Labor Insurance Act Article 55

In case an insured person was originally partially-disabled and a new injury or sickness not only has aggravated his/her disability on the same part or caused disability to another part of his/her body, the insurer should grant balance disability benefit according to permanent disability benefit payment standard and the degree of disability is aggravated. However, the total could not exceed the first degree of the benefit standard.If the insured person in previous paragraph conforms with criteria for granting the permanent disability pension and has claimed permanent disability pension, insurer should issue 80% of the permanent disability pension amount to the insured every month until 50% of the amount of a lump sum permanent disability benefit calculated based on the original partial disability is completely deducted.For the insured person in previous two paragraphs who are partially disabled while the insurance is still effective but has not claimed permanent disability benefit, the insurer should issue permanent disability benefit according to the permanent disability benefit standards and the degree of disability after the disability is aggravated. However, the total should not exceed the first degree of the benefit standard.