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(NAR) VOL. 14 NOS. 3-4 / OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2003
[ PHIC PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 19, S. 2002, May 22, 2002 ]
ACCREDITATION OF PROFESSIONALS
Applications for reaccreditation of Health Care Professionals with an accumulated gap of at least 1 year shall be treated as an intitial application. All requirements have to be submitted again including the Diplomate or Fellow certificate issued by the Philippine Specialty Board for those applying as medical specialist. Professionals who were approved as medical specialist by virtue of DOH Specialist certificate or Diplomate/Fellow certificate issued by the Philippine Academy of Medical Specialists (PAMS) prior to the effectivity of PhilHealth Circular 28, s. 2001 but have accumulated a gap in their accreditation of one year or more shall be required to submit a Diplomate/Fellow certificate issued by the Philippine Specialty Board. Failure to submit the said Diplomate/Fellow certificate will result to downgrading of their accreditation to general practitioner as provided in PhilHealth Circular No. 1, s. 2002.
For guidance and immediate implementation.
Adopted: 22 May 2002
(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, MD, MSc.
President and CEO