Regulations for the Establishment, Approval and Management of Long-Term Care Institutions Article 20

Law:: Regulations for the Establishment, Approval and Management of Long-Term Care Institutions
Chinese:: 長期照顧服務機構設立許可及管理辦法第20條

Before a long-term care institution files an application for reduction of the service content, total floor area or service scale, an application form shall be completed and the following documents and information shall be filed with the municipal or county (city) competent authority for prior approval:1. Reasons for reduction.2. Placement plan for current service recipients who are impacted.3. If the reduction of the home services or the service content results in the institution being recategorized as a home services, the documents and information stipulated in Subparagraph 1 of Article 10 shall be submitted; for the reduction of community services or residential services, the documents and information listed in Subparagraphs 2, 3, and 8-10 of Paragraph 1 of Article 12 shall be submitted.4.Other documents and information prescribed by the municipal or county (city) competent authority.After the approval by the municipal or county (city) competent authority, an establishment permit will be issued, and a notification will be served to the administering authorities; and the applicant shall return the original certificate of approval for the establishment .

中文原文長期照顧服務機構設立許可及管理辦法第20條

長照機構縮減服務內容、總樓地板面積或服務規模前，應填具申請書，並檢附下列文件、資料，向直轄市、縣（市）主管機關申請許可：
一、縮減理由。
二、影響現有服務對象之安置計畫。
三、縮減居家式服務或服務內容，致機構類別變更為居家式服務者，第十條第一款所定之文件、資料；縮減社區式服務或機構住宿式服務者，第十二條第一項第二款、第三款、第八款至第十款所定之文件、資料。
四、其他經直轄市、縣（市）主管機關規定之文件、資料。
經直轄市、縣（市）主管機關審查核准後，發給設立許可證書，並副知相關目的事業主管機關；申請人應繳回原設立許可證書。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.