Department Circular No. 2023-0257

Story Posted: June 20, 2023; 10:00 PM. Link to Post: bit.ly/dc2023-0257

Reiteration of the Compliance with Administrative Order (A.O.) No. 2021-0044, “Guidelines on Determining Eligibility for Social Care Medical and Financial Assistance and Point of Service,” and A.O. No. 2021-0015, “Standards on Basic and Non-Basic Accommodation in All Hospitals”

Download the issuance: DC No. 2023-0257 dated June 13, 2023

Addressed to all DOH executives, central and regional directors, BARMM Ministry of Health, directors and chiefs of hospitals, medical centers, sanitaria, institutes, includes links to copies of the said Administrative Orders and standardized video orientation materials.

(See also our posts about A.O. No. 2021-0044 and A.O. No. 2021-0015 from our Updates section.)

PUBLIC ADVISORY

HFDB is different from HFSRB
For concerns related to Permit to Construct, License to Operate and Certificate of Accreditation, and for fact-finding and actions on complaints against hospitals and other health facilities, the responsible office under the Department of Health is the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB). Visit their official website for more information: hfsrb.doh.gov.ph