PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 0001, S. 2014, January 09, 2014

[ PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 0001, S. 2014, January 09, 2014 ]

NEW PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS

Adopted: 09 January 2014 Date Filed: 17 February 2014

Pursuant to Section 18 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the National Health Insurance Act of 2013 which states that “ The monthly premium contribution of employed members shall be remitted by the employer on or before the date prescribed by the Corporation ,” the payment schedule for the applicable month starting March 2014 onwards for the Formal Sector, specifically all Government and Private Employers, is hereby revised as follows:

Existing

New Payment Schedule

Every 10 th day of the month following the applicable period

Employers with PENs ending in 0 – 4

Every 11 th – 15 th day of the month following the applicable period

Employers with PENs ending in 5 – 9

Every 16 th – 20 th day of the month following the applicable period

Submission of reports shall be within five (5) days after payment. Consistent to PhilHealth Circular No. 27 s.2010, should the date due fall on a weekend or on a holiday, payment and report submission shall be made on the next working day.

Furthermore, Section 11 of the same law prescribes that “ Failure to remit the appropriate contribution shall be subject to interest and penalties as prescribed by the Corporation without prejudice to other applicable penalties ...”

Provisions of previous issuances inconsistent with the abovementioned provisions are hereby repealed and/or amended accordingly.

This Circular shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation and deposited thereafter with the National Administrative Register at the University of the Philippine, Law Center.

(SGD) ALEXANDER A. PADILLA President and CEO