To facilitate claims reimbursement of LGU-Owned Providers of the Maternity Care and TBDOTS Packages, the name of the RHU/HC may be changed in the Accreditation Database, to include the name of the Local Government Unit. For a change in the name in the database, the concerned accredited facility shall submit the following to the PhilHealth Regional or Service Offices:

• A letter signed by the Local Chief Executive (LCE) requesting for a change of the name of the facility; and,
• Any of the following:
• Sanggunian Bayan Resolution stating the following:
  • New name of the facility,
  • That the reimbursement claims of the accredited TB DOTS and/or Maternity Care Clinic shall be used solely by the concerned RHU/HC and
  • The disposition of the PhilHealth payment; or,
• Commitment letter from the LCE which states that the reimbursement claims for the above mentioned packages shall be disbursed for the sole use of the accredited RHU/HC.

All previous policies and guidelines and other administrative issuances with provisions inconsistent herewith are hereby amended accordingly.

This circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the official gazette or any newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 26 Jan. 2009

(SGD.) DR. REY B. AQUINO
President and CEO