A:

1.Inmates who serve a sentence of less than two months and are eligible to enroll in NHI should maintain their insurance and pay premiums to avoid coverage disruption. Inmates who have enrolled in NHI but have not picked up the NHI card or whose NHI card is missing or damaged are advised to get their card before entering the correctional facility in order to uphold their interests. 

2.For inmates who are not eligible to enroll in NHI according to the National Health Insurance  Act and become ill while being held in the correctional facility, the facility will engage a  doctor to provide treatment or the cooperative hospital will provide free services. However  if an inmate must be escorted to an outside hospital for treatment, the inmate shall pay for the expenses incurred. Inmates who are qualified to apply for subsidy due to financial difficulty may apply for medical subsidy. 

3.For inmates who are eligible to enroll in NHI but are in the process of making an application and do not have a NHI card yet, or currently are not covered or have coverage suspended  due to premium payments in arrears, they may receive medical treatment as an NHI insured  first. Subsequently the regional division of National Health Insurance Administration and  the correctional facility will help the inmate to enroll in NHI or arrange installment payments  for premiums owed.