Senior Citizens Welfare Act Article 45

Where an elderly welfare institution is established without applying for the establishment permit in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 36, or where the required registration as a foundation is not completed within the prescribed time limit as set forth in Paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 36, the responsible person shall be fined not less than NT$60,000 and not more than NT$300,000, and their name shall be made public. A deadline shall also be set for corrective action.During the period for improvement stated in the preceding paragraph, no additional service recipients may be admitted. Violations shall be subject to an additional fine of not less than NT$60,000 and not more than NT$300,000 against the responsible person, and may be penalized on a per-instance basis.Where the institution fails to complete improvement within the deadline specified in Paragraph 1, the responsible person shall be subject to an additional fine of not less than NT$100,000 and not more than NT$500,000. The institution shall also be ordered to transfer or reassign its service recipients within one month. If it is unable to do so, the competent authority shall provide assistance, and the responsible person shall cooperate. Failure to cooperate shall result in compulsory enforcement and an additional fine of not less than NT$200,000 and not more than NT$1,000,000.Any person subject to inspection under Paragraph 1, Article 37-1 who evades, obstructs, or refuses inspection, or fails to provide necessary documents, data, or assistance, shall be fined not less than NT$60,000 and not more than NT$300,000, and may be penalized on a per-instance basis.