H. No. 4593; Manila Bulletin, November 10, 2014; 110 OG No. 51, 7766 (December 22, 2014)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10645, November 05, 2014 ]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL SENIOR CITIZENS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010″

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

SECTION 1. Section 5, sub-paragraph h(2) of Republic Act No. 7432, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 5. Government Assistance. – The government shall provide the following:

“x x x

“(h) Additional Government Assistance

“(1) xxx

“(2) Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage

“All senior citizens shall be covered by the national health insurance program of PhilHealth. Funds necessary to ensure the enrollment of all senior citizens not currently covered by any existing category shall be sourced from the National Health Insurance Fund of PhilHealth from proceeds of Republic Act No. 10351, in accordance with the pertinent laws and regulations.

“(3) x x x.”

SEC. 2. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 3. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives(SGD.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON
President of the Senate
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 712 and House Bill No. 4593 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on September 22, 2014 and September 24, 2014, respectively.

(SGD.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives(SGD.) OSCAR G. YABES
Secretary of the Senate
Approved: NOV 05 2014

(SGD.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines

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