Medical Care Act Article 41

This English translation was last updated on 2023-06-28, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-09-23. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.

The competent authority may reform, give a deadline to make improvements, cease all or part of clinical or hospital practices, order the suspension of practice, or revoke the license of juridical persons in medical care which are ill-conducted, or in violation of laws or original establishment criteria, in accordance with the seriousness of the situation. In the case that juridical persons in medical care fail to conform to the provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article 32 due to decrease of assets, suspension or alteration of the established institution, or revocation of license, the central competent authority shall give a deadline to make improvements. Those who fail to comply shall be subject to revocation of license.The central competent authority may annul the permit license of juridical persons in medical care which fall under the following conditions:1. Those that have been approved for termination of practice, and fail to apply for resumption of practice within the given time limit.2. Those that have been ordered to terminate all or part of clinical or hospitalization practices, and do not comply.3. Those that have been ordered to terminate practice and do not comply, or fail to make improvements within the given time limit.4. Those imposed with revocation of practice license.
中文原文 醫療法第41條
醫療法人辦理不善、違反法令或設立許可條件者,中央主管機關得視其情節予以糾正、限期整頓改善、停止其全部或一部之門診或住院業務、命其停業或廢止其許可。
醫療法人因其自有資產之減少或因其設立之機構歇業、變更或被廢止許可,致未符合中央主管機關依第三十二條第二項所為之規定,中央主管機關得限期令其改善;逾期未改善者,得廢止其許可。
醫療法人有下列情事之一者,中央主管機關得廢止其許可:
一、經核准停業,逾期限尚未辦理復業。
二、命停止全部或一部門診或住院業務,而未停止。
三、命停業而未停業或逾停業期限仍未整頓改善。
四、受廢止開業執照處分。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.