Prison Act Article 55

Prisons shall arrange regular health evaluation for inmates, and where necessary, arrange health examination for them and promote self-health management measures.Prisons may conduct necessary medical procedures when administering health examination specified in the preceding paragraph.An inmate or an inmate’s nearest relative or family member may request the prison to allow them to hire medical personnel at their own expense to perform a health examination for the inmate in the prison under the circumstance that there will be no adverse impact on prison order and it is deemed necessary by a physician.A prison may provide the inmate with the results of the health examination in Paragraph 1 upon request.An inmate may, for health reasons, request the purchase or the delivery of low-risk medical instruments or health products at his/her own expense after a doctor has evaluated the feasibility of such use under the circumstance that there will be no adverse impact on prison safety and order.Article 78 and Article 80 to Article 82 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the return or acceptance of items purchased or delivered in accordance with the preceding paragraph.