DBM CIRCULAR LETTER NO. 2012-5 April 13, 2012, April 13, 2012

[ DBM CIRCULAR LETTER NO. 2012-5 April 13, 2012, April 13, 2012 ]

TO : HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, OFFICES AND AGENCIES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; BUDGET OFFICERS; HEADS OF ACCOUNTING UNITS; AND ALL OTHERS CONCERNED

SUBJECT: ADJUSTMENT IN THE FY 2012 EMPLOYER (NATIONAL GOVERNMENT) SHARE OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION

1.0 Per Republic Act (RA) No. 10155, the FY 2012 General Appropriations Act (GAA), the funding requirements for the employer (national government) share of the health insurance premium contributions, are provided under the following:

1.1

Agency specific budget - for the requirements based on authorized rates per Item B of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Circular No. 22, s. 2003.

1.2

Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund (MPBF) - for the amount required to adjust the employer share in premium contributions based on revised rates per Item A of Philhealth Circular No. 1, s. 2005 effective January 1, 2012.

2.0 Accordingly, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall release to national government agencies concerned, the computed deficiency in the employer share as a result of said adjustment effective January 1, 2012. The amount shall be the difference between the rates provided in agency specific budgets under FY 2012 GAA (part of the allotment comprehensively released through the agency budget matrix) and the adjusted rates under Philhealth Circular No. 1, s. 2005 which are shown hereunder:

Monthly Salary Bracket

Monthly Salary Range

Salary Base (SB)

Total Monthly Contribution

Employee Share (EeS)

Employer Share (ErS)

1 4,999.99 and below 4,000.00

100.00

50.00

50.00

2 5,000.00 to 5,999.99 5,000.00

125.00

62.50

62.50

3 6,000.00 to 6,999.99 6,000.00

150.00

75.00

75.00

4 7,000.00 to 7,999.99 7,000.00

175.00

87.50

87.50

5 8,000.00 to 8,999.99 8,000.00

200.00

100.00

100.00

6 9,000.00 to 9,999.99 9,000.00

225.00

112.50

112.50

7 10,000.00 to 10,999.99 10,000.00

250.00

125.00

125.00

8 11,000.00 to 11,999.99 11,000.00

275.00

137.50

137.50

9 12,000.00 to 12,999.99 12,000.00

300.00

150.00

150.00

10 13,000.00 to 13,999.99 13,000.00

325.00

162.50

162.50

11 14,000.00 to 14,999.99 14,000.00

350.00

175.00

175.00

12 15,000.00 to 15,999.99 15,000.00

375.00

187.50

187.50

13 16,000.00 to 16,999.99 16,000.00

400.00

200.00

200.00

14 17,000.00 to 17,999.99 17,000.00

425.00

212.50

212.50

15 18,000.00 to 18,999.99 18,000.00

450.00

225.00

225.00

16 19,000.00 to 19,999.99 19,000.00

475.00

237.50

237.50

17 20,000.00 to 20,999.99 20,000.00

500.00

250.00

250.00

18 21,000.00 to 21,999.99 21,000.00

525.00

262.50

262.50

19 22,000.00 to 22,999.99 22,000.00

550.00

275.00

275.00

20 23,000.00 to 23,999.99 23,000.00

575.00

287.50

287.50

21 24,000.00 to 24,999.99 24,000.00

600.00

300.00

300.00

22 25,000.00 and up 25,000.00

625.00

312.50

312.50

3.0 The covering Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) chargeable against the MPBF for the deficiency in the employer share shall be issued by DBM directly to agencies/operating units (i.e.., those agencies receiving Notice of Cash Allocation directly from DBM). Said release from MPBF shall be subject to the submission of Budget Accountability Reports as of March 31, 2012.

4.0 Agencies/Operating units shall directly remit to Philhealth the amounts corresponding to the employer share of the premium contributions for health insurance in accordance with the schedule in item 2.0 hereof.

5.0 Requirements for incremental cost of the government share in Philhealth premium contributions for casual and contractual personnel shall be charged against the agency lump-sum appropriations included in the FY 2012 agency budgets.

(SGD.) FLORENCIO B. ABAD Secretary