Hospice Palliative Care Act Article 6-1

With the consent expressed in the letter of intent by decision maker or the medical surrogate agent as set forth in the article 4 paragraph 1 or article 5, the central competent authority shall note this will in the national health insurance certificate (hereinafter “NHI card”). The note shall have the same legal effect as that of the letter of intent. However, the decision maker or the medical surrogate agent, who withdraws the will as set forth in the preceding article, shall inform the central competent authority to annul the note.The signed letter of intent in the preceding paragraph, shall be saved as a scanned electronic file in the database of the central competent authority by a medical care institution, the health authority or a corporation designated by the central competent authority before the will be noted in the NHI card.When the will noted in the NHI card is inconsistent with the written expression of the decision maker during the process of clinical treatment, the decision maker’s expression shall be prevail.