Regulations Governing Management of the Health Examination of Employed Aliens Article 7

Employers who recruit Foreign Skilled Workers from abroad shall arrange health examinations for such workers in accordance with the following schedule:1. When applying for an entry visa, the employer shall submit a qualified pre-entry health examination certificate for the worker issued within the past three months; but for a Foreign Skilled Worker whose country of residence does not have any Authorized Hospital , the employer may submit a pre-entry health examination certificate issued and signed within the past three months by a physician at a lawfully established hospital in the worker’s country of residence and authenticated by an R.O.C. overseas mission.2. The employer shall arrange for the worker to undergo post-entry health examination and periodic health examinations within three years after entering the country.When an employer employs a Foreign Skilled Worker already in the country and applies for an employment permit for the worker for the first time, the employer shall submit a qualified employment health examination certificate issued within the past three months to the central competent authority.For Foreign Skilled Workers who have completed the health examinations specified in the preceding two paragraphs and undertake work specified in Subparagraphs 10 through 11 of Article 5 of the Regulations Governing Work Qualifications and Permit Management for Foreign Skilled Workers, employers shall arrange for them to undergo employment health examination once every three years, and submit a qualified employment health examination certificate to the central competent authority when applying for an employment extension permit, contract completion transfer permit, or continued employment permit.Paragraph 2 of the preceding article shall apply to the health examination items specified in Paragraphs 1 and 2 hereof. Health examination items specified in the preceding paragraph shall include Chest X-ray examination for tuberculosis and physical examination.Foreign Skilled Workers from countries or regions as announced by the central competent health authority may be exempted from undergoing examination for Hansen's disease and stool examination for intestinal parasites.