People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act Article 6

The municipal and county (city) competent authorities in charge of the application and judgment of health status shall assemble assessment teams by appointing specific institutions or professionals to provide the assessment services and complete appraisal and verification reports on the disability.The evaluation report mentioned above shall be sent to the competent authorities in charge of health where the applicant’s domicile is located within ten days. The competent authorities in charge of health shall issue assessment fees and transfer the evaluation report to the municipal and county (city) competent authorities no later than ten days.Regulations on appointment and qualification of the disability assessment institutes or professionals, the categories and grades of disability, assessment items and standards, assessment methods, instruments, operation, and others mentioned in Paragraph 1 are prescribed by the central competent authorities in charge of health.The fees required for inspection, diagnosis, or examination in the disability assessment service are provided from the budget and should be regulated by the central competent authorities in charge of health by coordinating with the municipal and county (city) competent authorities in charge of health.The items of the disability assessment service mentioned above that comply with the provisions of the National Health Insurance Act are not eligible to apply for the fees mentioned above and shall be provided through health insurance.