Bureau of Labor Insurance covers the fees of Health Examination to Prevent Occupational Disease and Follow-up Health Examination
To prevent the occurrence of occupational diseases for workers in high-risk occupations and settings and to protect the health of insured persons, the Bureau of Labor Insurance (BLI) has proactively distributed notices recently to more than 15,000 insured units, informing them that workers in environments with exposure to 32 hazardous operations (e.g., high-temperature, noise, dust) or those with prior exposure to 16 types of hazardous operations (e.g., ionizing radiation, nickel, formaldehyde) and who have participated consecutively in the labor insurance program for one year or more may apply to the BLI for an annual Medical Examination for Prevention of Occupational Disease or Follow-Up Health Examination, with the BLI covering the fees of such examination.
The BLI sends annual reminders to insured units. Workers who meet the criteria to apply for the Medical Examination for Prevention of Occupational Disease must do so through such units. If an examination reveals abnormal results, the BLI will proactively notify the worker to seek follow-up care at an occupational medicine clinic. Workers diagnosed with an occupational disease are eligible to apply for relevant occupational accident insurance benefits. As for workers who have engaged in the above 16 types of hazardous operations, after changing jobs, leaving their jobs or withdrawing from insurance, they can also apply to the BLI for a Medical/Follow-Up Examination for Prevention of Occupational Disease. Workers who, following an abnormal examination result, are diagnosed with an occupational disease by an occupational medicine specialist during the insured period, are eligible for the aforementioned occupational accident insurance benefits. If a worker, after his/her separation from work or withdrawal from the insurance, is diagnosed with an occupational disease by an occupational medicine specialist at a dedicated medical institution approved by the Ministry of Labor, he/she may apply for the relevant allowance or subsidies against such occupational disease if it is caused by the performance of duties during the insured period.
The BLI reported that approximately 262,000 workers received health examinations in 2024, at a cost exceeding NT$260 million. The 3 occupational categories with the highest participation rates were noise-related operations (over 125,000 workers), dust-related operations (over 89,000 workers), and ionizing radiation operations (over 40,000 workers). The BLI has proactively sent reminder letters to over 10,000 workers, urging them to visit an occupational medicine outpatient clinic for follow-up.
To obtain the information about the Health Examination to Prevent Occupational Disease and Follow-up Health Examination, occupational accident insurance benefits, and the allowances/subsidies against occupational diseases diagnosed after withdrawal from the insurance, please visit the Business Topic section of the BLI’s global website: "Labor Occupational Accident Insurance - Health Examination to Prevent Occupational Disease and Follow-up Health Examination and Insurance Benefits."