[ SC CIRCULAR NO. 25-99, May 19, 1999 ]

[ SC CIRCULAR NO. 25-99, May 19, 1999 ]

[ SC CIRCULAR NO. 25-99, May 19, 1999 ]

Untitled Document

TO:

ALL OFFICIALS, EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR (OCAD) AND, ALL JUDGES, COURT PERSONNEL OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS IN CITIES, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURTS, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURTS, SHARI'A DISTRICT COURTS AND SHARI'A CIRCUIT COURTS

SUBJECT

COMPULSORY MEMBERSHIP COVERAGE UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (NHIP), FORMERLY MEDICARE PROGRAM, OF ALL GSIS MEMBERSHIP PUSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7875.

Republic Act No. 7875, otherwise known as the National Health Insurance Act of 1995, was enacted to provide universal health insurance coverage and ensure an affordable, acceptable, available and accesible health care services for all citizens of the Philippines.

Sec. 8, Rule II, Title of the said Act provides that all employed persons who are currently eligible members of the GSIS, SSS or OWWA under medicare Program I shall immediately and automatically be made members of the NHIP.

In view thereof, and in order to update the records of membership to the program, all officials and employees of the Office of the Court Administrator and the lower courts are required to accomplish in triplicate the attached MIA form (Member Data record for Employed Sector) which should be submitted to the Emplyee Welfare and Benefits Division within seven (7) days from receipt hereof. Said forms will be submitted to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation and shall be the basis for the insurance of identifications for purpose of entitlement to benefits under the NHIP.

Immediate compliance is hereby required.

May 19, 1999.

(SGD.) ALFREDO L. BENEPAYO

Court Administrator