I copied this from the PhilHealth website (PhilHealth) for all the non member pozzies. The hubs might require you to have one upon enrollment. Also, try to become a member now because by the end of next year, all ARV's and other medicines will be under PhilHealth.
I have heard from some people living with HIV/AIDS that it's harder to be discreet and to ask for their PhilHealth request signed in their company. Usually their HR personnel would pry as to what it is for and most pozzies ran out of excuses. So it is still best to have an individual paying program instead.
The following may enroll with PhilHealth's Individually Paying Program:
- Self-employed Individuals - those who work for him/herself and is therefore both the employer and employee, including but not limited to the following:
- Self-earning professionals like doctors and lawyers
- Business partners and single proprietors / proprietresses
- Actors, actresses, directors, scriptwriters and news reporters who are not under an employer-employee relationship
- Professional athletes, coaches, trainers and jockeys
- Farmers and fisherfolks
- Workers in the informal sector such as ambulant vendors, watch-your-car boys, hospitality girls, tricycle drivers, etc.
- Separated from employment - those who were previously formally employed (with employer-employee relationship) and are separated from employment.
- Employees of international organizations and foreign governments based in the Philippines without agreement with PhilHealth for the coverage of their Filipino employees in the program.
- All other individuals not covered under the previous categories mentioned, including but are not limited to the following:
- Parents who are not qualified as legal dependents, indigents or retirees/pensioners
- Retirees who did not meet the minimum of 120 monthly premium contributions to qualify as non-paying members
- Children who are not qualified as legal dependents
- Unemployed individuals who are not qualified as indigents
Registration procedures and documentary requirements
- Fill out PhilHealth Membership Registration form
- Attach clear copy of supporting documents for qualified dependents to be declared
- Registrant will be issued his/her PhilHealth Identification Number or PIN and the Member Data Record or MDR and shall be asked to pay the required premiums to the PhilHealth Cashier or at any of PhilHealth's accredited collecting banks
Premium requirements
- Individually Paying Members (IPMs) earning an average monthly income of P25,000 and below pay P300 quarterly or P1,200 per year, while those earning above P25,000 pay P600 quarterly or P2,400 per year. Premium contributions may be paid quarterly, semi-annually and annually.
- Schedule of payment:
| Quarterly | Semi-annual | Annual |
Pay until the last working day of the quarter being paid for.
Example: Period: January to March Deadline: March 31 |
Pay until the last working day of the first quarter of the semester being paid for.
Example: Period: January to June Deadline: March 31 |
Pay until the last working day of the first quarter of the year being paid for.
Example: Period: January to December Deadline: March 31 |
The Form: Download, print and fill this out and proceed to the nearest PhilHealth office. Bring the necessary requirements. You can send somebody to apply for you with proper authorization. You can get your ID, the membership registration and receipts in less than an hour depending on the number of applicants in the office.
http://www.philhealth.gov.ph/forms/membership/pmrf.pdf
Good luck!
Good luck!
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