1.Those Exempt from all Co-payments:
A.Individuals suffering from a catastrophic illness, or living and being treated in remote mountain areas or island regions, or women giving birth.
B.Outpatients or emergency care patients from outlying islands who have been referred to a health care facility in Taiwan.
C.Veterans who have the symbol for “veteran” on their NHI cards and their dependents.
D.Members of low-income households.
E.Children under three years of age.
F.Registered tuberculosis patients who receive treatment at specified contracted hospitals.
G.Patients with labor insurance who are being treated for occupational ailments.
H.Patients suffering from PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) poisoning.
I.Centenarians.
J.Alternative servicemen who hold military service ID cards (including general alternative servicemen and alternative servicemen involved in first- and second-stage R&D).
2.Those Exempt from Co-payments on Prescribed medication:
A.Patients with chronic illness refill prescriptions. The National Health Insurance Administration has listed 100 diseases as chronic illnesses, including hypertension and diabetes.
B.Dental patients.
C.Patients receiving care for one of the ailments covered under the "per case payment" system.
3.Those Exempt from Physical Therapy Copayments:
A.Patients undergoing "moderate to complicated" physical therapy, defined as undergoing three or more types of "moderate" therapy, such as electrical muscle stimulation and 13 other therapies, for a total of more than 50 minutes.
B.Patients undergoing "complicated" therapeutic treatment requiring specialized therapists, such as balance training and six other therapies. Limited to prescriptions issued by rehabilitation medicine specialists.
4.Regions Deficient in Medical Resources:
The co-payment amount of patients who receive clinic, emergency, or home care services in regions deficient in medical resources will be reduced by 20%. The National Health Insurance Administration will make annual announcements regarding regions determined to be deficient in medical resources.
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