People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act｜第 2 條｜社會及家庭｜Act｜In Force
第 一 章｜衛生福利部｜v1.0
Last Amended: 2025-08-01
The competent authorities refer to the Ministry of Health and Welfare at the central level, municipal governments at the municipal level, and county (city) governments at the county (city) level. The affairs and duties prescribed in this Act which relate to the responsibilities of individual competent authorities in charge of specific business shall be handled by these competent authorities individually. The duties and responsibilities of the competent authorities of individual levels and the competent authorities in charge of specific business referred to in the above two paragraphs are divided as follows: 1. The competent authorities are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning the rights and interests of people with disabilities, such as the protection of their dignity, financial security, care & support services, and potentially independent living. 2. The competent authorities in charge of health are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning the rights and interests of people with disabilities in evaluation and assessment of the disability, medical care, rehabilitation, and the research and development of assistive devices, etc. 3. The competent authorities in charge of education are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning the rights and interests of people with disabilities in education, an even distribution of educational resources and facilities, cultivation of professional service providers, etc. 4. The competent authorities in charge of labor are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning the rights and interests of people with disabilities in occupational reconstruction and services, promotion and protection of employment, labor rights and interests, worksite sanitation, safety, and health, etc. 5. The competent authorities in charge of construction, public works, and housing are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning the rights and interests of people with disabilities, in housing, public buildings, or facilities, and an accessible living environment, etc. 6. The competent authorities in charge of transportation and communications are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning the rights and interests of people with disabilities in communications, public transport, traffic facilities, public parking lots, etc. 7. The competent authorities in charge of finance are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning the rights and interests of people with disabilities and the welfare care facilities, and the sheltered workshop in tax reduction, etc. 8. The competent authorities in charge of commerce are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning financial and banking services, financial insurance, property management, and trust in favor of people with disabilities, etc. 9. The competent authorities in charge of law are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning victim protection, sentenced-person aftercare, and shelter environment improvement in favor of people with disabilities, etc. 10. The competent authorities in charge of the police are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning personal safety & protection and the search for missing people with disabilities, etc. 11. The competent authorities in charge of sports are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning sport activities, sport locations and facilities, equipment, and unique exercise assistive devices in favor of people with disabilities, etc. 12. The competent authorities in charge of culture are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning the spiritual life, as well as artistic and cultural activities in favor of people with disabilities, etc. 13. The competent authorities in charge of procurement regulations related to the Government Procurement Act are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning the non-profitable products and labor in favor of people with disabilities, etc. 14. The competent authorities in charge of communication and dissemination are responsible for the planning, implementation, and supervision of the affairs concerning the accessible information, technology, and appliance systems of communication & dissemination, Internet platforms, appliances, and non-discriminatory processing in favor of people with disabilities, etc. 15. The competent authorities in charge of technology research affairs are responsible for the research and development of assistive technology, technology research, transformation, applications, promotion, and other affairs in favor of people with disabilities. 16. The competent authorities in charge of economic affairs are responsible for the stipulation of national standards for assistive devices, promotion of the industry, the planning and implementation of product commercialization, and other matters in favor of people with disabilities. 17. Other measures that safeguard the rights of people with disabilities shall be implemented by individual competent authorities in charge of specific business pursuant to their authority.