On the campus, there is a small infirmary that provides simple medical services. For general medical conditions, there is the largest Veterans General Hospital in Taichung right across from Tunghai University, and also the Cheng Ching Hospital (Zhonggang Branch) nearby, which can provide students with comprehensive medical services. In addition, there are several Chinese and Western medicine clinics within a ten-minute driving distance from the university that offer medical services.
Regarding insurance, it is recommended that students purchase accident and medical insurance in their home country before coming to Taiwan, or join the group accident insurance on the day of registration. In Taiwan, only foreign nationals who hold a residence permit and have lived in Taiwan for more than six months can apply for the National Health Insurance at the National Health Insurance Administration.
| Name | Student Insurance Prospectus |
|---|---|
| Requirements | CLC Students |
| Every month insurance premium | NT$ 190/month；Full paid on the registration day. |
| Name | National Health Insurance |
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| Note |
The principle of National Health Insurance for expats going through immigration: For Expats whose Alien Resident Certificate within expiration date, if you plan to immigrate over than six months, it will follow the thirty-seventh and thirty-ninth rules of National Health Insurance Law: Firstly, apply withdrawal from the insurance. After going through immigration, you can re-enrollment from it. To keep insuring: No need to apply. The certificate within expiration date is not limited by departure days so you can keep having insurance and paying for it. If you have any emergent injury, sick or childbirth in other countries, you should can apply refund medical fees you paid in six months from local MOHW (National Health Insurance Administration) business department in where you insure. You should prepare some items including the application for refund medical fees you paid, medical receipt, invoice, certificate of diagnosis and the copy of the latest emigration record on the passport.If you go through immigration with withdrawal from the insurance, you neither can apply re-enrollment nor refund medical fees you paid during abroad. You can receive the welfare of National Health Insurance only if you apply re-enrollment after you come back to Taiwan. If you would like to go through immigration again, your insurance must have been finished re-enrollment for three months then you can apply withdrawal again. |
| Reference link | Bureau of National Health Insurance |