Regulations Governing Operation of the Communicable Disease Control Medical Network Article 14

The competent authorities may, at their discretion, provide subsidies for personnel training and drills conducted by isolation hospitals, as well as for the procurement and maintenance costs of isolation ward facilities and equipment.When an isolation hospital’s operations are affected due to its activation for admitting and treating patients with communicable diseases under the preceding article, the central competent authority may subsidize the difference between the total medical expenses incurred by the affected hospital under the National Health Insurance during the activation period and those of the corresponding period in the preceding year. If the Command Center has been in operation for more than one year, the central competent authority may subsidize the difference between the total National Health Insurance medical expenses during the activation period and those of the corresponding period one year prior to the establishment of the Command Center, as directed by the commander of the Command Center.During the operational period of the Command Center, dedicated infection control personnel at isolation hospitals may be eligible for discretionary allowances or subsidies.The subsidy period for the preceding two items shall commence from the month of activation and continue until three months after the month in which the activation is terminated.