No. 20816
Promulgation Date 2025-03-18
Ministry of Health and Welfare
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
CHAPTER II RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CITIZENS
Article 3 (Rights to receive emergency medical services)
Article 4 (Right to know about emergency medical services)
Article 5 (Obligations to report emergency patients and cooperate in emergency medical services)
Article 5-2 (Exemption from liability for emergency medical services performed in good faith)
CHAPTER III RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
Article 6 (Prohibitions of refusal of emergency medical services)
Article 7 (Measures for non-emergency patients)
Article 8 (Prioritized emergency medical services for emergency patients)
Article 9 (Informed consent to emergency medical treatment)
Article 10 (Prohibition of suspension of emergency medical treatment)
Article 11 (Emergency patient transfer)
Article 12 (Prohibition of interference with emergency medical services)
CHAPTER IV RESPONSIBILITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
Article 13 (Provision of emergency medical services)
Article 13-2 (Master plan and annual action plans for emergency medical services)
Article 13-3 (Regional implementation plan for emergency medical services)
Article 13-4 (Cooperation in emergency medical service plans)
Article 13-5 (Central Emergency Medical Service Committee)
Article 13-6 (City/do emergency medical service committee)
Article 14 (Training on rescue and first-aid treatment)
Article 15 (Construction of emergency medical service information and communications networks)
Article 15-2 (Emergency medical service investigation and statistics services)
Article 15-3 (Emergency response manual)
Article 16 (Financial support)
Article 17 (Evaluation of emergency medical institutions)
Article 18 (Measures in cases of multiple emergency patients)
CHAPTER V FINANCE
Article 19 (Establishment, management, and operation of emergency medical service fund)
Article 20 (Creation of the fund)
Article 21 (Use of funds)
Article 22 (Payment by subrogation of outstanding amount)
Article 22-2 (Provision of data)
Article 22-3 (Extinctive prescription of claim for reimbursement)
Article 23 (Standards for payment of emergency medical service fees)
Article 24 (Transport and first-aid fees)
CHAPTER VI EMERGENCY MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
Article 25 (National Emergency Medical Center)
Article 26 (Designation of regional emergency medical center)
Article 27 (Establishment and operation of emergency medical support center)
Article 28 (Providing cooperation to emergency medical support center)
Article 29 (Designation of specialized emergency medical centers)
Article 30 (Designation of local emergency medical centers)
Article 30-2 (Designation of regional trauma center)
Article 30-3 (Designation of local trauma center)
Article 30-4 (Support for regional trauma centers and local trauma centers)
Article 30-5 (Designation of type approval agency)
Article 31 (Designation of local emergency medical institutions)
Article 31-2 (Operation of emergency medical institutions)
Article 31-3 (Renewal of designation of local emergency medical institutions)
Article 31-4 (Triage for patients and selection of patients suspected of having infectious disease)
Article 31-5 (Restriction of access to emergency departments)
Article 32 (Emergency medical treatment system)
Article 33 (Securing spare beds)
Article 33-2 (Restriction of stay in emergency departments)
Article 34 (Designation of medical institutions on duty)
Article 34-2 (Designation of medical institutions for pediatric care for night and holidays)
Article 35 (Revocation of designation of emergency medical institutions)
Article 35-2 (Medical institutions other than emergency medical institutions)
CHAPTER VII EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS
Article 36 (Qualification for emergency medical technicians)
Article 36-2 (Issuance of emergency medical technician's license)
Article 36-3 (Reporting on actual conditions of emergency medical technicians)
Article 36-4 (Designation of colleges for training emergency medical technicians)
Article 37 (Grounds for disqualification)
Article 38 (Punishment for cheating)
Article 39 (Matters to be complied with by emergency medical technicians)
Article 40 (Duty of confidentiality)
Article 41 (Duties of emergency medical technicians)
Article 41-2 (Development and distribution of emergency medical technicians’ service manual)
Article 42 (Restrictions on duties)
Article 43 (Refresher courses for emergency medical technicians)
Article 43-2 (Permission for first aid by emergency medical technology students)
CHAPTER VIII TRANSPORT OF EMERGENCY PATIENTS
Article 44 (Ambulance operators)
Article 44-2 (Reporting of operation of ambulances)
Article 44-3 (Reporting of deregistration of ambulances)
Article 44-4 (Prohibition of use of name of ambulance operator)
Article 45 (Prohibition of use for other purposes)
Article 46 (Standards for ambulances)
Article 46-2 (Lifespan of ambulances)
Article 46-3 (Ambulance helicopters)
Article 47 (Equipment for ambulances)
Article 47-2 (Duty to secure emergency equipment for cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
Article 47-3 (Keeping emergency equipment and first aid medicine in passenger aircraft)
Article 48 (Boarding duty of emergency medical technicians)
Article 48-2 (Confirmation of accommodation capacity)
Article 49 (Call and treatment records)
Article 50 (Guidance and supervision)
Article 51 (Transport services license)
Article 52 (Preceptors)
Article 53 (Reporting of suspension of service)
Article 54 (Business succession)
Article 54-2 (Prohibition of inducement or arrangement)
Article 54-3 (Duty to secure emergency medical personnel for large events)
CHAPTER IX SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 55 (Suspension of licenses or qualification of emergency medical personnel)
Article 56 (Hearings)
Article 57 (Penalty surcharge)
Article 58 (Delegation of authority)
Article 59 (Prohibition of use of similar names)
Article 59-2 (Inspection and report of duties)
CHAPTER X PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 60 (Penalty provisions)
Article 61 (Joint penalty provisions)
Article 62 (Administrative fines)
Article 63 (Extenuation or mitigation of punishment on offenses caused by first aid and medical services)
Article 64 (Special cases on provisions concerning mitigation of punishment under the Criminal Act)
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