Amendment to DOH Order No. 33 on Accreditation

Exclusive Distributorship Agreement: Applicants must hold an exclusive distributorship agreement authorized by the manufacturer/principal.
Notarization and Authentication: The distributorship agreement must be notarized in the country of origin and authenticated by the Philippine Consular Office.
Nature of Business for Corporations: The importing, exporting, sale, and distribution of medical, hospital, dental, laboratory, or radiological equipment must be expressly stated in the Articles of Incorporation.
Single Product Line Restriction: Corporations, whether parent or subsidiaries/consortium, may carry only one product line within a particular genus of equipment to prevent monopoly, collusion, or circumvention of guidelines.

For New Applicants (3.2.a): At least 20% of customers or clients over the previous two years must be from the private sector (local or foreign).
For Newly Incorporated Applicants under Corporation Law (3.2.b): Must wait for two years unless subsidiary/consortium of an accredited parent company with impeccable DOH track record.
Conditions for Subsidiaries (3.2.b.1 - 3.2.b.2):
- Parent company must be operational, not under financial distress, dissolution, or liquidation.
- A Board Resolution from the parent company must guarantee full financial support to the subsidiary until compliance with 3.2.a within two years.

Accreditation Fee: One thousand pesos (P1,000.00) per brand per category per year or fraction thereof.
Certificate Contents: Specifies supplier classification, category, brand, product/equipment carried, and expiration date of exclusive distributorship.
Issuing Authority: Committee for Accreditation of Medical Equipment Suppliers and Medical Equipment Repair Shop.
Approval: By the Undersecretary of Health, Health Regulation Cluster.

All other provisions of Administrative Order No. 33, s. 2001 remain effective and unchanged.
The amendment takes effect immediately upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.