PHIC Philhealth Circular No. 030 (2000)
STRICT COMPLIANCE TO REPUBLIC ACT 3573, THE LAW ON REPORTING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
(NAR) VOL. 14 NOS. 3-4 / OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2003
[ PHIC PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 030, s. 2000, September 18, 2000 ]
STRICT COMPLIANCE TO REPUBLIC ACT 3573, THE LAW ON REPORTING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Pursuant to Board Resolution No. 2424, s. 1993, hospitals and medical practitioners are hereby directed to report to the Centers for Health Development (formerly DOH Regional Health Offices) diseases attended as enumerated in the revised list of notifiable or reportable diseases. The revised list as provided in DOH Circular No. 157-D, series of 1990 include the following. Notifiable ICD 10 Code ICD-9 Code Diseases AIDS/HIV B20._B24._ Infection Bronchitis J20._- 466, 490, 491 J22._,J40-J42 Chickenpox B01._ 052 Cholera A00._ 001 Dengue A91 065.4 Hemorrhage Fever Diarrhea A00._ -A09 009 Diptheria A36._ 032 Diseases of the100-152._* 391, 393-398, 410-429 Heart Dysentry A03._, A06._, 004 & 006 A07_-A09 B55.0, B82.0, B37.8, B65.1, B78.0 Filariasis B74._ 125 Goiter E01._-E07._, 240-241 P72.0 Gonorrhea A54._ 098 Hepatitis, Viral B15._-B19._ 070 Influenza J10._-J11._ 487 Leprosy A30._ 030 Malaria B50._B54._ 084 Malignant C00._-C97 140-208 Neoplasms Measles B05._ 055 Pneumonia J12._-J18._ 480-486Poliomyelitis A80._-A89 045 Schistosomiasis B65._ 120 Syphilis A50._-A53._ 090-097 Tetanus A34-A35 037 Tetanus A33 771.3 Neonatorum Typhoid &A01._ 002 Paratyphoid Fever TB Meningitis A17._+ 013 TB Respiratory A15._-A16._ 010-012 TB Other Forms A18._-A19._ 014-018 Whooping Cough A37._ 033 This is also in keeping with Section 2 of RA 3573 that states, every person having knowledge of the occurence of any case of reportable or communicable diseases shall immediately notify the nearest health station either by telephone, by messenger or by written notice, specifying the disease and the name and address of the person afflicted. The immediate disclosure of the above information and any other diseases publicly declared by the Secretary of Health to be communicable and dangerous to the public health will enable the health agencies concerned to prepare for contingencies. For strict compliance. Adopted: 18 Sept. 2000
(SGD.) ENRIQUE M. ZALAMEA President and CEO