DOH-DBM-DOF-PhilHealth Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2021-0001, "Guidelines on the Allocation, Utilization, Monitoring of and Accountability for the Special Health Fund"

The JMC is issued pursuant to R.A. No. 11223, the Universal Health Care Act, in particular, Sections 20 and 41, which provided the integration of local health systems to province- and city-wide health systems, and the creation of the pool Special Health Fund, respectively.

The policy covers the provinces, cities (highly urbanized, independent and component) and municipalities that are participating in P/CWHS, national agencies such as the budget and management, finance, health, the interior and local government departments, PhilHealth, civil society and other partners supporting the P/CWHS.

The Health Facilities and Infrastructure Development Team issued this MC, signed by Undersecretary of Health Lilibeth David, in aid of promulgating the JMC.

Access and download: MC No. 2021-0003 (And you can access this page again with bit.ly/mc2021-0003. )