People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act Article 46
Anyone other than the people with visual disabilities may not be engaged in the massage industry.To assist people with visual disabilities to take the massage and physiotherapy massage practices, the competent authorities of individual levels in charge of labor affairs shall actively integrate private resources, guide and improve their professional skills and management abilities, and grant subsidies for the practices they operate.The targets of guidance and subsidies, methods, and other rules that should be followed shall be prescribed by the central competent authorities in charge of labor affairs.A medical care institute is allowed to employ people with visual disabilities to engage in non-medical massage in specific places.Medical care institutes, stations, airports, park operators, and government agencies (institutes) are not allowed to provide places for people without visual disabilities to engage in massage or physiotherapy massage services. The above mentioned institutes, stations, airports, operators, and agencies providing places to people with visual disabilities to engage in massage or physiotherapy massage practices should be treated with preference.The first paragraph will be invalid on October 31, 2011.
中文原文 身心障礙者權益保障法第46條
非視覺功能障礙者,不得從事按摩業。
各級勞工主管機關為協助視覺功能障礙者從事按摩及理療按摩工作,應自行或結合民間資源,輔導提升其專業技能、經營管理能力,並補助其營運所需相關費用。
前項輔導及補助對象、方式及其他應遵行事項之辦法,由中央勞工主管機關定之。
醫療機構得僱用視覺功能障礙者於特定場所從事非醫療按摩工作。
醫療機構、車站、民用航空站、公園營運者及政府機關(構),不得提供場所供非視覺功能障礙者從事按摩或理療按摩工作。
其提供場地供視覺功能障礙者從事按摩或理療按摩工作者應予優惠。
第一項規定於中華民國一百年十月三十一日失其效力。
各級勞工主管機關為協助視覺功能障礙者從事按摩及理療按摩工作,應自行或結合民間資源,輔導提升其專業技能、經營管理能力,並補助其營運所需相關費用。
前項輔導及補助對象、方式及其他應遵行事項之辦法,由中央勞工主管機關定之。
醫療機構得僱用視覺功能障礙者於特定場所從事非醫療按摩工作。
醫療機構、車站、民用航空站、公園營運者及政府機關(構),不得提供場所供非視覺功能障礙者從事按摩或理療按摩工作。
其提供場地供視覺功能障礙者從事按摩或理療按摩工作者應予優惠。
第一項規定於中華民國一百年十月三十一日失其效力。