Special benefit packages
SARS and Avian Influenza (Influenza Pandemic or Bird Flu) Package
Details of coverage:
Amount of coverage |
For members and their qualified dependents - Php 50,000 per case. For health care workers or HCW (forefront and high risk) - Php 100,000 per case. |
Services included |
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Providers |
Patients must be admitted only in accredited DOH-designated SARS or AI/IP hospitals. Confinements abroad shall be paid / compensated provided a certification from the attending physician is submitted. |
Eligibility |
Must be certified by the DOH as SARS or avian influenza/influenza pandemic patient. Must have paid at least three (3) months premiums within the last six (6) months prior to confinement. |
Exclusions |
SARS suspect cases. Cases of acute respiratory illness where an alternative diagnosis can fully explain such illness. |
Other conditions |
Rule on single period of confinement and 45-days allowance for room and board per year applies. |
Other conditions |
Contracted the disease while caring for a SARS or AI/IP patient (person to person transmission). Renders service in DOH-designated hospital. DOH attests that HCW contracted the disease while on official duty. |