Taiwan to relax eligibility for subsidized respite care

Taipei Times
Date: 2019/09/21
By Chen Wei-ting and Chung Yu-chen

Taipei, Sept. 21 (CNA) An estimated 180,000 people will benefit from the loosening of regulations governing applications for subsidized respite care services when their regular foreign caregivers take time off, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) said in a statement Saturday.

Under the new regulations, Taiwanese nationals who have hired foreign caregivers to take care of family members with a severe disability will be eligible for such services.

A maximum of 21 days of subsidized respite care will be allowed annually.

The MOHW will soon make a public announcement detailing the date the new rules come into force.
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