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全民健康保險制度National Health Insurance

Program

Characteristics of NHI

Compulsory Enrollment

For all Citizens and Foreigners with an ARC

Universal Coverage

Convenient Access to Health Care Services

Low Premium

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How to Enroll in the National Health Insurance

The National Health Insurance Act stipulates that foreigners who are legal residents of Taiwan (including from Hong Kong, Macau and China) must either be registered in the health insurance program by their employer starting the day they are employed or should enroll in the program on their own six full months to the day after they obtain legal residency. Foreign students can apply to be covered under the program by their school.

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A person staying in Taiwan for six full months prescribed in the Act refers to a person who has, after entering into Taiwan, stayed in Taiwan for six consecutive months or exited Taiwan once for fewer than 30 days with the actual period of stay amounting to six months after the number of days that he or she has been away from Taiwan is deducted.

How to Define Six Full Months

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When you permanently leave Taiwan

Withdraw from the NHI program.

Keep your IC Card for possibly re-enroll in the future.

Insurance Premium Calculation

For foreign students , the average premium has

been NT$1,249, with 60% paid by the individual

(NT$749) and 40% by the government effective

from April 1,2010.

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Content of IC Card

Personal Information Section

NHI-related Information Section

Medical Data Section

Health Administration Data Section

Name

ARC Number

Birth date

Photograph (Optional)

IC Chip Explicit Data

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Refrain from placing it in a hot and humid environment

Refrain from placing it in any magnetic field

Do not bend the NHI IC Card

Avoid damaging the chip inside the card

Card sleeve

Prohibit to lend your IC Card to others

IC Card Maintenance

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What if the IC card is damaged , lost, or there is a change of holder’s information?

Fill out NHI IC Card Application Form .

Attach a copy of your ARC .

Submit a 2-inch color or black and white full-face photo.

Pay the handling fee of NT$200.

Apply for it at the post office or the Southern Division .

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How to Get Health Care?

Bring your IC card when visiting a doctor

Pick up your prescription after seeing a doctor

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In-patient careAmbulatory careRehabilitation servicesLaboratory testsPharmaceuticalsDental servicesTraditional Chinese medicineHome careSome preventive servicesExcluded cosmetic surgery etc.

Benefit Coverage of NHI

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Access to Health Care

Where there is

there is health care.

19,885 hospitals and health care providers, or 92.62% of all health care facilities in the country, were contracted by the NHI program.

There are 1,758 hospitals and clinics in Tainan.

The Building of the Southern Division

Service Line： 06-

2245678

Global Website of NHI：http://www.nhi.gov.tw

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Any questions or comments about the NHI program, Welcome to our office or contact us via the internet or phone .

Thankyou