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I PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORAliiON

Corporate Communications Office
17'h Flr. City State Centre Building
# 709 Shaw Boulevard, Pasig Cit-y· Tel. 637-6262

I PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR
N(D~ series of 2000
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I TO All Hospitals and An1bulatory Surgica Clinics

SUBJECT Increase in Accreditation Fees

I DATE July 12, 2000

IN connection With the inneaee of acneditation fw, we would like to mfort you of the following,
I 1. Accreditation of institutional health care pwviders is a functi~~l of F'hilHealth which
involves, among others, paper works, actual travel, conunittee feliberations and use of
office materials, thus entoiling considerable administrative cor to the Corpomtlon;

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2. The current accreditation fees being charged to applicants is no longer sufficient to
cover the overhead expenses;

3. DOF-DBM Joint Circular dated Apri14, 2000 implementing ftO. 197 di..tects aU
departments, bmeaus, commissions, including govermnent-oJned or controlled
cotporations to increase their rates of fees and charges by not less than 20 percent to
I recovet the cost of services they render;

In view of the foregoing, fees for initial and renewal of accreditation shall be increased as follows:
I Primary Pl,OOO.OO

I Secondary
Tertiary
P2,000.00
1)3,000.00
Ambulatory Smgical Clinics P3,000.00

I This increase of fees shall take effect during the accreditation period beginning Year 2001.

I Please be guided accordingly.

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ENRIQUE M. ZALAMEA
President and CEO

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