RA 11228 – An Act Providing For The
Mandatory Philhealth Coverage For All
Persons With Disability (PWDs),
Amending For The Purpose Republic Act
No. 7277, As Amended, Otherwise
Known As The “Magna Carta For
Persons With Disability”
S. No. 1391
H. No. 8014
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Seventeenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand
eighteen.
[Republic Act No. 11228]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDs), AMDENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “MAGNA CARTA FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Title Two, Chapter III of the Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, is hereby
further amended by adding a new section denominated as Section 20-A to read as
follows:
“SEC. 20-A. Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage. – All persons with disability (PWDs) shall
be automatically covered under the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) of the
Philippines Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Premium contributions for all PWDs
shall be paid by the national government: Provided, That the premium contribution of
PWD member in the formal economy shall be shared equally by their employers and the
national government. The funds necessary for the effective implementation of this Act
shall be sourced from the National Health Insurance Fund of PhilHealth earmarked from
the proceeds of Republic Act No. 10351, otherwise known as ‘An Act Restructuring the
Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco Products by Amending Sections 141, 142, 143,
144, 145, 8, 131 and 288 of the Republic Act No. 8424, Otherwise Known as the
National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended by Republic Act No. 9334, and
for Other Purposes’, in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations.
“The PhilHealth shall develop exclusive packages for PWDs that will address their
specific health and development needs.”
SEC. 2. Monitoring and Evaluation. – The Department of Health (DOH), in coordination
with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE), the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), the
local government units (LGUs), other relevant government agencies and
nongovernment organizations, shall conduct a periodic monitoring and evaluation of the
implementation of this Act. Towards this end, the DOH shall maintain an updated
database on PWDs and their health and development needs. The LGUs, the agencies
are directed to submit their data to the DOH.
SEC. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). – The PhilHealth, in consultation
with the DOH, the DSWD, the DOLE, the NCDA, and the various national leagues of
LGUs shall promulgate the IRR, within three (3) months upon the effectivity of this Act.
SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations,
or part thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, amended or
modified accordingly.