Registration of Red Cross Aids and Welfare Workers
- Red Cross aids and welfare workers must register with the Board upon providing evidence of qualifications as required by the Board's rules and subject to Department Head approval.
- A registration fee of one peso is required.
Certificates Without Examination
- Certificates may be issued without examination:
- To nurses already practicing at the time of the Act’s promulgation who hold diplomas from recognized nursing schools.
- To those who graduated from recognized schools in 1919.
- To nurses in government or reputable private hospital service with at least five consecutive years and additional qualifications as prescribed by the Board.
- To nurses registered in U.S. states, territories, or foreign countries with substantially equivalent requirements, provided reciprocity exists.
Examination Schedule and Venues
- The Board of Examiners for Nurses holds examinations twice yearly in Manila, on the second Monday of April and October.
- Additional examinations may be held as authorized by the Secretary of the Interior.
- The Secretary of the Interior may authorize examinations outside Manila, specifying dates and locations.
Issuance of Certificates
- Successful candidates receive a certificate of registration and are entitled to use the title R.N.
- The Board may issue provisional certificates valid until canceled, applicable to graduates from recognized nursing schools and foreign or American nurses pending permanent registration.
- All certificates require signatures from a majority of the Board members and the official seal.
Effectivity
- The Act took effect immediately upon its approval on March 8, 1922.