Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area Article 27

The home care benefit and the disability compensation entitled by those veterans who were formerly housed in the Veterans Homes for care by the Veterans Affairs Commission but were thereafter approved to enter the Mainland Area for long-term residency shall continue to be paid. This provision shall apply mutatis mutandis to veterans permitted to enter the Mainland Area for permanent residency prior to the implementation of the amendment to this Article on March 1, 2004.The home care benefit and the disability compensation otherwise entitled by veterans who were under care but thereafter established household registration in the Mainland Area or held a passport issued by the Mainland Area without approval as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be suspended until their status as persons of the Taiwan Area is reinstated pursuant to the provisions of Article 9-2.Rules governing the matters pertaining to the payment, suspension and recovery of the home care benefit and disability compensation set forth in the preceding two paragraphs shall be proposed by the Veterans Affairs Commission and submitted to the Executive Yuan for approval.