Regulations Governing the Subsidization of Medical Expenses and the National Health Insurance Premiums for Disaster Victims in Disaster Affected Areas Article 6

After making any advanced payments out of his or her own pocket for expenses meeting the requirements set forth in Article 3 and the preceding article, a disaster affected victim may, within six months of the day of outpatient treatment, emergency treatment, or discharge from hospital, or of the day when the Executive Yuan announces the disaster affected areas, apply for reimbursement of his or her self-advanced expenses, in accordance with the following:1. Co-payment medical expenses to be paid by an Insurance beneficiary in advance: A disaster-affected victim shall submit his or her reimbursement application to the Insurer in accordance with the National Health Insurance Act and the Regulations for the National Health Insurance Reimbursement of the Self-advanced Medical Expenses;2. Medical expenses of a disaster-affected victim not qualified as an Insurance beneficiary for medical treatment falling within the scope of the Insurance benefits and general food expenses during hospitalization not covered by the Insurance: Article 6 and Article 8 of the Regulations for the National Health Insurance Reimbursement of the Self-advanced Medical Expenses shall apply mutatis mutandis, and a disaster-affected victim shall submit his or her reimbursement application to the Insurer. In the event that the amount of medical expenses for medical treatment charged by a Medical Institution on a disaster victim at a rate approved by the local competent health authority is in excess of the amount covered by the Insurance, the Insurer may reimburse the said disaster victim for the actual amount paid by the said disaster victim.