PhilHealth Home Isolation Package

What is CHIBP?

COVID-19 Home Isolation Benefit Package, or CHIBP, is a home isolation package. It is an alternative option for patients who do not want to stay in a Community Isolation Unit (CIU). Patients who meet the social and clinical criteria for home isolation may receive health support directly in their homes through the package.

Who can avail the CHIBP?

Mild and asymptomatic COVID-19 patients with positive RT-PCR results who are eligible for home isolation based on the following criteria:

• Separate isolation room
• Separate toilet
• Good air flow/ventilation
• Delivery system for daily needs

Note: When a patient has chest pain, fast or difficulty in breathing (at rest or while speaking), fast heart rate, oxygen saturation below 90%, palpitations, confusion, or altered mental status, the patient is not eligible for home isolation.

What services are included?

• Home Isolation Kit
• Consultation and monitoring services including teleconsultation and supportive care
• Patient education, including the use of pulse oximeter, symptoms to watch out for, medicines needed, waste disposal and infection control, and so on.
• Referral to high level health facilities (if needed)
• Additional clinical support while waiting for admission to a health facility (if needed)

How much can I claim for the CHIBP?

The case rate for CHIBP is Php 5,917.00.

What are the requirements?

• Duly signed Claim Signature Form (CSF);
• Copy of the positive RT-PCR result;
• Duly Signed Clearance from the Assessment Checklist of Clinical and Social Criteria for COVID-19 Home Isolation Benefit Package (Annex H);
• Duly Signed Certification of COVID-19 Home Isolation Kit Issuance (Annex J) or a duly signed acknowledgment receipt;
• Signed Authorization and Consent to participate in teleconsultation (Annex K)
• Accomplished monitoring sheet signed by the home isolation team (Annex L)