Enforcement Rules of the National Health Insurance Act Article 62

The number of days of hospitalization referred to in Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 47 of the Act means the number of days of hospitalization each time. Days stayed in acute ward or chronic ward of each time shall be counted separately. The number of days of hospitalization for those who are re-hospitalized in the same hospital for the same illness within fourteen days shall be counted together.The maximum of self-bearing hospitalization expense for the beneficiary as provided in Paragraph 2 of Article 47 of the Act shall be six percent of the average national income per capita for one time of hospitalization or ten percent of the average national income per capita for a period of one year regardless of whether it is the same illness.The average national income per capita referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be determined by the Competent Authority by referring to the average national income per capita of the most recent year announced by the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics of the Executive Yuan.