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Chapter Two - Profile of Labor Insurance and Labor Protection Programs
※The order of sequence for the
collection of disappearance benefits is
the same as survivor allowances.
4. Other Allowances and Subsidies
Related to the Protection of
Workers
Taking the long incubation period of certain
occupational diseases into consideration, for the
protection of labor rights related to the diagnosis of
occupational diseases after the end of employment
due to and withdrawal from insurance the hazardous
operations which workers have conducted during
the effective period of the insurance, the Labor
Occupational Accident Insurance Act provides the
protection of allowances and subsidies related
to the post-insurance diagnosis of occupational
disease. Furthermore, a care subsidy has been
added to relieve the burden of care for workers with
occupational accidents, and occupational accident
subsidies are provided to those who are still not
under the protection of the occupational accident
insurance.
(1)Allowances and Subsidies for
the Diagnosis of Occupational
Disease After Withdrawal from
Insurance
If the insured person has engaged in the special
hazardous operations recognized by the central
competent authority as “cancerous” or “long
incubation period” during the effective period
of the occupation accident insurance, the
insured person may apply for a medical subsidy,
permanent disability allowances, or death
allowances upon the diagnosis of occupational
disease by an occupational medical doctor
in the specialized field of a certified medical
institution after being exempted from the
insurance.
1. Medical Subsidy
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In the event of hospitalization or receiving
treatment at a hospital or clinic designated
by the national health insurance due to
the diagnosis of occupational disease, the
insured person may apply to the BLI for a
subsidy after making an upfront payment
of the co-payment required by the National
Health Insurance Act.
※Payment Standards:
(1) The medical subsidy shall be calculated
based on the co-payments for visits to
outpatient clinics, emergency services,
or hospitalization required by the
National Health Insurance Act.
(2) Starting from the day of diagnosis of
occupational disease, the subsidy period
may last for up to 5 years. However,
patients who receive continuous
treatment for the same occupational
disease diagnosed by a professional
medical doctor in a specialized field of
a certified medical institution (may be
the original physician of treatment for
outlying islands) may extend the period
of subsidy once by 5 years.
2. Permanent Disability Allowances
In the event of an insured person becoming
disabled due to occupational disease and
the disability level has met the requirements
of the Labor Occupational Accident
Occupational Insurance Disability Benefit
Payment Standards:
※Payment Standards:
(1) The permanent disability allowances
shall be calculated based on the
average monthly insured salary for
the last 6 months before the insured
person is exempted from the insurance.
However, if the average monthly insured
salary is lower than the monthly insured
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