Republic of the Philippines SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM East Ave., Diliman, Quezon City Tel. Nos. (632) 920-6401 + (632) 920-6446 E-mail: member_relations@sss.gov.ph + Web site: http:/www.sss.gov.ph CIRCULAR No. 2015" 011 ow 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)