Enforcement Rules of the National Health Insurance Act Article 8

The alien resident certificate prescribed in Article 9 of the Act refers to the resident certificate in the Taiwan area, the resident and entry-exit permit in the Taiwan area, the alien resident certificate, the alien permanent resident certificate, and other certificates for long-term residence in the Taiwan Area recognized by the Competent Authority of this Insurance.A person staying in Taiwan for six full months prescribed in Subparagraph 1 of Article 9 of the Act refers to a person who has, after entering into Taiwan, stayed in Taiwan for six consecutive months or exited Taiwan once for fewer than 30 days with the actual period of stay amounting to six months after the number of days that he or she has been away from Taiwan is deducted.People who meet the requirements stipulated in Subparagraph 1 of Article 9 of the Act but are not employed and are unable to subscribe to this Insurance as dependents of the insured shall subscribe to this Insurance as the insured defined in item 2, Subparagraph 6 of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 of the Act.