Medical Care Act Article 60
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.
Hospitals and clinics shall first provide emergency patients with proper emergency treatment and offer remedies or undertake necessary measures within the capability of their personnel and facilities, and shall not delay without cause.In the case that the emergency patients referred to in the preceding paragraph are low- or middle-income patients or were found to have collapsed on streets, and they or their supporters are unable to afford the medical costs, the social administrative competent authority at the municipal or county (city) level shall provide subsidies in accordance with the law.
中文原文 醫療法第60條
醫院、診所遇有危急病人，應先予適當之急救，並即依其人員及設備能力予以救治或採取必要措施，不得無故拖延。
前項危急病人如係低收入、中低收入或路倒病人，其醫療費用非本人或其扶養義務人所能負擔者，應由直轄市、縣（市）政府社會行政主管機關依法補助之。
前項危急病人如係低收入、中低收入或路倒病人，其醫療費用非本人或其扶養義務人所能負擔者，應由直轄市、縣（市）政府社會行政主管機關依法補助之。