A. The determination of health programs or services which are to be given precedence, in terms of DOH-provided support, for PPP establishment shall be based on:
1) KP goals and strategies
2) Other DOH-set priority areas
B. The Department shall comply with the following legal and administrative instruments and frameworks in the promotion, implementation, and evaluation of PPPs:
1) RA 6957, as amended by RA 7718 (BOT Law) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations
2) RA 9184 (Government Procurement Reform Act)
3) Batas Pambansa Blg. 68 (Corporation Code of the Philippines)
4) RA 7160 (Local Government Code)
5) EO 292 (Administrative Code of the Philippines)
6) EO 226 (Omnibus Investment Code of 1987)
7) NEDA Joint Venture Guidelines and Procedures
8) NEDA Investment Coordination Committee (ICC) Guidelines
9) Commission on Audit (COA) Guidelines
10) Other related legal and administrative issuances
C. Even as the DOH assumes the lead in the establishment of strategic PPPs in the health sector, it shall coordinate with, as well as provide any necessary assistance, to the following entities:
1) Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines, NEDA for medium to large-scale health PPPs
2) LGUs and Local Development Boards for LGU-initialed PPP endeavors
3) Development partners, financial institutions, NGOs and other parties interested in PPPs
D. The DOH shall endeavor to ensure that the financial environment for health-related activities is conducive to private sector participation by:
1) Progressively increasing in coordination with PhilHealth. membership in the social health insurance system, with particular emphasis on attaining universal coverage of the poor
2) Putting in place more adequate and timely reimbursement mechanisms, also in coordination with PhilHealth
3) Streamlining the PhilHealth accreditation of qualified health service facilities and providers
4) Promoting efficiency and responsiveness among public providers of health services by encouraging their assumption of greater administrative and fiscal autonomy
E. Suitability, transparency and fair competition in the establishment of PPPs in health are to be advanced by the adoption of the following:
1) Determination of the applicable clinical, administrative, and economic norms for PPP undertakings
2) Publication of user-friendly procedural guides
3) Declared partiality for solicited bids in the setting up of PPPs
4) Development and dissemination of performance standards
5) Endorsing the inclusion of public disclosure clauses in PPP contracts
F. Assessment as well as incentives schemes are to be developed and are to be premised on:
1) The commitment by the Department to provide substantial technical, material, and financial support (through conditional grants or soft loans) as additional incentive mechanisms
2) The actual incentive mix is to be pre-determined for targeted types of or desired outcomes for PPPs
3) A system for periodic monitoring and evaluation is to be set-up purposely for both exclusive as well as comparative appraisal of PPPs in health
4) Regular publication of the performance assessments of initiated PPPs