Mental Health Act Article 48
When discovering individuals who are suspected of having the condition specified in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 of Article 3 during the course of performing their duties, medical personnel, social workers, educational personnel, police officers, firefighters, judicial personnel, immigration administration personnel, household registration personnel, village (neighborhood) officers, and other personnel who carry out community support services may notify the local competent authority to assist in medical care, solicitude, or community support services.When the police or firefighting agencies are performing their duties, if they find that a person suspected to have the condition specified in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 of Article 3 is in danger of harming others or themselves, and that danger to their life or body will not be rescued, or danger to others’ life or body will not be prevented unless the person is restrained, the departments shall notify the local competent authority to ascertain and respond immediately whether the person is a patient with psychosis as stipulated in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 2 of Article 3. If it is ascertained that the person is a patient with psychosis, the departments shall promptly escort the person to the nearest appropriate medical institution to receive medical care. If the person’s identity cannot be ascertained or their status as a patient with psychosis cannot be confirmed, the local competent authority shall dispatch personnel to the scene to handle the situation jointly. If it is not possible to arrive on-site or on time, the local competent authority shall use technology equipment with mutual voice or image transmission functions to handle the situation. If the competent authority deems it necessary for the person to receive medical treatment, they shall promptly escort the person to the nearest appropriate medical institution for treatment unless otherwise stipulated by law.If a person is diagnosed as a patient after being escorted to receive medical care in accordance with the preceding Paragraph and handled appropriately by the medical institution, the person shall be transferred to a psychiatric institution designated by the local competent authority (hereinafter referred to as designated psychiatric institution) for continued treatment.Regarding the designated psychiatric institution referred to in the preceding Paragraph, the regulation governing the method of designation, qualification condition, management, scope of designated business, specialist physician designation, subsidies for safety maintenance expenses, and other compliance matters shall be established by the central competent authority.To ensure the safety of the escorted persons while performing duties, the personnel escorting them to receive medical care may inspect their bodies and belongings and use appropriate restraint devices if necessary.
中文原文 精神衛生法第48條
醫事人員、社會工作人員、教育人員、警察、消防人員、司法人員、移民行政人員、戶政人員、村（里）幹事及其他執行社區支持業務人員於執行職務時，發現疑似第三條第一項第一款所定狀態之人，得通知地方主管機關提供醫療、關懷或社區支持服務之協助。
警察機關或消防機關於執行職務時，發現疑似第三條第一項第一款所定狀態之人，有傷害他人或自己之虞者，非管束不能救護其生命、身體之危險，或預防他人生命、身體之危險時，應通知地方主管機關即時查明回覆是否屬第三條第二項第一款規定之精神病人。
經查明屬精神病人者，應即協助護送至就近適當醫療機構就醫；無法查明其身分或無法查明屬精神病人者，地方主管機關應派員至現場共同處理，無法到場或無法及時到場時，應使用具聲音或影像相互傳送功能之科技設備處理之，經地方主管機關認有就醫必要時，除法律另有規定外，應即護送至就近適當醫療機構就醫。
依前項規定被護送就醫之人經醫療機構適當處置後，診斷屬病人者，應轉送至地方主管機關指定之精神醫療機構（以下簡稱指定精神醫療機構）繼續接受治療。
前項地方主管機關指定之精神醫療機構，其指定方式、資格條件、管理、指定執行業務範圍、專科醫師指定、安全維護經費補助及其他應遵行事項之辦法，由中央主管機關定之。
為保護被護送人之安全，護送就醫人員於執行職務時，得檢查被護送人之身體及所攜帶之物，必要時得使用適當之約束設備。
警察機關或消防機關於執行職務時，發現疑似第三條第一項第一款所定狀態之人，有傷害他人或自己之虞者，非管束不能救護其生命、身體之危險，或預防他人生命、身體之危險時，應通知地方主管機關即時查明回覆是否屬第三條第二項第一款規定之精神病人。
經查明屬精神病人者，應即協助護送至就近適當醫療機構就醫；無法查明其身分或無法查明屬精神病人者，地方主管機關應派員至現場共同處理，無法到場或無法及時到場時，應使用具聲音或影像相互傳送功能之科技設備處理之，經地方主管機關認有就醫必要時，除法律另有規定外，應即護送至就近適當醫療機構就醫。
依前項規定被護送就醫之人經醫療機構適當處置後，診斷屬病人者，應轉送至地方主管機關指定之精神醫療機構（以下簡稱指定精神醫療機構）繼續接受治療。
前項地方主管機關指定之精神醫療機構，其指定方式、資格條件、管理、指定執行業務範圍、專科醫師指定、安全維護經費補助及其他應遵行事項之辦法，由中央主管機關定之。
為保護被護送人之安全，護送就醫人員於執行職務時，得檢查被護送人之身體及所攜帶之物，必要時得使用適當之約束設備。