1 Compensation for serious injury is divided into nine levels according to crime victim’s injury severity. The identification of each level is shown in attachment 1, with the payment standards as follows:1. Level 1: NT$1.6 million.2. Level 2: NT$1.5 million.3. Level 3: NT$1.4 million.4. Level 4: NT$1.3 million.5. Level 5: NT$1.2 million.6. Level 6: NT$1.1 million.7. Level 7: NT$1 million.8. Level 8: NT$900,000.9. Level 9: NT$800,000.2 To apply for compensation for serious injuries, in addition to filling out the application form for crime victim compensation as provided in Article 33, along with a certificate of diagnosis issued by National Health Insurance contracted hospitals or clinics, it is also necessary to provide supporting documents according to the following circumstances:1. Where the application is filed in accordance with the provisions of Article 3, a certificate of major illness and injury approved by the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) shall be attached.2. Those who have undergone a medical examination may attach the examination report and related images.3. Other supporting documents that can prove the degree of serious injury of the crime victim.3 After the Review Committee or Reconsideration Committee accepts the application for compensation for serious injury, except for those cases that can be determined immediately, the contracted hospital or clinic for national health insurance where the certificate of diagnosis is issued shall be inquired, in writing, about whether the applicant has met the standard of serious injury (hereinafter referred to as the serious injury standard) and the degree of serious injury, as provided in Article 3 of the Act.4 The hospital or clinic in the preceding paragraph shall refer to the type, status, level, review criteria, and treatment period as provided in the disability payment standard of labor insurance and reply to the Review Committee or Reconsideration Committee with information about determining whether or not the applicant has met the standard of serious injury and the degree of serious injury, according to the following circumstances:1. Where the applicant has reached a state with fixed symptoms and the therapeutic effect cannot be expected after further treatment, a written reply, including the most suitable level determined for disability payment standard of labor insurance or other relevant supporting materials, shall be issued.2. Where the applicant has not reached a state with fixed symptoms, reference shall be made to disability review criteria as provided in the disability payment standard of labor insurance, or to the current injury situation of the applicant, and a written reply, including an assessment of the reasonable treatment period required, shall be issued.3. Where there are circumstances as described in Subparagraphs 3 of Paragraph 5, Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Paragraph 6, or other specific reasons that make it impossible to determine the degree of serious injury of the applicant, a written reply, including such reasons, shall be issued.5 The Review Committee or Reconsideration Committee shall then handle the matter according to the following situations:1. In the case of Subparagraph 1 in the preceding paragraph, the compensation of serious injuries shall be determined in accordance with Paragraph 1 and attachment 1.2. In the case of Subparagraph 2 in the preceding paragraph, the Review Committee may determine provisional compensation in accordance with the provisions of Article 68, Paragraph 1 of the Act and order the applicant to re-apply for compensation for serious injury in accordance with the provisions of Article 50 of the Act after a reasonable period of treatment. However, with reference to other supporting documents similar to disability levels of labor insurance as submitted by the applicant, if it can be determined that the applicant has met the standard of serious injury and the degree of serious injury as provided in the Act, then the decision on compensation may be made directly.3. Where the hospital or clinic cannot determine the degree of serious injury based on the applicant’s original doctor-visiting data or where the hospital or clinic fails to reach the level of medical institutions that can issue certificates of diagnosis as stipulated in the disability payment standard of labor insurance, the Review Committee or Reconsideration Committee shall order the applicant to undergo another examination at a designated hospital or clinic within a certain period of time.6 In addition to the circumstances in the preceding paragraph, where the Review Committee or Reconsideration Committee finds that the applicant has met the standard of serious injury and one of the following circumstances, a decision on the amount of compensation specified in Level 9 of Paragraph 1 can be made directly:1. where the degree of serious injury of the applicant does not reach the minimum disability level of the disability payment standard of labor insurance.2. where the hospital or clinic is unable to determine the degree of serious injury of the applicant due to technology, equipment, or other factors, and after inquiring Bureau of Labor Insurance (BOLI), Ministry of Labor (MOL), there is no other application materials and other supporting documents submitted by the applicant based on their degree of serious injury, and thus the case cannot be determined as Level 9 or above.3. where the applicant fails to cooperate and undergo a necessary examination at a designated hospital or clinic without justified reasons.4. where the applicant expresses their willingness to receive the amount of the Level 9.Attachment 1 - Comparison Table of Compensation Payment Levels for Serious Injury.pdf