Regulations Governing the National Health Insurance Medical Care Article 23
After receiving a prescription handed over by a contracted medical care institution, a beneficiary shall make an appointment with the contracted medical care institution for scheduling or receiving medical care services within the following period; a contracted medical care institution shall not accept scheduling appointments nor provide medical care services beyond the period allowed:1. Scheduling laboratory testing, examination prescriptions: 180 days from the date of issuance;2. Scheduling rehabilitation therapy: 30 days from the date of issuance;3. A refillable prescription slip for patients with chronic illnesses: the last dispensing day of the last refill;4. Any other outpatient prescription and medical prescription: 3 days from the date of issuance.The expiration day set forth in the preceding paragraph will be postponed to the following working day if it falls on a holiday or weekend.
中文原文 全民健康保險醫療辦法第23條
保險醫事服務機構交付處方後，保險對象應於下列期間內向保險醫事服務機構預約排程或接受醫療服務，逾期後，保險醫事服務機構不得受理排程或提供醫療服務：
一、排程檢驗、檢查處方：自開立之日起算一百八十日。
二、排程復健治療處方：自開立之日起算三十日。
三、慢性病連續處方箋：末次調劑之用藥末日。
四、其他門診處方及藥品處方箋：自開立之日起算三日。
前項期間遇有末日為例假日者，順延之。
一、排程檢驗、檢查處方：自開立之日起算一百八十日。
二、排程復健治療處方：自開立之日起算三十日。
三、慢性病連續處方箋：末次調劑之用藥末日。
四、其他門診處方及藥品處方箋：自開立之日起算三日。
前項期間遇有末日為例假日者，順延之。