Nursing Personnel Act Article 31-2

Nursing institutions that undergo accreditation pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 23-1 but fail to be accredited shall be ordered to make improvements within a specified period of time, with the exception of violations of the establishment standards provided for in Paragraph 2 of Article 16, which shall be punished pursuant to the previous article. In the event that no improvements are made within the deadline, the nursing institutions that admit patients shall be subject to a fine of between NT$60,000 and NT$300,000, and other nursing institutions shall be subject to a fine of between NT$6,000 and NT$30,000. Consecutive punishments may be imposed. In the case of severe violations, the nursing institutions may be suspended from practice for no less than one month and no more than one year. In cases where no improvements are made when the suspension period ends, the establishment permit may be revoked.