Public Health Specialists Act Article 8

Public health specialists practice business shall base on one of the following manners, except for supporting between or among institutions and sites.1. Employed by a medical, healthcare or long-term care institution, public health specialist office or other institutions or sites approved by the competent authority.2. Employed by an institution (site) other than the previous subparagraph that should staff with a public health specialist in accordance with the law.After accumulated practice for 2 years or longer in the locations prescribed under the previous paragraph, a public health specialist may file an application with the municipal or county (city) competent authority to establish a public health specialist office alone or together with other public health specialists. However, if the public health specialist has practiced public health businesses before the implementation of this Act, the actual service period may be combined with calculation of aforementioned period.The responsible public health specialist of a public health specialist office shall be its applicant, responsible for supervising the business activities of the office.The use and change of names of public health specialists under the preceding second paragraph, the conditions and procedure for the approvals of establishment applications, issuance or cancellation of approvals, fee schedules, restrictions on advertising contents and other compliance matters shall be established by the central competent authority.