In consideration of damaged PhilHealth Family Health Cards, including those with errors or discrepancies thereby causing possible denials of cardholders and/or dependents of their hospitalization benefits by some PhilHealth accredited health care providers, PhilHealth Circular No. 03, series of 2005 is hereby amended.

1. Other conditions for the issuance of PHIC Form CE1

1.1 Damaged PhilHealth Family Health Cards
1.2 PhilHealth Family Health Cards with errors and/or discrepancies

Hence, initials by the LSWDO or PhilHealth personnel on the errors/discrepancies on the information on the Card shall no longer be accepted.

2. The PHIC Form CE1 shall be used for one (1) confinement period only.

3. The concerned PhilHealth Regional or Service Office shall ensure the immediate replacement of surrendered Cards. Should immediate replacement be impossible, the concerned PhilHealth Office shall ensure issuance of new PhilHealth Family Health Cards within one month upon issuance of PHIC Form CE1.

4. The PHIC Form CE1 is hereby revised to accommodate the above-mentioned amendments (Annex A^* ).

This issuance shall take effect 15 days after publication in the official gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 24 Nov. 2005

(SGD.) LORNA O. FAJARDO
Officer-in-Charge
Office of the President and Chief Executive Officer

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^* Text Available at Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City.