QuestionsQuestions (POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 48 s. 1990)
It is about the revised standard medical examination fees for overseas workers and seafarers, quoting the applicable DOH/Bureau Circular schedule and directing strict compliance.
Administrative Order No. 85-A series of 1990 (on accreditation and rules governing medical clinics and medical examinations) and Bureau Circular no. 1, series of 1990 of the DOH Bureau of Licensing and Regulation.
All medical clinics and hospitals are enjoined to follow strictly the schedule of fees, and the fees should be followed in charging overseas workers/seafarers and the agencies of companies.
P250.00.
Complete physical examination; chest X-ray (plates not smaller than 11" x 14"); complete blood count (CBC) including hemoglobin determination; blood typing (ABO); urinalysis; stool examination; and psychometric evaluation.
For seafarers, in addition to all basic examinations, other specific tests (e.g., Ishihara tests for color perception and audiometry, among others) are required for specific personnel, and these have separate rates.
Examples listed include Ishihara Test, Audiogram, EKG, FBS, other laboratory tests (e.g., VDRL, pregnancy test, uric acid, ESR, malarial smear, sputum for AFB, gram stain), smear tests (Paps smear, urethal (gram stain)), HIV/AIDS test, HEPA-B surface antigen test, and optional dental treatment (extraction, filling types).
P25.00.
P80.00.
P120.00.
P60.00.
P400.00.
P100.00.
Giving rebates or charging lower than the prescribed rates shall be considered a violation under Section 25.1 of the rules and regulations, to be dealt with severely.
The text expressly warns against charging lower than the prescribed rates or giving rebates; it does not specifically mention higher-than-schedule charges in the quoted excerpt.
Immediately.
The text states 'Date Filed: 20 September 1991' and it indicates the administrative documentation/publication date of the POEA Memorandum Circular in the NAR entry.