GUIDELINES ON THE VERIFICATION OF THE QUALIFICATIONS OF PRIVATE HEALTH WORKERS AND/OR THEIR BENEFICIARIES ON THE GRANT OF COMPENSATION

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• Private Health Workers (PrHW) who contracted severe COVID-19 reckoned from February 1,2020 and recovered from it shall be entitled to a compensation of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00).

• In case of death, of Private Health Worker who contracted severe COVID-19, One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) shall be given to his/her beneficiaries.

• The PrHW or his/her duly authorized representative or beneficiary shall submit all the requirements to the DOLE Regional/Provincial/Field Office where the employer of the PrHW principally operates.

Pursuant to RA No. 11469 or “Bayanihan To Heal as One Act”, all Private Health Workers (PrHW) who contracted severe COVID-19 reckoned from February 1,2020 and recovered from it shall be entitled to a compensation of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00). In case of death, One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) shall be given to his/her beneficiaries.

Labor Advisory No.21 Series of 2020 provides for the Guidelines on the Verification of the Qualifications of Private Health Workers and/or their Beneficiaries on the Grant of Compensation:

A PrHW shall be eligible to compensation if he/she meets all the following conditions:

1. He/she provides critical and urgent services for the containment and management of COVID-19 disease;
2. He/she, regardless of employment status and employment classification, is:
   1. An employee of a private health facility,
   2. An employee of a contractor/subcontractor deployed in a public or private health facility; or
   3. Independent contractor and/or self-employed.
3. He/she has contracted severe COVID-19 disease while on duty as evidenced by any appropriate official and/or medical record; and
4. He/she contracted severe COVID-19 disease or became a casualty thereof.

The following minimum requirements shall be submitted by the PrHW:

1. Duly accomplished application form prescribed by DOLE;
2. Certificate of Employment;
3. Medical Abstract signed by the attending physician;
4. Photocopy of any two (2) valid government issued IDs (Passport, driver’s license, GSIS or SSS UMID, PhilHealth, Postal, PRC, Sr. Citizen’s and OFW ID

In addition to the requirements, the original copy of the PrWH’s Death Certificate issued by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) or PSA-authenticated death certificate issued by a Local Government Unit (LGU) must also be submitted whenever applicable.

The PrHW or his/her duly authorized representative or beneficiary shall submit all the requirements to the DOLE Regional/Provincial/Field Office where the employer of the PrHW principally operates. Application may also be submitted through online.

Processing and Verification of Application.

The DOLE Regional Office shall evaluate the completeness of the submitted requirements, and submit its recommendation within the day or immediately to the DOH, through its Malasakit Program Office (MPO)/and Medical Assistance to Indigent Patients (MAIP) Coordinators in the Center for Health Development (CHD) in the same region. The DOH concerned office shall send an official notification to the PrHW or his/her duly authorized representative or beneficiary once his/her claim is approved and available for release or when the same is disapproved, stating therein the reason/s for disapproval.

If the claim is disapproved, the PrHW or beneficiary may submit to the DOH Central Office a motion for reconsideration or appeal addressed to the Secretary of Department of Health.

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