Republic of the Philippines
SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
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CIRCULAR No. 2015" 011
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SSS MEMBERS WHO ARE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWs)
SUBJECT GRANT OF A 30-DAY GRACE PERIOD IN THE FILING OF SICKNESS
CLAIMS NOT REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION.
The Social Security Commission, under its Resolution No. 524-s.2015 dated 08
July 2015, approved the grant of 30-day grace period beyond the existing five-day
prescriptive period in the filing of sickness benefit application to address the concern of
members who are OFWs that due to the distance between their place of work/residence
and the nearest SSS foreign office, their claim for sickness benefit are often penalized for
late-filing
The additional 30-day grace period beyond the existing five-day prescriptive period
‘shall be applied only to cases that do not require hospital confinement.
This Circular shall take effect immediately.
Please be guided accordingly.
18 AUG 2015
Date
(Policy - Sickness Benet)