NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1 77R
Introduced by Senator Raffy T. Tulfo
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RECEIVED BY:
AN ACT PROVIDING HMO BENEFITS TO ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN 
THE PHILIPPINES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Government Employee Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Benefits 
Act aims to provide comprehensive health care services to all government employees 
in the Philippines. The bill seeks to promote the welfare of government employees by 
providing them with access to HMO benefits, which will cover inpatient and outpatient 
care, diagnostic services, laboratory and diagnostic procedures, preventive health care 
services and prescription drugs.
The bill proposes to appropriate funds needed upon the following year from the 
approval of the bill. The Department of Health, in consultation with the Civil Service 
Commission, and the Department of Budget and Management will be responsible for 
issuing the necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of this act.
The proposed bill will benefit all government employees, whether permanent, 
casual, or contractual, by ensuring that they have access to comprehensive health 
care services. This will improve the overall well-being of government employees and 
their families, which will, in turn, contribute to the overall productivity of the 
government workforce.


Providing HMO benefits to government employees will also be cost-effective in 
the long run. By providing preventive health care services and access to necessary 
medical treatments, the bill will help to reduce the costs associated with absenteeism 
and long-term health care expenses.
In view of the aforementioned,
sought.
R3SMge of this measure is earnestly
Rafiry T. Tulfo


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
)
SENATE
S.B. No. 1776
23 JAN 25 P6 32
RECEIVED BV,
Introduced by Senator Raffy T. Tulfo
AN ACT PROVIDING HMO BENEFITS TO ALL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN 
THE PHILIPPINES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress Assembled:
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Government Employee
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Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Benefits Act of 2023."
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SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State
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to promote the welfare of its employees by providing them with access to
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comprehensive health care services through the provision of Health Maintenance
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Organization (HMO) benefits.
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SECTION 3. Coverage. - All government employees, whether permanent,
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casual, or contractual, shall be covered by the HMO benefits under this Act.
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SECTION 4. Benefits. - The HMO benefits to be provided to government 
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Inpatient and outpatient care
Diagnostic services
Laboratory and diagnostic procedures
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Preventive health care services
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Prescription drugs
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SECnON 5. Funding. - The amount needed for this act, shall be included in the
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General Appropriations Act for the year following its approval.
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SECTION 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Health
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(DOH), in consultation with the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Department
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of Budget and Management (DBM), shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for
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the implementation of this Act.
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SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
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regulations, or parts thereof, inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified
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accordingly.
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SECTION 8. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared invalid
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or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in
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full force and effect.
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SECTION 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved.