Restrictions in the Practice of Midwifery
Act No. 4081, enacted on November 29, 1933, regulates the practice of midwifery in the Philippines by imposing certain restrictions. It prohibits midwives or nurses from performing obstetrical operations, conducting internal examinations, or administering specific medications without the immediate supervision of a licensed physician. Violations of this act can result in fines of up to 200 pesos, imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both, at the court's discretion. The law is effective upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 4081
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 29, 1933
ACT NO. 4081
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS IN THE PRACTICE OF MIDWIFERY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Restrictions in the Practice of Midwifery. — Any midwife or nurse authorized to practice midwifery in the Philippine Islands is hereby prohibited to perform obstetrical operations or to make internal examinations in parturient cases as well as to administer pituitrin or ergotin or any other similar preparations or derivatives to a woman in labor, unless she is under the immediate direction and supervision of a licensed physician.
SECTION 2. Violations. — Any person violating the provision of this Act shall be subject to a fine of not more than two hundred pesos, or to imprisonment for not more than ninety days, or both, in the discretion of the court.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, November 29, 1933.
Cite This Law
Restrictions in the Practice of Midwifery, Act No. 4081, Nov 29, 1933 (Philippines)
Restrictions in the Practice of Midwifery, Act No. 4081 (Phil. 1933)
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