Mental Health Act Article 36

If the condition of a severe patient is critical and there is an immediate danger to their life or body unless immediately given protection or access to medical treatment, the protector or family members shall take immediate emergency measures. If emergency measures cannot be taken immediately, the local competent authority may take emergency measures on their own or commission an institution, juridical person, or organization to do so.The costs of the emergency measures referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall be borne by the severe patient, spouse, first-degree blood relatives, or those who have a contractual obligation to provide care. If necessary, the local competent authority may make an advance payment.After making the payment referred to in the preceding Paragraph, the local competent authorities may issue a written administrative sanction to notify the party responsible for bearing the costs to return the amount within 60 days, along with copies of the expense documents, calculation sheets, and the application procedure through which the cost may be reduced or waived. If the party fails to return the amount within the time limits, the local competent authority may take administrative enforcement actions in accordance with the law.In cases where a patient is in critical condition, and there is an immediate danger or likelihood of danger to their life or body unless immediate protection or access to medical care is provided, provisions of the preceding three Paragraphs shall apply mutatis mutandis.The regulation governing the methods, procedures, expense bearing, conditions that expenses may be reduced or waived, and other relevant matters of the emergency measures referred to in the four preceding Paragraphs shall be established by the central competent authority.In cases where the expenses may be reduced or waived, when necessary, the review mechanism under Paragraph 5 of Article 41 of the Senior Citizens Welfare Act may be applied mutatis mutandis.