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Taiwan officially entered an aged society as defining all kinds of violations and fines, so the Act
of the end of March 2018, with the population of fulfills practical needs, and legalizes the related
individuals aged 65 and above accounting for 14% authorization of special arrangement and payment
of the total population. It is projected that by the year audit system.
2026, this percentage will rise to 21%, indicating the 2. To implement and clarify the definitions and
transition into a super-aged society. Based on this, the implementation methods of the Long-Term
importance of establishing a comprehensive long-term Care Services Act, seven sub-laws including the
care service system, developing service personnel and Enforcement Rules of Long-Term Care Services Act
institutional resources, and ensuring service quality and Criteria for Establishing Long-term care services
becomes increasingly evident. Therefore, starting from Institutions were drawn up with the authorization of
January 2017, the MOHW implemented the Long- the Act; and the Institutional Long-Term Care Juridical
term Care 10-year Plan 2.0 (hereafter referred to as Entities Act drawn up according to the Long-term
Long-Term Care Plan 2.0), promoting an integrated care services Act, with one law and eight sub-law:
community care service system and responding to the
(1) Regulations and statutes are authorized by the
long-term care needs arising from the aged society.
Institutional Long-Term Care Juridical Entities
Improving upon the contents of its predecessor,
Act: formulating the Institutional Long-Term
Long-Term Care(LTC) Plan 2.0 has increased the
Care Juridical Entities Act and regulating the
number of care recipients and service items. The plan
establishment, organization, management and
has been extended to prevent disability and delay
other compliance matters of institutional long-
its onset. Not only that, it has also integrated home
term care juridical entities.
hospice care and home-based medical care with the
(2) Establishment and management of long-
purpose of achieving the vision of "aging in place" to
term care institutions: Set the "Establishment
meet the growing demand for seniors' services. The
Standards for Long-Term Care Institutions" which
plan therefore called for establishing a community-
stipulate long-term care institution establishment
based care service system that would support
standards, personnel allocation and
diversified services in a home-based, community-
qualifications of operational person in charge;
based and residential cares that are closely knit in
set the "Regulations for the Establishment,
order to create a long-term care service system that is
Approval and Management of Long-Term Care
premium in quality, affordable and easily available to all.
Institutions" which stipulate the process of long-
term care institution establishment, expansion
Chapter 1 Long-Term Care Regulations
and relocation and designate municipal
and Systems
government as the competent authority for long-
term care institution; following, to evaluate the
Section 1 The Long-Term Care Services
effectiveness of long-term care institutions and
Act
increase service quality etc., the "Regulations
1. In order to create a sound foundation for our long- for evaluation of long-term care institutions"
term care services system by ensuring care and were drawn up; also in line with the situation
supporting service quality as we develop accessible, that allows governments at every level to rent
diverse and affordable services while safeguarding out public real estate that is not publically used
the dignity and rights of both care givers and care for favorable rent for the setting up of long-term
receivers, the Long-Term Care Services Act has care institutions when promoting specific long-
been legislated for promulgation on June 3, 2017. term care policies, the "Regulations for review of
The act was last amended on June 9, 2021 and special project application for renting of public
the amendment focused on key aspects include real estate that is not publicly used by long-term
clarifying related regulation authorization and care services institutions" were set.

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