE OF EXAMINATION

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RA 2644

(1) obstetrical anatomy and physiology, (2) principles of bacteriology as applied to midwifery practice, (3) obstetrics, (4) midwifery procedures, (5) domiciliary midwifery, (6) infant care and feeding, (7) community hygiene and firstd, (8) normal nutrition, and (9) ethics of midwifery practice. Examination questions must be of such types as are used in recognized schools of midwifery in the country.

a) Infant care and feeding;

b) Obstetrical anatomy and physiology;

c) Principles of bacteriology as applied to midwifery practice;

d) Obstetrics;

e) Midwifery procedures;

f) Domiciliary midwifery;

g) Community hygiene and first aid;

h) Nutrition;

i) Ethics of midwifery practice;

j) Primary health care;

k) Professional Growth and Development;

l) Family planning; and

m) Other subjects within the Board may deem necessary for addition or inclusion from time to time.

Ratings in Board Examination

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To be qualified as having passed the Board Examination for midwives, a candidate must obtain a general rating of seventy-five percent (75%) in the written test with no grade lower than fifty percent (50%) in any subject.

To be qualified as having passed the Board examination for midwives a candidate must obtain a general rating of seventy-five per cent in the written test with no grade lower than sixty per cent in Obstetrics, Infant Care and Feeding, Midwifery procedures and Domiciliary midwifery, and provided that in other subject no grade shall be lower than fifty per cent.

Practice of Midwifery Defined

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The practice of midwifery consist in performing or rendering, or offering to perform or render, for a fee, salary, or other reward or compensation, services requiring an understanding of the principles and application of procedures and techniques in the supervision and care of women during pregnancy, labor and puerperium management of normal deliveries, including the performance of internal examination during labor except when patient is with antenatal bleeding; health education of the patient, family and community; primary health care services in the community, including nutrition and family planning in carrying out the written order of physicians with regard to antenatal, intra-natal and post-natal care of the normal pregnant mother in giving immunization, including oral and parenteral dispensing of oxytocic drug after delivery of placenta, suturing parietal lacerations to control bleeding, to give intravenous fluid during obstetrical emergencies provided they have been trained for that purpose; and may inject Vitamin K to the newborn: Provided, However, That this provision shall not apply to students in midwifery schools who perform midwifery service under the supervision of their instructors, nor to emergency cases.

A person shall be deemed to be practising midwifery within the meaning and intent of this Act, who shall, for a fee salary, or other reward or compensation, perform services requiring an understanding of the principles and applications of procedures and techniques applicable to the care of normal child-bearing women from the beginning of pregnancy until the end of puericulture and the care of their normal infants during the neonatal period: Provided, however, That these provisions shall not apply to students in midwifery schools who perform midwifery services under the supervision of their instructors, nor to cases of emergency.

Penal Provision

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Any person presenting or using as his or her own the certificate of registration of another, or any person giving any false or forged evidence to the Board in order to obtain a certificate of registration, or any person using a revoked or suspended certificate of registration, or any person assuming, using or advertising as a registered midwifery or registered nurse-midwife or appending to his or her name the letters R.M. without having been conferred such title by the Board of Examiners duly authorized to confer the same, or advertising any title or description tending to convey the impression that he or she is registered midwife, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than one thousand pesos nor more than five thousand pesos, or to suffer imprisonment for a period of not less than one year nor more than five years, or both, in the discretion of the court

Any person using a revoked or suspended certificate of registration or any person assuming, using or advertising, as a registered midwife or a registered nurse-midwife or appending to his/her name the letters “R.M.” without having been conferred such title by the Professional Regulation Commission or advertising any title description tending to convey the impression that he/she is a registered midwife, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (₱10,000.00) nor more than Thirty thousand pesos (₱30,000.00), or to suffer imprisonment for a period of not less than two (2) years nor more than seven (7) years, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.

Repealing Clause

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All laws, part of laws, orders or regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

Republic Act Numbered Two Thousand Six Hundred and Forty-four is hereby repealed and all laws, decree, orders, instructions, rules and regulations and other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are likewise repealed or amended accordingly.

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Approved: June 18, 1960

Approved: April 10 1992