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A medical institution with a practice license that meets the following conditions may apply for an accredited professional occupational rehabilitation institution:
1. It is a contracted medical care institution for the National Health Insurance, and sets up an outpatient department of occupational medicine, at least once a week.
2. Hiring following personnel:
(1) One or more occupational medicine physicians.
(2) Two or more occupational therapists or physical therapists, at least one of whom should be full-time.
(3) One or more clinical psychologists or counseling psychologists.
3. Has the following spaces for using by occupational accident workers:
(1) Functional capacity assessment and work ability training space: a complete and coherent space with an area of no less than 30 square meters.
(2) Psychological work ability training space: the area is not less than ten square meters, and it should have privacy and sound insulation effect.
4. The following evaluation tools or equipment are available:
(1) Cardiorespiratory endurance test, physiological functional capacity assessment and work simulation evaluation.
(2) Psychological assessment of functional ability assessment.
For those approved hospitals located in Hualien County, Taitung County, Penghu County, Kinmen County and Lianjiang County fail to meet the requirements for the number of consultations, personnel, or full-time personnel as prescribed in the Subparagraph 1 or 2, except for the requirement to employ at least one occupational therapist or physical therapist,the central competent authority may provide them according to their local needs. and medical resource conditions may be relaxed as appropriate.

The personnel specified in Item 2, Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1 of the preceding article shall have the following qualifications:
1. Obtain an occupational therapist certificate or a physical therapist certificate and a practicing license.
2. At least 6 months working experience related to occupational accident labor occupational rehabilitation or vocational rehabilitation. However, this does not apply to those who have completed the pre-service professional training of work capacity assessment and work hardening service for occupational accident worker conducted by the central competent authority for more than 30 hours, and have obtained the training certificate.

The personnel specified in Article 3, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2, Item 3 shall have the following qualifications:
1. Obtained the clinical psychologist certificate or counseling psychologist certificate and practicing license.
2. At least 6 months working experience related to occupational accident labor occupational rehabilitation or vocational rehabilitation. However, this does not apply to those who have completed the pre-service professional training of occupational rehabilitation psychology work ability training for occupational accident worker conducted by the central competent authority for more than 12 hours, and have obtained the training certificate.