Enforcement Rules of the National Health Insurance Act Article 19

For the insured defined in Items 1 to 3 of Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of the Act, who are suspended from job without pay for cause may continue their insurance at the same level of the original insured amount through the original group insurance applicant, subject however to the latter’s consent. The insured shall pay the group insurance applicant for the share of premium they shall bear monthly to the group insurance applicant, which shall forward the premium to the Insurer along with their own shares.The insured, who apply for unpaid leaves for the reason of caring children under the Gender Equality in Employment Act and continue their insurance with their original group insurance applicants, shall maintain their insurance at the same level of their previous insured payroll-related amount. For the share of premiums they shall bear, the Insurer shall send the insured a notice of payment under Article 49.The level of the insured amount described in the preceding two paragraphs shall not be lower than the lowest level set out in the Grading Table of insured payroll-related amount.