Detention Act Article 55

After a defendant suffering from an injury or an illness has received medical treatment provided under NHI coverage or by a doctor arranged by the detention center and there is a legitimate reason for the defendant to obtain treatment from another doctor, a detention center may approve the request of the defendant to see another doctor inside the detention center at his/her own expense.Where a defendant sees a doctor at his/her own expense according to the preceding paragraph but the defendant needs to be escorted to a medical institution for treatment, the detention center shall report the matter to the court that issues the detention order or the prosecutor in a written format afterwards.Where a defendant who is denied visits and correspondence by the court that issues the detention order needs to be escorted to a medical institution for treatment at his/her expense according to the preceding paragraph, the detention center should, by its vested authority or at the request of the defendant, submit the defendant’s diagnosis information promptly to the court that issues the detention order for a decision. If the court grants an approval, the detention center will escort the defendant under guard to a medical institution for treatment. However in case of urgency, the detention center may first escort the defendant to a medical institution for treatment and inform the court that issues the detention order immediately. If the court does not think treatment at a medical institution should be allowed, it shall issue a ruling of revocation in five (5) days.Regulations governing the application procedures for seeing a doctor at the defendant’s own expense in Paragraph 1, requirements, implementation method, time, place, payment of fees, and other requirements shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Justice.