Regulations Governing Disability Assessment

These Regulations are promulgated pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”).

Where foreign professionals or their dependents apply for disability assessment pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 28 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals, the provisions of these Regulations shall apply or apply mutatis mutandis.

The competent health authorities referred to in these Regulations refer to the Ministry of Health and Welfare at the central government level, the special municipality government at the special municipality level, and the county (city) government at the county (city) level.

1. A special municipality or county (city) health authority may establish a Disability Assessment Review and Advisory Committee to handle the following matters:(1) Designation of disability assessment institutions (hereinafter referred to as “assessment institutions”) or professionals.(2) Designation of cases requiring reassessment of disability.(3) Handling of disputes over assessment results and reexaminations.(4) Review of or consultation on other matters relating to disability assessment.2. The committee referred to in the preceding paragraph shall comprise the following members:(1) Representatives of the Department of Health or Department of Health and Welfare.(2) Representatives of the Department of Social Welfare or Social Affairs Department.(3) Representatives of the Department of Education or Education Department.(4) Medical personnel.(5) Representatives of organizations for persons with disabilities.(6) Local community representatives.

1. A designated assessment institution shall have appropriate assessment equipment and premises, employ disability assessment personnel as prescribed by these Regulations, and establish a single service window for persons with disabilities to provide consultation concerning assessments.2. Disability assessment personnel are classified according to their tasks and responsibilities as follows:(1) Personnel assessing body system structures or functions.(2) Personnel assessing activities and participation and environmental factors.3. The qualification requirements, assessment methods, and assessment tools for the personnel specified in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph are prescribed in Schedule 1A. The qualification requirements, assessment methods, and assessment tools for the personnel specified in Subparagraph 2 are prescribed in Schedule 1B.4. Schedule 1A referred to in the preceding paragraph, as amended and promulgated on September 20, 2022, took effect on January 1, 2023.Schedule 1A Qualification Requirements for Personnel Assessing Body System Structures or Functions, and the Applicable Assessment Methods and Tools.PDFSchedule 1B Qualification Requirements for Personnel Assessing Activities and Participation and Environmental Factors, and the Applicable Assessment Methods and Tools.PDF

1. A person applying for disability assessment shall complete an application form and submit it, together with the following documents and information, to any township, town, city, or district office in the special municipality or county (city) where the person’s household registration is located:(1) Three one-inch, half-length photographs taken within the preceding three months.(2) Photocopies of the front and back of the National Identification Card. An applicant under fourteen years of age may instead submit a photocopy of the household certificate.2. A person applying for disability assessment pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 28 of the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals shall complete an application form and submit it, together with the following documents and information, to any township, town, city, or district office in the special municipality or county (city) where the person resides:(1) Three one-inch, half-length photographs taken within the preceding three months.(2) An Alien Permanent Resident Certificate.

After accepting an application under the preceding article, the township, town, city, or district office of the special municipality or county (city) shall verify the applicant’s basic information, issue a Disability Assessment Form (hereinafter referred to as the “Assessment Form”), and provide relevant information on assessment institutions.

1. An applicant shall take the Assessment Form to an assessment institution to undergo an assessment, which shall include examination, diagnosis, or testing.2. Where an applicant has medical records or a diagnosis certificate issued within the preceding three months that provides sufficient grounds for the assessment institution to determine the degree of impairment in the applicant’s body system structures or functions, the assessment institution may dispense with repeating the examination, diagnosis, or testing referred to in the preceding paragraph.

1. An assessment institution shall form a professional team to conduct the assessment in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 6 of the Act. The assessment shall be determined in accordance with Schedules 2A, 2B, and 3.2. After completing the assessment, the assessment institution shall, within ten days from the day following the entry of the assessment information into the information system established by the central competent authority, deliver the Assessment Form and Disability Assessment Report (hereinafter referred to as the “Assessment Report”) to the special municipality or county (city) health authority where the applicant’s household registration is located.3. Upon receiving the Assessment Form and Assessment Report, the special municipality or county (city) health authority shall disburse the assessment fee to the assessment institution and, within ten days at the latest, review and forward the Assessment Form and Assessment Report to the special municipality or county (city) social welfare authority.4. Schedule 2A and Schedule 3 referred to in Paragraph 1, as amended and promulgated on December 15, 2020, took effect on April 1, 2021. Schedule 2B, and Schedule 2A as amended and promulgated on December 1, 2021, took effect on January 1, 2022. Schedule 2A, as amended and promulgated on September 20, 2022, took effect on January 1, 2023. Schedule 2A and Schedule 3, as amended and promulgated on August 10, 2023, took effect on January 1, 2024. Schedule 2A, as amended and promulgated on July 14, 2025, took effect on January 1, 2026.Schedule 2A Categories, Assessment Dimensions, Severity Levels, and Criteria for Body System Structures or Functions.PDFSchedule 2B Activities and Participation and Environmental Factors.PDFSchedule 3 Criteria for Disabilities That Cannot Be Mitigated or Remediated.PDF

1. Where an assessment institution is unable to determine the disability category and severity level of a child under six years of age in accordance with Schedule 2A, the assessment shall be made in accordance with the following provisions:(1) A child with a permanent impairment of body system structures or functions may be provisionally classified as having a severe disability.(2) A child whose impairment of body system structures or functions is caused by a rare disease recognized by the central health authority may be provisionally classified as having a severe disability.(3) A child who has undergone an early intervention developmental assessment, has developmental delays in two or more areas, and has obtained an assessment report may be provisionally classified as having a mild disability.2. Where a child under six years of age is provisionally classified pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the child’s disability certificate shall be valid no later than the ninetieth day after the child reaches six years of age.

A person applying for a change in disability category, assessment dimension, or degree of disability due to a change in the person’s condition shall, in addition to proceeding in accordance with Article 5, submit a disability-related diagnosis certificate issued within the preceding three months.

Under any of the following circumstances, an applicant may apply to the special municipality or county (city) health authority to have a designated assessment institution assign qualified assessment personnel to conduct the assessment at the applicant’s residence:(1) The applicant has complete paralysis and is unable to leave bed without assistance.(2) The applicant requires the use of a ventilator or life-support equipment twenty-four hours a day.(3) The applicant is in a prolonged state of deep coma.(4) The applicant experiences other exceptional difficulties recognized by the special municipality or county (city) health authority where the applicant resides.

Under any of the following circumstances, an assessment institution may submit a report of an incomplete assessment to the special municipality or county (city) health authority and close the case:(1) The applicant has died.(2) The applicant terminates the assessment.(3) The assessment remains incomplete for more than six months due to reasons attributable to the applicant.(4) The assessment is terminated due to other unforeseeable circumstances with the approval of the special municipality or county (city) health authority where the applicant resides.

An applicant, assessment institution personnel, assessment personnel, and other professional team members shall not engage in any false or fraudulent conduct in connection with a disability assessment.

Except where an effective date is otherwise prescribed, these Regulations shall take effect on the date of promulgation.