IV. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Annex A provides the relevant and pertinent definition of terms as adopted from RA 7277, RA
9442, and RA 10754.
V. GENERAL GUIDELINES
All PWDs are entitled to at least 20% discount and VAT exemption upon requirements
determination and compliance by both the provider/establishment and PWD.
At least 20% discount and VAT exemption shall cover purchase of generic and branded medicines,
medical and assistive devices, costs of medical, dental, and rehabilitation services, and diagnostics
and laboratory fees, as prescribed by the attending physician for all PWDs.
Diagnosis or treatment shall be in accordance to the latest Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) or
hospital treatment protocols, for all service wards and pay sections of government hospitals and
facilities, and in all private hospitals and medical facilities.
Services which are medically necessary for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, or
palliation of the PWD shall be provided the discount and exemption.
All PWDs shall be enjoined to become PhilHealth members (member or dependent of active
PhilHealth member). The national government through the National Household Targeted System
or Listahan, LGUs, NGOs, or private individual and/or group shall support the PhilHealth
enrollment of non-PWD members. PWDs may also opt to enroll themselves as individual paying
members.
All government and private hospitals, medical facilities, and hospitals including drugstores and
other licensed establishments dispensing medicines shall develop appropriate and strategic
communication materials to disseminate information and policies set forth by this issuance
accessible to all PWDs; designate express lanes for PWDs; and issue official receipts in every
payment of drugs and medicines, medical/assistive devices, and other services stating the usual
rates or fees, retail price, discounts and VAT exemption.
All health facilities shall provide holistic quality care to PWDs and their families and treat them
with professional conduct and respect in support of this Order.
VI. IMPLEMENTING RULES AND MECHANISM FOR THE AVAILMENT OF PRIVILEGES
At least 20% discount and VAT exemption shall apply to the following:
a. Generic and branded medicines as well as food for special medical purposes in establishments
dispensing medicines
b. Medical and assistive devices not limited to the list enumerated in Annex B. Purchase of any
the following medical devices shall be recorded in the Purchase Booklet for control and
monitoring:
i. Medical and assistive devices used/consumed during check-up or confinement of a PWD
regardless of the number of days of stay in the hospital or any health facilities and during recovery
at home, or for monitoring of a particular ailment or disease, or to aid the maintenance of a
treatment.
ii. Medical and assistive devices used during recovery at home, or for monitoring of a particular
ailment or disease, or to aid the maintenance of a treatment, with the approval / referral of the
physician.
c. Professional fees of attending doctors in the pay section of government and private hospitals
and facilities; and
d. Costs of medical, dental, and rehabilitation services; diagnostic and laboratory services
including the use of special reagents, dyes, contrast media, and radioactive isotopes; and
psychological, behavioral, and developmental tests – for both in-patient and out-patient PWDs in
government and private hospitals and facilities