Revised form: RF-1 box No. 8
- PhilHealth Circular No. 006, S. 2012 revises the Employer Remittance Report (RF-1) by adding box No. 8.
- Box No. 8 is the Date of Birth and Gender column.
- The Date of Birth and Gender column is intended to facilitate the immediate registration and generation of PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN) of unregistered but actively paying employed-members.
Mandatory completion by employers
- All employers must fill-out and supply the necessary information in box No. 8 of the revised RF-1 when the employee/s being reported have not been issued with permanent PINs.
- The information supplied in box No. 8 serves as the basis for the registration, the generation of PINs, and the subsequent issuance of PhilHealth Identification Cards.
- Employers must use the revised RF-1 in reporting monthly remittances covered by the circular’s effective period.
Updating member data and dependents
- For updating a member’s data record and/or declaring dependents, the employer must still require employees to submit a properly accomplished PhilHealth Membership Registration Form (PMRF).
- The PMRF submission must include applicable supporting documents.
- The employer must forward the PMRF to PhilHealth Regional/Branch Offices together with the report of Employee-Members (ER2).
When the revised RF-1 applies
- The revised RF-1 is used for submitting the monthly remittance report applicable for premium remittances of April 2012 onwards.
- The requirement applies to both Hard Copy and Soft Copy formats.
Relationship to prior PhilHealth rules
- PhilHealth Circular No. 13, s. 2010 remains in full force and effect for all other provisions not inconsistent with PhilHealth Circular No. 006, S. 2012.
Effectivity and publication rule
- PhilHealth Circular No. 006, S. 2012 takes effect fifteen (15) days upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation.