QuestionsQuestions (PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 26, S. 2010)
It becomes effective on October 1, 2010.
The PhilHealth Identification Card (PhilHealth ID) replaces the Family Health Card.
It serves as proof of membership registration and proof of identity/entitlement to PhilHealth benefits, including coverage of qualified legal dependents.
It must bear: (1) Permanent PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN), (2) complete name, (3) signature, (4) 1x1 photograph, and (5) effectivity date pertaining to the validity period of coverage.
The corporate signature is at the upper left above the 1x1 photograph; there is a magnified watermark representation of the PhilHealth icon; and yellow/green fine curved lines are used as background.
It includes certification as to identity and entitlement of the cardholder and legal dependents to PhilHealth benefits, the signature of the PhilHealth President and CEO, and the official seal of the Republic of the Philippines as a watermark.
When the availment is within the validity period indicated on the Family Health Card.
No, because the circular conditions honoring prior Family Health Cards on availment within the validity period indicated in the card.
The PhilHealth Identification Card (PhilHealth ID) is the primary evidence/proof of membership registration; however, previously issued Family Health Cards remain acceptable within their validity period.
The PIN, complete name, signature, and a 1x1 photograph.
It indicates the validity period of the member’s coverage.
The back includes the signature of the PhilHealth President and CEO.
They form part of the card’s certification features, indicating official certification of identity and entitlement and providing authentication consistent with the circular’s described design.
The Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.
It certifies entitlement not only of the cardholder but also of his legal dependents to PhilHealth benefits.