Foreign migrant workers legally in Taiwan can also obtain Taiwan's national health insurance card.

(Photo by reporter Huang Meizhu)

[Reporter Huang Meizhu/Hsinchu Report] There are some things I can't help!

In the lightest case, you will lose money and eliminate disasters, and in the most severe case, you will be jailed.

A Vietnamese man surnamed Ruan who was legally working in Taiwan learned that his aunt’s friend and a man of the same nationality who was illegally staying in Taiwan to work was sick and needed medical treatment. In order to save money, Ruan lent his Taiwan National Health Insurance card to the other party to see. Unexpectedly, the other party was finally found to be infected with tuberculosis. After being notified by the relevant unit and in-depth investigation, it was found that this case of foreign illegal workers went to the doctor under the false name. Ruan Nan and his aunt were charged with fraud and profiteering. They were each sentenced to 40 days of criminal detention. Yike fined.

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However, the judge of the Hsinchu District Court also considered that the education level of the two people is not high, and each has parents or children to support. The aunt and nephew worked together to pay the medical expenses that were fraudulently waived by unknown migrant workers, NT$14,837. Afterwards, each of them was given a chance to rehabilitate with a 2-year probation.

The Hsinchu County Special Team of the Immigration Department stated that as long as they are legally working in Taiwan, foreign migrant workers can apply for Taiwan's national health insurance card through their employers.

Whether or not to post a photo on the health insurance card is the same as that of Chinese nationals, and migrant workers can decide on their own.

The verdict pointed out that this so far unknown illegal immigrant worker in Taiwan was suspected to have been active in Hsinchu County from mid-October 2018 to the end of November 2020. Therefore, medical institutions in Zhubei and Xinfeng areas, at least He held Ruan Nan's health insurance card 25 times to see a doctor, so he was exempted from paying medical service fees totaling 14,837 yuan.

Later, the unidentified Vietnamese immigrant worker was suspected of having a long-term cough. The hospital asked for a chest X-ray and confirmed that he was infected with tuberculosis. , it turned out to be Ruan Nan who worked in Tainan and never went north to Hsinchu for medical treatment, and Ruan Nan was confirmed to have no tuberculosis after a chest X-ray examination, so the whole case was exposed.

The verdict pointed out that Ruan Nan lent his health insurance card to his aunt's friend to see a doctor because of the begging of his aunt who worked as a cleaner in Taiwan.

After the incident, the two felt very regretful, and had already paid off the aforementioned medical expenses that were originally exempted.

The judge considers that Ruan Nan has only studied in junior high school. Although he is unmarried and has no children, he still has parents who need him to support him.

Ruan Nan's aunt did not even graduate from elementary school. She is currently working as a cleaner with a daily salary of 1,000 yuan. She has a job to make money, and has 2 minor children to support. Therefore, she was given a lenient detention of 40 days and fined by Yike. The punishment was also declared to be probation for 2 years.