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The Department of Health issued new guidelines for the recognition of medical practitioners issuing Pre-Employment Medical Examination certificates for seafarers. Only doctors affiliated with a DOH-accredited Medical Facility for Overseas Workers and Seafarers can be recognized. The guidelines outline requirements for initial recognition and renewal, including endorsements and documents. Recognized practitioners must be re-approved every time their professional license is renewed. Medical facilities must submit annual reports on patients seen by recognized practitioners. Previous guidelines from 2018 are repealed.

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The Department of Health issued new guidelines for the recognition of medical practitioners issuing Pre-Employment Medical Examination certificates for seafarers. Only doctors affiliated with a DOH-accredited Medical Facility for Overseas Workers and Seafarers can be recognized. The guidelines outline requirements for initial recognition and renewal, including endorsements and documents. Recognized practitioners must be re-approved every time their professional license is renewed. Medical facilities must submit annual reports on patients seen by recognized practitioners. Previous guidelines from 2018 are repealed.

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Republicof the Philippines

Department of Health
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

October 12, 2022

DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR
No. 2022 -

TO: ALL MEDICAL DIRECTORS OF MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR


OVERSEAS WORKERS AND SEAFARERS (MFOWS) SERVING
SEAFARERS OR SEABASED CLIENTS AND OTHER CONCERNED

SUBJECT: New Guidelines in the Recognition of Authorized Medical Practitioners


in the Issuance of Pre-Employment Medical Examinations (PEME)
Certificates for Seafarers

Pursuant to Regulation 1/9 on Medical Standards of the International Convention on


Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended
(STCW Convention; 1978, as amended), Department Circular (DC) No. 2018-0445, titled
“Recognition of Authorized Medical Practitioners in the Issuance of Pre-Employment
Medical Examination (PEME) Certificates for Seafarers,”’ dated October 15, 2018 was
issued. The DC mandates that all medical practitioners/physicians of Medical Facilities for
Overseas Workers and Seafarers (MFOWS) serving seafarers or seabased clients shall be
authorized by the Department as
recognized medical practitioners (RMPs).

However, the renewal of recognition of the medical practitioners/physicians and monitoring


of the same were not included in the Circular. In light of the aforementioned concerns, the
following are new guidelines for the RMPs:

A. Only physicians affiliated or employed with a DOH-accredited MFOWS be shall


recognized as medical practitioners in this Circular. PEME of seafarers shall be
conducted in a DOH accredited MFOWS.
B. The following are the requirements for the Recognition of Medical Practitioners
(RMPs).
1. Initial
a. Certificate/Letter of endorsement from MFOWS
b. Certified true copy (one set)
of the following documents for each medical
practitioner/physician listed:
i. Valid PRC ID
ii. Notarized Contract of Employment or Appointment
iii. Certificate of Attendance on Maritime Occupational Safety and
Health (MOSH) under DOLE Accredited Training Organization
iv. Proof showing that the applicant has at least 2 years in active
practice in general medicine
2. Renewal
a. Certificate/Letter of endorsement from MFOWS
b. Certified true copy (one set) of the following documents for each medical
practitioner/physician listed:
i. Valid PRC ID

Building 1, San Lazaro Compound, Rizal Avenue, Sta. Cruz, 1003 Manila @ Trunk Line 651-7800 local 1113, 1108, 1135
Direct Line: 711-9502; 711-9503 Fax: 743-1829 e URL: http://www.doh.gov.ph; e-mail: dohosec@doh.gov.ph
ii. Notarized Contract of Employment or Appointment
C. The validity of recognition of a medical practitioner shall adopt the validity of his/her
PRC ID.
mo
The recognition of a medical practitioner is non-transferrable.
The DOH shall encode in the current MARINA’s system the information of the
approved recognized medical practitioners within three (3) working days from the
approval of
the recognition of the RMP.
F. The recognition of a medical practitioner shall be considered invalid in the following
circumstances:
1. The RMP is no longer connected with the MFOWS, which endorsed him/her for
recognition.
2. The PRC ID of the RMP is already expired. ;

3. The MFOWS that


endorsed the RMP has an expired or suspended Certificate of
Accreditation.
G. The HFSRB shall be officially informed by the MFOWS
of
any changes in their
affiliated or employed recognized medical practitioners within fifteen (15) days from
such changes (use Annex A for delisting). Thereafter, the HFSRB shall update the
MARINA’s system.
H. The submission of the above documents to HFSRB can be through either by the
following channel:
1. Via mail or courier
2. Via email at hfsrb@doh.gov.ph
I. Monitoring of RMPs
1. The MFOWS shall be required to submit yearly to HFSRB the number of
patients/clients of the RMP in a month per MFOWS (use Annex B). The deadline
for which shall be every 31° of March of the following year.
2. On site monitoring of RMPs shall be done at the same time with the monitoring
of MFOWS, which
existing rules of the
is
DOH.
at least once every three (3) years, in accordance with

Department Circular (DC) No. 2018-0445, is hereby repealed.


For strict compliance.

By Authority of the Secretary of Health

Health Regulation Team


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a

ANNEX A

as\ Republic of the Philippines


ec. HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES
s;/ of Department Health
REGULATORY BUREAU

REQUEST FORM FOR DELISTING OF MEDICAL


PRACTITIONERS/PHYSICIANS

Name
of Medical Facility for Overseas
Workers and Seafarers:

Complete Address:

Contact Number/s:

Name of Medical Director:

COMPLETE NAMES OF MEDICAL


PRACTITIONERS FOR DELISTING
PRC ID NUMBER
DATE OF TERMINATION
SERVICE
OF

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MY

*Note: Additional rows may be added

Prepared by:

Signature over Printed Name


Date Signed:

Approved by:

Signature over Printed Name of Medical Director


Date Signed:

DOH-RMP-RequestDelisting
Revision: 00
10/12/2022
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ANNEX B

Republic of the Philippines


R
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Department of Health
FACILITIES AND SERVICES REGULATORY BUREAU

ANNUAL MONITORING OF THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS/CLIENTS


OF THE RECOGNIZED MEDICAL PRACTITIONER (RMP)

Name of Recognized Medical


Practitioner:
Name of
Medical Facility for Overseas
Workers and Seafarers:

Complete Address:

Contact Number/s:

Number of Patients per Month


Jan
F
March

Ma
June
Jul
A

October
November
December
A No. of Patients Year

Prepared by:

Signature over Printed Name


Date Signed:

Approved by:
Signature over Printed Name of Medical Director
Date Signed:

DOH-RMP-AnnualMonitoring
Revision: 00
10/12/2022
Page 1 of 1

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