Prevention of Rare Diseases and Orphan Drug Act Article 13

Rare disease patients or their legal guardians may apply to the central competent authority by submitting an application form, together with certificates, care plans, and relevant documents issued by a medical care or research institution specified in Article 10; after review and approval by the Review Committee, the central competent authority may provide subsidies for patients to travel overseas and participate in international medical cooperation projects.When the medical cooperation project referred to in the preceding Paragraph involves laboratory testing, the application for subsidies may be made by a medical care or research institution specified in Article 10.The central competent authority shall stipulate the application procedures, required documents, and other matters to be complied with for subsidies mentioned in the preceding two Paragraphs.