SC CIRCULAR NO. 25-99, May 19, 1999
SC CIRCULAR NO. 25-99, May 19, 1999
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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 |
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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.
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(SGD.) ALFREDO L. BENEPAYO
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Court Administrator
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