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6. What are these obligated services? Who are eligible for these services and how often are<br />

these done?<br />

Among the obligated services are:<br />

Benefits/Services Target Clients (Principal members) Frequency<br />

Primary<br />

services<br />

Preventive<br />

BP Measurement<br />

Periodic clinical breast<br />

examination<br />

Visual inspection with<br />

acetic acid<br />

Non‐hypertensive (18 years old<br />

and above)<br />

Hypertensive (with BP >/=140/90<br />

mmHg<br />

Female, 25 years old and above<br />

Female, 25‐55 years old with intact<br />

uterus<br />

Once a year<br />

Once a month<br />

Once a year<br />

Once a year<br />

7. What if the member/dependent wants to waive the availment of obligated services?<br />

Patients with religious and cultural barriers may sign a waiver for obligated services like<br />

visual acetic acid wash and submit the signed waiver to their PCB Provider. The Provider<br />

shall include the number of patients who waived such services when they submit Annex<br />

A.4 (Summary of PCB Services provided).<br />

8. How will the PCB Providers be paid?<br />

The PCB Providers shall be paid through a Per Family Payment Rate (PFPR), which shall be<br />

computed and released on a quarterly basis. Through appropriate administrative issuances<br />

(e.g. local ordinance, Sangguniang Bayan Resolution etc.), the LGU‐owned providers shall<br />

create/ maintain a trust account per province/city/municipality for the PFPR fund.<br />

9. What documents must a PCB Provider submit to facilitate the release of<br />

the PFPR? When and where should these documents be submitted?<br />

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