4. Trial Subsidies and Performance Bonuses
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17. Trial units approved by the ministry can apply for trial subsidies after accumulating a total of 1,000 service hours.
Trial subsidies cover items such as startup costs, administrative and personnel expenses. The subsidy standards are presented in greater detail in Attachment 5.
Trial units are required to submit a performance report, payment receipts, and the following documents to the ministry in January and July each year for cost reimbursement processing:
(1)Office rent: A photocopy of the lease agreement.
(2)Decoration costs: Relevant receipts.
(3)Equipment costs: A photocopy of the lease agreement or the ministry’s approval letter and receipts.
(4)Administrative expenses: Related receipts.
(5)Personnel costs: Wage list.
If the trial subsidies are of a similar nature to those provided by other agencies, the trial unit can only apply for one and must not apply for duplicate subsidies.
The trial unit is required to conduct procurement matters in accordance with the Government Procurement Act and other related regulations.
The reimbursement forms submitted by trial units for the reimbursement of subsidy expenses are required to detail expense purposes and total actual expenditure. After reviewing these the ministry will retain the receipts.
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18. Within one year from the date of approval, when the trial unit accumulates 2,000, 5,000, 8,000, or 10,000 service hours, it is required to submit a performance report (including the number of people, hours and areas served), payment receipts and a photocopy of remittance account details to the ministry, when applying for a performance bonus of NT$50,000 per milestone, with the maximum cumulative performance bonus application set at NT$200,000.
If the trial unit is providing services in an aforementioned location that falls within a remote area as defined by the “Principles for Identifying Remote Area Hospitals in the Hospital Global Budget Settlement Framework” under the Ministry of Health and Welfare's National Health Insurance Administration and if accumulated service hours account for 10% of the above noted hours, the performance bonus will be increased to 20%.