The rate of HEA shall be based on the number of hours that the public and private HCWs and non-HCWs physically report for work in a month, as certified by the head of the health facility, or his/her authorized representative, reckoned starting July 1, 2021.

Also, it shall be based on risk classification (i.e. high, medium or low risk) of the eligible public and private HCWs and non-HCWs as guided by the DOH Administrative Order No. 2022-0001-A.