Institutional Long-Term Care Juridical Entities Act Article 27

If a long-term care foundation is unable to hold a re-election after the term of office of directors expires or if director vacancies occur and cannot be filled, which are likely to hinder the functions of the board of directors, the competent authority may, upon petition by other directors or stakeholders or upon its own authoritysuasponte, appoint directors to fill the positions. Regulations for such appointment shall be enacted by the central competent authority.If any director of a long-term care foundation violates laws or the articles of endowment, which is likely to jeopardize the interests of the foundation or any institutions established by the foundation or to prevent the foundation or any such institutions from operating normally, the competent authority may, upon petition by other directors or stakeholders or upon its own authoritysuasponte, require suspension of authority or removal of such director.The period of required suspension of a director’s authority, as set forth in the preceding paragraph, shall not exceed six months. If such absence is likely to hinder the functions of the board of directors during the suspension period, the competent authority shall appoint a temporary director to fill in for the absent director. No registration of change is required for appointing temporary directors. The appointment regulations set forth in Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis to such appointment.