Effective immediately, people can access more diversified and convenient services such as applying for a National Health Insurance card and making inquiries about enrollment status through the "Personalized Online NHI Service" feature after finishing registration with their National Health Insurance card (NHI card) and password, which is made possible by the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA).
In fact, the NHIA already offered people access to various NHIA services available online; people were able to apply for respective National Health Insurance-related services online with their NHI card, a card reader, and a password that they registered for online NHI services. The NHI card enables you to download and inquire about your medical information, medication status, payment status, making payments, and access features such as enrollment, transfer, suspending, or resuming of NHI coverage if you qualify as a Category 6 beneficiary. In addition, you can now search for your own and your dependent's enrollment statement to keep track of the enrollment status of your own and your dependent(s).
Besides applying for and picking up the NHI card through individual liaison offices of the NHIA, you are now entitled to more convenient channels. Beneficiaries can apply for re-issuance of their and their related dependent's NHI cards online and pay for the processing fees. This adds to the diversified options available for people unable to get the above done at the physical service counter.
Over the 20 years since the NHI program was launched, the NHIA has been seeking innovations by researching and developing convenient services taking advantage of technological advancements. Mobile services are underway and will be introduced by the NHIA one of these days. People who have finished registering their NHI card only needs to apply for and register their mobile device on the official website and will be able to access various NHI services through their hand-held devices at any time anywhere. It is our hope that people enjoy convenient, safe, and thoughtful smart services in their daily life.