Regulations on the Permission and Administration of the Employment of Foreign Workers Article 18
An employer who wants to hire a live-in caregiver is required to apply for a professional assessment of the care recipient at a medical institution designated by the Central Competent Authority.If the care recipient is professionally assessed as meeting the Central Competent Authority regulations for hiring a foreign caregiver and there are valid reasons that native caregivers recommended by a long-term care center under a municipal or county (city) government cannot meet the care requirements, the employer can apply to the Central Competent Authority to employ a foreign caregiver.If the care recipient has any of the following conditions, employers can directly apply for a domestic caregiver recommended by a long-term care centre under a municipal or county (city) government without the aforementioned assessment:1. Possessing a specific Catastrophic Illness Manual or certificate.2. Meets the regulations of the Central Competent Authority for not requiring a professional assessment by a medical institution.
中文原文 雇主聘僱外國人許可及管理辦法第18條
被看護者符合審查標準第十八條第一項或第二項所定資格，而雇主有聘僱外國籍家庭看護工意願者，由直轄市及縣（市）政府之長期照顧管理中心推介本國籍照顧服務員，有正當理由無法滿足照顧需求而未能推介成功者，雇主得向中央主管機關申請聘僱外國籍家庭看護工。