RMC No. 33-2007 — Publishes the full text of PhilHealth Circular No. 24-2005 regarding the issuance of Official Receipts for PhilHealth reimbursements Digest | Full Text

SUBJECT : REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS KAGAWARAN NG PANANALAPI TO : KAWANIHAN NG RENTAS INTERNAS Quezon City March 22, 2007 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 33 - 2007 Publishing the full text of PhilHealth Circular No. 24-2005, on the Issuance of Official Receipts for PhilHealth Reimbursements All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned For the information and guidance of all internal revenue officials, employees and others concerned, quoted hereunder is the full text of PhilHealth Circular No. 24-2005, dated Sept. 15, 2005, requiring accredited health care facilities and providers to issue official receipts for PhilHealth reimbursements: "PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR No. 24, s-2005 TO : ACCREDITED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND ALL CONCERNED SUBJECT: Issuance of Official Receipts for PhilHealth Reimbursements ___________________________________________________________________ In consonance with PhilHealth reconciliation efforts and in compliance with Sec. 237, Chapter II of the National Internal Revenue Code of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, accredited health care facilities and providers are strictly required to issue PhilHealth with official receipts (O.R.s) of their Medicare reimbursements effective October 1, 2005. MODE REIMBURSED BY PRESCRIBED MODE OF ISSUANCE PHILHEALTH OF O.R. TO PHILHEALTH � Check payment received Send through mail/submit personally/ through mail have it hand-carried by authorized representative � Check payment picked-up by authorized representatives May initially issue provisional receipt from PhilHealth Office (P.R.) and, later, issue corresponding O.R. upon pick-up of succeeding checks. Both O.R./P.R. should indicate the check number/s, date and the corresponding amount/s received.

� Professional Fee (PF) paid Await receipt of Professional Fee through Auto credit System Payment Notice (PFPN) from PhilHealth. Thereafter, submit O.R. as mentioned above, indicating the amount and the date it was credited. For verification, physicians are advised to confirm their balances with Landbank through Express Net ATMs regularly. Note: For government health care facilities, the Republic of the Philippines O.R. (Accountable Form No. 51) should be issued. All O.R.s must be submitted to PhilHealth within 30 working days from receipt of payment/reimbursement by accredited health care providers. For O.R.s submitted through mail, the date of reckoning shall be the date stamped as received by the post office. A system shall be instituted/installed at PhilHealth Regional Offices and Service Offices to monitor compliance herewith which may affect future reimbursements from the Corporation. For strict compliance. (Signed) LORNA O. FAJARDO Officer-in-charge Office of the President and CEO" Date signed: 9/15/05" All concerned are hereby enjoined to be guided accordingly and give this circular as wide a publicity as possible. (Original Signed) JOSE MARIO C. BU�AG Commissioner of Internal Revenue J2