Regulations of Medical Diagnosis and Treatment by Telecommunications Article 20
When implementing telemedicine, medical institutions shall comply with the following requirements:1. Obtain informed consent from the subject of telemedicine. However, this requirement does not apply in urgent situations.2. When conducting telemedicine, the physician shall confirm the patient’s identity. Telemedicine shall not be provided to new patients for the conditions specified in Subparagraphs 1 to 6 and 8 of Article 3.3. Telemedicine services shall, in principle, be provided in person at the medical institution, and the patient’s privacy shall be ensured.4. Medical records shall be produced in accordance with the Medical Care Act, indicating that the diagnosis and treatment were performed via telecommunications.5. When nurses, midwives, or other medical personnel perform telemedicine medical orders, they shall make a record of execution and keep it with the medical record.6. Comply with any other matters announced by the competent central authority.If the patient’s condition is deemed inappropriate for telemedicine, the physician may decide not to conduct it after assessment. In such cases, the physician shall recommend alternative methods of treatment.
中文原文 通訊診察治療辦法第20條
醫療機構實施通訊診療時，應遵行下列事項：
一、取得通訊診療對象之知情同意。
但有急迫情形者，不在此限。
二、醫師實施通訊診療時，應確認病人身分；第三條第一款至第六款及第八款情形，不得為初診病人。
三、醫師實施通訊診療，以在醫療機構內實施為原則，並確保病人之隱私。
四、依醫療法規定製作病歷，並註明以通訊方式進行診療。
五、護理人員、助產人員或其他醫事人員執行通訊診療醫囑時，應製作執行紀錄，併同病歷保存。
六、其他中央主管機關公告之事項。
醫師評估病人之病情，不適宜以通訊方式診療時，得不施行通訊診療，並建議改以其他方式為之。
一、取得通訊診療對象之知情同意。
但有急迫情形者，不在此限。
二、醫師實施通訊診療時，應確認病人身分；第三條第一款至第六款及第八款情形，不得為初診病人。
三、醫師實施通訊診療，以在醫療機構內實施為原則，並確保病人之隱私。
四、依醫療法規定製作病歷，並註明以通訊方式進行診療。
五、護理人員、助產人員或其他醫事人員執行通訊診療醫囑時，應製作執行紀錄，併同病歷保存。
六、其他中央主管機關公告之事項。
醫師評估病人之病情，不適宜以通訊方式診療時，得不施行通訊診療，並建議改以其他方式為之。