Question & AnswerQ&A (PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 006. S. 2012)
The main purpose is to revise the Employer Remittance Report (RF-1) to include additional data such as Date of Birth and Gender to facilitate the immediate registration and generation of PhilHealth Identification Numbers (PIN) for unregistered but actively paying employed members.
PhilHealth is mandated under Section 6.f of Title III Rule I of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the National Health Insurance Act of 1995 (R.A. 7875 as amended by R.A. 9241) to establish and maintain an updated membership and contribution database.
Box No. 8 was added to include Date of Birth and Gender columns for employees who have not yet been issued permanent PhilHealth Identification Numbers (PINs).
Employers must fill out box No. 8 to provide necessary information for the registration, generation of PINs, and subsequent issuance of PhilHealth Identification Cards for employees not yet assigned permanent PINs.
The use of the revised RF-1 became mandatory starting with the monthly remittance report applicable for premium remittances of April 2012 onwards.
Yes, the circular mandates the use of the revised RF-1 in both hard copy and soft copy formats.
Employers must require employees to submit a properly accomplished PhilHealth Membership Registration Form (PMRF) with applicable supporting documents and forward these to PhilHealth Regional or Branch Offices along with the Employee-Members report (ER2).
No, other provisions in PhilHealth Circular No. 13, s. 2010 shall remain in full force and effect.
The circular will take effect fifteen (15) days upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
The circular was signed by Dr. Eduardo P. Banzon, President and CEO of PhilHealth.