Regulations Governing the National Health Insurance Referral Article 6

A contracted hospital or clinic shall issue a referral form to a beneficiary who meets the requirements for referral. Prior to issuing the referral form, it may contact the receiving contracted hospital or clinic to arrange appointment scheduling, including the date of service, appropriate medical specialty department, and registration procedures.The preceding referral form is valid for 90 days as of the issuance day.Where a beneficiary agrees to be referred to another hospital or clinic, the referral shall only be made to the contracted hospital or clinic specified in the referral form.Where a beneficiary, without his or her fault, fails to visit the contracted hospital or clinic that accepts the referral on the date of the medical visit specified in the referral form, the beneficiary may directly contact the contracted hospital or clinic that accepts the referral to arrange a substitute date of the medical visit.