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The central competent authority may conduct inspections on the personnel qualifications and service conditions of Approved Professional Occupational Rehabilitation Institutions.
An Approved Professional Occupational Rehabilitation Institution shall not evade, hinder or refuse the inspection in the preceding paragraph.
As a result of the inspection in Paragraph 1, if the Approved Professional Occupational Rehabilitation Institution has issues that should be improved, the central competent authority shall notice it to improve within a time limit.

The central competent authority may conduct evaluations on the service and quality of Approved Professional Occupational Rehabilitation Institutions, and publicize the evaluation results.

If an Approved Professional Occupational Rehabilitation Institution falls under any of the following circumstances, the central competent authority may withdraw or annul its approval according to the seriousness of the circumstances after deliberation and approval by the Review Team:
1.The application document is false.
2.Avoiding, hindering or refusing tracking, visiting or checking by the central competent authorities.
3.According to the evaluation results of the preceding article, the service situation or quality is poor.
4.Violation of medical regulations.
5.The central competent authority noticed the improvement within a time limit in accordance with the provisions of Article 18, Paragraph 2, but no improvement was made within the time limit.
6.The central competent authority noticed the improvement within a time limit in accordance with the provisions of Article 20, Paragraph 3, but no improvement was made within the time limit.
7.Other violations of the provisions of the Act or this Regulation.
An Approved Professional Occupational Rehabilitation Institution whose accreditation has been withdrawn or annulled by the central competent authority in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall not apply for accreditation in accordance with this Regulation within two years.

An approved Professional Occupational Rehabilitation Institution shall apply to the central competent authority for annulment of its accreditation within 30 days after the occurrence of any of the following circumstances; the central competent authority may also directly annul its accreditation:
1.The original application for approval has changed due to the change of qualifications.
2.Temporarily closed or closed under the Medical Act.
3.Suspension of matters handled by an approved Professional Occupational Rehabilitation Institution for some reason.

In case of one of the circumstances specified in the preceding two articles, the central competent authority may not grant the subsidy; if the subsidy has been requested, the central competent authority may revoke or abolish all or part of the subsidy, and order it to return within a time limit by written administrative sanctions.

If the central competent authority finds that the approved Professional Occupational Rehabilitation Institution violates medical regulations, it shall transfer it to the municipal or county (city) competent health authority for handling in accordance with the law; if the relevant personnel are involved in criminal responsibility, it shall be transferred to the judicial authority for handling.