Rationalizing the Rate of Reimbursement for Hemodialysis and Amending ECC Board Resolution No. 98-09-0564 (1998)

January 29, 2016ECC BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 16-01-01RATIONALIZING THE RATE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEMODIALYSIS AND AMENDING ECC BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 98-09-0564 (1998)Excerpts from the Minutes of the First (1st) Regular Commission Meeting, Employees' Compensation Commission, Series of 2016, Convened at ECC Multi-Purpose Hall, 4th Floor, ECC Bldg. 355 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue, Makati City, Friday, 29 January 2016 at 12:00 N.N.WHEREAS, Article 185 of P.D. No. 626, as amended, provides that the Employees' Compensation Program (ECP) shall provide such medical services and appliances to an employee who contracts work related sickness or injury as the nature of his sickness or injury and progress of his recovery may require, subject to the expense limitation provided by the Commission;WHEREAS, in September 25, 1998, ECC Board Resolution No. 98-09-0564 prescribed the rate for reimbursement for each session of hemodialysis treatment as follows:  1For New Dialyzer  Bicarbonate: Php3,340.00  Acetate: Php3,000.00  Professional Fee: Php300.00    2For Re-Use Dialyzer  Bicarbonate: Php3,200.00  Acetate: Php2,000.00  Professional Fee: Php300.00;  WHEREAS, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC), through its Circular No. 024 s. 2015 revised its...