Regulations Governing the Handling of the Inmates’ Financial Difficulties for Medical Treatment in Prisons and Detention Centers Article 3
The criteria of financial difficulty in Paragraph 4, Article 59 of the Prison Act and Paragraph 4, Article 53 of the Detention Act, shall mean that inmates received treatments from medical institutions or doctors appointed by the authorities, and there are actual facts showing that the inmates have become unable to pay expenses arising from relevant medical care, and are in any of the following circumstances:1. Inmates’ money under safekeeping or labor wage is not enough to pay the bills, and inmates have proof of low income or middle-to-low income issued by township (city or district) or poverty proof issued by the head of village or neighborhood within last one year.2. Inmates’ support obligators are unable to pay expenses arising from relevant medical care, and are in any of the following circumstances:(1) Obligators’ families are low income or middle-to-low income families set forth in the Public Assistance Act and hold unexpired proof issued by township (city or district).(2) Obligators hold poverty proof issued by the head of village or neighborhood within last one year.(3) Obligators need long-term treatments due to major illness or other diseases and hold medical proof issued by medical institutions within the last 6 months.(4) There are actual facts showing that the obligators are unable to pay expenses arising from relevant medical care received by the inmates.3. Obligators cannot be reached and thus they are unable to pay expenses arising from relevant medical care.
中文原文 監獄及看守所收容人就醫經濟困難處理辦法第3條
監獄行刑法第五十九條第四項及羈押法第五十三條第四項所稱因經濟困難，須由機關委請醫療機構或醫師診治者，係指有事實足認收容人已無資力支付其本人醫療衍生之醫療費用，且有下列各款情事之一者：
一、收容人之保管金或勞作金已無法支付，且其本人持有最近一年內鄉（鎮、市、區）公所開具之低收入戶、中低收入戶證明或村（里）長所開具之清寒證明。
二、收容人之扶養義務人，具有下列情事之一，對所積欠醫療衍生之費用無清償能力：
（一）扶養義務人之家庭經依社會救助法認定為低收入戶或中低收入戶，持有鄉（鎮、市、區）公所開具尚在效期內之證明。
（二）持有最近一年內村（里）長所開具之清寒證明。
（三）罹患重大傷病或患病須長期療養，持有最近六個月醫療機構開立之證明文件。
（四）有具體事實足認其無資力負擔收容人醫療衍生之費用。
三、收容人之扶養義務人有不能或無法聯繫之情形，未能負擔收容人醫療衍生之費用。
一、收容人之保管金或勞作金已無法支付，且其本人持有最近一年內鄉（鎮、市、區）公所開具之低收入戶、中低收入戶證明或村（里）長所開具之清寒證明。
二、收容人之扶養義務人，具有下列情事之一，對所積欠醫療衍生之費用無清償能力：
（一）扶養義務人之家庭經依社會救助法認定為低收入戶或中低收入戶，持有鄉（鎮、市、區）公所開具尚在效期內之證明。
（二）持有最近一年內村（里）長所開具之清寒證明。
（三）罹患重大傷病或患病須長期療養，持有最近六個月醫療機構開立之證明文件。
（四）有具體事實足認其無資力負擔收容人醫療衍生之費用。
三、收容人之扶養義務人有不能或無法聯繫之情形，未能負擔收容人醫療衍生之費用。