Republic of the Philippines
7 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

First Regular Session
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

AL
HOUSE BILL No..

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE IMELDA CALIXTO-RUBIANO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to include those parents aged fifty (50) years old to fifty
nine (59) years old who are not covered as legal dependents of the members
under the National Health Insurance Program administered by the
goverment which is designed to help the people pay for their health care
services.

The purpose of this bill is to widen the coverage of the program to
expand the aid for those aged parents because there are members of the
Program who are single and would like to make their parents as legal
beneficiaries.

Although, our mandatory retirement age either in the private or public
sector is 60 years of age, those members of the NHIP who are still single and
were early to make a living would like to provide health care benefits and
services to their parents under the automatic membership of the NHIP. A
survey by the Department of Health showed that individuals belonging to poor
families have a high degree of mortality since they cannot avail of the
necessary health care services.

The primary concem of the Program should be able to uplift the plight
of the poor, to make open and free health care service readily accessible.
The Program should give the highest priority of coverage to those in need with
the basic minimum package of health insurance benefits. This will surely
address the country’s health needs and problems.

Henee, the passage of this bill is eamestly sought for.

pS L—

IMELDA CALIXTO-RUBIANO,
Representative
Lone District of Pasay City


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

ji
HOUSE BILL NO. _ 27it

Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE IMELDA CALIXTO-RUBIANO

AN ACT
FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9241 ENTITLED “AN ACT
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7875, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN
ACT INSTITUTING A NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR
ALL FILIPINOS AND ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH
INSURANCE CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSE”

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Section 4 (f) of Republic Act No. 7875 as amended by
Republic No, 9241 is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 4. Definition of Terms.-For the purpose of this
Act, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

a) Xxx
b) xxx
©) xxx
d) xxx
e) xxx

f) Dependent - The legal dependents of a member are:

(1) xxx

(2)xxx

(3) xxx

(4) the parents who are [sixty (60)] FIFTY (50) years old
or above whose monthly income is below an amount
to be determined by the Corporation in accordance
wrth the guiding principles set forth in Article | ofthis

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NO. 2711 _
Sec 2. Separability Clause. - \f any part or provision of this Act shall
bé held unconstitutional or invalid, other provisions, which are not affected
thereby, shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Sec. 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive
orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Sec. 4 Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,