Enforcement Rules of the National Health Insurance Act Article 18

Where a beneficiary is a dependent of more than two of the insured, and has no circumstance set forth in Article 12 of the Act where the beneficiary has difficulty to subscribe to or withdraw from the Insurance together with the insured, such beneficiary shall subscribe to the insurance with one of the insured according to the following order:1. Spouse or a lineal blood relative within the first degree of relationship;2. Lineal blood relative within the second degree of relationship;3. Lineal blood descendant above the three degree of relationship.The circumstances where it is difficult for dependents to subscribe to or withdraw from the Insurance together with the insured set forth in Article 12 of the Act are defined as follows:1. Raised by the grandparent, because parents are divorced, separated, missing, or did not fulfill their child raising obligation.2. Supported by the grandchildren, because the children are missing or did not fulfill their obligation in supporting their parents.3. Illegitimate children born out of wedlock, who are raised by their grandparents.4. Domestic violence victims holding court protection order or other certifications issued by relevant law enforcement or administrative agencies, or holding relevant certificates certified and issued by the Insurer.5. Other circumstances recognized by the Competent Authority.In the case that a beneficiary has any of the circumstances in the preceding paragraph and does not have any of the insured to subscribe to or withdraw from the Insurance together, such beneficiary shall subscribe to the Insurance under Category 6.