Medical Exam Rating System for Overseas Workers

The rating system is issued pursuant to Administrative Order No. 85-A, series of 1990, governing accreditation of medical clinics and hospitals and the conduct of medical examination of overseas contract workers and seafarers.
The authority is anchored on Article 8.9 of Administrative Order No. 85-A (1990).
The Department of Health establishes the rating system to ensure uniform medical examination rating across accredited medical clinics and hospitals.

The Department of Health approves a uniform medical examination rating system for accredited medical clinics and hospitals.
The system applies in evaluating fitness of workers for overseas contract work and seafaring.
The system is required to be followed by accredited facilities when conducting fitness evaluations.

The rating system is used for overseas contract workers.
The rating system is also used for seafarers.
Accredited medical clinics and hospitals apply the system when conducting the medical examination and determining fitness for employment.

Class A applies to workers who are physically fit.
Class B applies to workers who are physically fit but with minor ailments/conditions curable within a short period of time, and that will not adversely affect the worker’s efficiency.
Class C applies to workers with abnormal findings that are generally not acceptable for employment.
Class D applies to workers who are unemployable.
Pending applies to cases that are equivocal as to the classification and are being evaluated further, with subsequent classification as fit or unfit after a certain period of time.
The details for each class are handled through an annex referenced for class-specific guidance.

Accredited medical clinics and hospitals must follow the approved rating system when evaluating fitness of overseas contract workers and seafarers.
The rating system is intended to standardize evaluation outcomes across facilities through the approved class framework.
The annex provides the details for each class to guide implementation by accredited facilities.