Regulations for Awarding Professional Medals by the Ministry of the Interior Article 17
Individuals eligible to apply for the Ministry's Professional Medal may be awarded posthumously, with the medal to be received by their spouses or relatives in the order prescribed in Article 1138 of the Civil Code.
中文原文 內政部專業獎章頒給辦法第17條
符合請頒本部專業獎章之人士,得於身故後追頒之,由其配偶或依民法第一千一百三十八條所定順序之親屬接受。