Philippines - Get Medical or Financial Assistance

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Procedure

Apply In Person:

1. To Get Medical or Financial Assistance, the applicant has to approach the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. or it can be downloaded from the following link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. There is no fee for getting Medical or Financial Assistance.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. Once the process gets completed, the applicant gets a call from the office regarding the application.
12. The PCSO issues guarantee letters to partner hospitals, health facilities, or service providers.
13. This entire process can be completed within 15 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Application form link
• Proof of identity – (driving license, passport, etc)

Specific requirements: Confinement:

• Original Certified True Xerox copy of Medical Abstract with printed name, signature & license number of the attending physician/ doctor
• Original copy of Statement of Account/Hospital Bill with printed name and signature of the Billing Officer/Credit Supervisor
• Endorsement from the Medical Social Services of the hospital for those admitted in the Charity/Service wards (not applicable for ASAP partner hospitals)
• If Discharged: Validly executed Promissory Note (not applicable for ASAP partner hospitals)
• For Medico-Legal Cases: Photocopy of Police Report

Medicines: Enrolment System for Dialysis (HD/PD) (Epoetin/PD Solution)

• Initial Application:
• Original Medical Abstract with printed name, signature & license number of the nephrologist/attending physician
• Original Prescription with signature, name, and license number of nephrologist/attending physician
• Official quotation from hospital/dialysis center accepting PCSO GL
• Photocopy of relevant Laboratory Results (taken within the last three (3) months)
• Certification of PhilHealth membership from a dialysis center
• PCSO Index Card (if with previous assistance)
• Succeeding Applications (For 2nd to 6th tranches)
• Photocopy of the first set of documents (Initial Application)
• Original Prescription with signature, name, and license number of nephrologist/attending physician
• Original Certification of ongoing treatment including date of last treatment from the dialysis center
• PCSO Index Card

Office Locations & Contacts

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
Main Office
Sun Plaza Building,
1507 Princeton Street corner Shaw Boulevard,
Mandaluyong City 1552

Charity Assistance Department
Department Manager
3/F Radiotherapy Bldg.
LCP Complex, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Telephone Number: 426-3735, 921-7608
Email Address: [email protected]

Medical Services Department
Department Manager
3/F Radiotherapy Bldg.
LCP Complex, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Telephone Numbers: 441-2612; 441-2076; 441-2065; 441-2081
Email Address: [email protected]
Contact link

Eligibility

• Any patient who is confined in any health facility is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application form link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• This entire process can be completed within 15 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
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e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name
• Residence Address
• Contact number
• Nationality
• Religion
• Occupation
• Monthly income
• Gender
• Place of Birth
• Name of Father
• Name of Mother

Need for the Document

• The Scheme provides financial assistance to patients, living below the poverty line and who are suffering from major life-threatening diseases, to receive medical treatment at any of the super specialty Government hospitals/institutes.

Information which might help

• For more information link
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Link

Others

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