Prepare for a Medical Visit in Taiwan
Separate NHI enrollment, contracted providers, co-payments, and self-paid items while protecting medical information.
Rules change. Open the official sources below and confirm before you act.
For help in another language, call the advisory hotline for foreign residents1990
This is medical-process and information-safety practice. It does not provide diagnosis, treatment, or urgency decisions. Medical questions should be handled by qualified medical professionals.
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Before you start
Find an appropriate official medical entry point, prepare the information needed for the visit, and understand costs, medication, and follow-up before leaving.
- Applies to
- International students who need a clinic, hospital, pharmacy, or other medical service in Taiwan
- Rule level
- Coverage-, provider-, service-, and situation-specific
- Group
- Health & Care
- When
- Any time
What to prepare
Steps
Use an official NHIA or provider entry point to confirm the location, department, service hours, and whether the provider is NHI-contracted.
When booking or registering, ask which identification and NHI card are needed and whether self-paid arrangements may apply. If you are not enrolled or the card cannot be used, confirm payment and documentation first.
During the visit, describe symptom timing, medication, and allergies clearly. Never upload a full medical record or identity document to the game.
Before agreeing to an examination, treatment, or self-paid item, ask the provider to explain its purpose, cost, and alternatives. Ask again when something is unclear.
Before leaving, confirm medication names and directions, follow-up or referral plans, receipts, and any documents you should keep.
If you believe the situation may be an emergency, do not wait for the game to decide; use official emergency medical services immediately.
Every step has its own link, so a single step can be shared.
Common mistakes, and what done looks like
- Problem
- Assuming that an NHI card makes every medical service and medicine free.
- How to fix it
- NHI benefits, co-payments, and self-paid items differ. Confirm with the provider before receiving the service.
- Problem
- Posting a medical record, prescription, or NHI-card photo in a public group for a stranger’s opinion.
- How to fix it
- Stop sharing sensitive information and ask a qualified medical professional or official provider.
What done looks like
You have saved the provider information, prepared your visit summary, and know how to confirm costs, medication, and follow-up.
Practice scenario
- Scene
- A student feels unwell and prepares to find a clinic alone
- You will talk to
- Provider adviserMedical-provider registration and service staff member
2 questions
Sources and page information
This page is compiled from the public sources below. Individual steps are not footnoted to a source yet.
- 1
Official government健保署
NHI-contracted healthcare providers and benefits(opens in a new window)https://www.nhi.gov.tw/en/cp-1065-d7cde-125-2.htmlwww.nhi.gov.tw · Source page update date not recorded · We reviewed it on 2026-07-20 - 2
Official government健保署
NHI Card Introduction(opens in a new window)https://www.nhi.gov.tw/en/cp-22-03586-16-2.htmlwww.nhi.gov.tw · Source page update date not recorded · We reviewed it on 2026-07-20 - 3
Official government健保署
Introduction to NHI APP(opens in a new window)https://www.nhi.gov.tw/en/cp-656-e2e88-112-2.htmlwww.nhi.gov.tw · Source page update date not recorded · We reviewed it on 2026-07-20 - 4
Official government健保署
Prepaid Medical Expenses(opens in a new window)https://www.nhi.gov.tw/en/lp-19-2.htmlwww.nhi.gov.tw · Source page update date not recorded · We reviewed it on 2026-07-20
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Get help from a person
- Advisory hotline for foreign residents in Taiwan
- 1990
- From abroad
- +886-800-001990
See the National Immigration Agency website for service hours and languages(opens in a new window)
University international office Contact the international office at your own university