Medical Service & Insurance

Medical Service

NCCU Clinic

The NCCU clinic (Taipei City Hospital-NCCU Clinic) is on the first floor of the NCCU Health Center, right across the Main Gate of NCCU and behind the Post Office. It is managed by the Taipei City Ren Ai Hospital, and offers medical and counseling services to students, faculty and staff. 

For this health service, NCCU subsidizes NTD100 from all medical bills for all students who present their student ID before payment.

Specialists: Family medicine, dermatology, ophthalmology, gynecology and obstetrics, general psychiatry and counseling.

For online appointment and clinic hours click here.

Contact Numbers: (02) 8237-7441 or (02) 8237-7444

Physical Health Services

Located at the 2 floor of NCCU Health Center

Healthcare Opening Hours: Mon.-Fri. 09:00-17:00

The Physical Health Services provides simple injury treatment and health promotion-related consultations. Wheelchairs, crutches, and first-aid kits are made available to those who need them. Emergency medical attention may also be provided. In addition, there is an area with easy-to-use devices for visitors to check their blood pressure, height and weight, and calculate their BMI.

Mental Health Services

Located at the 3 floor of NCCU Health Center

Counseling Opening Hours: Mon.-Fri. 09:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00

This service is free of charge for current NCCU students, teachers, and staff members.

Individual counseling helps you achieve your greatest wellness by exploring your goals and concerns in a comfortable, private, and non-judgmental setting. Therapy is available for a variety of problems such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and family problems, grief, academic related problems, and general discomfort about what is happening in one’s life.

The members share and exchange their thoughts and feelings in order to achieve self-realization and understand others. All information from sessions is kept confidential. 

The subjects of the course include: self-exploration, interpersonal relationships, and stress management.

Insurance

NCCU Student Safety Insurance (group insurance)

  • Applies to all NCCU students
  • Fee: NT$198 per semester (charged in tuition)
  • Insurance company: Nan San Insurance
  • Coverage: hospitalization
  • Beneficiary: insured (student)
  • Submission to benefit remittance: 1 month
  1. Application Form for Insurance 保險申請書
  2. Application Form for NCCU Seal 蓋校印申請書
  3. Certificate of Diagnosis-Original 診斷證明正本
  4. Receipt-Original 收據正本 or Receipt-Copy (with hospital stamp: copy conforms to the original) 收據副本 (蓋醫院”與正本相符”章)

Handling officer:

Office of Student Affairs, Mr. Chen (shchen@nccu.edu.tw; ext.62223)

Overseas Medical and Injury Insurance

Before you leave your country, please purchase valid medical and injury insurance for no less than 6 months starting from the date you enter Taiwan. If freshmen choose not to purchase their medical and injury insurance before entering Taiwan, they may purchase NCCU Group Insurance.

NCCU Group Insurance

If freshmen choose not to purchase their medical and injury insurance before entering Taiwan, they may purchase NCCU Group Insurance. The fee is NT$3000.

  • Insurance company : Cathay Insurance
  • Coverage: outpatient visit and hospitalization
  • Beneficiary: insured (student)
  1. Application Form for Insurance 
  2. Certificate of Diagnosis – Original 
  3. Receipt – Original 
  4. Copy of Bank Deposit Book of Insured (front page) Submission to benefit remittance : 1 month

Handling officer:

Office of International Cooperation, Ms. Alison (alison@nccu.edu.tw; ext. 62040)

National Health Insurance (NHI)

By law,  all Republic of China (Taiwan) citizens must be enrolled in NHI. Foreign nationals who meet NHI regulations and residency requirements must also be insured under the system. Students may visit the benefits, limitations, and terms of coverage on their website. 

The benefits package is comprehensive. All necessary medical services are covered. When you visit a doctor, the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) will cover most of your examinations and medication costs. NHIA directly reimburses NHI-contracted medical institutions for the cost related to the medical services they provide to patients. All you need to pay is a small portion of the cost, called a “co-payment.”

All students pay the NHI fee on a monthly basis since NHI came into effect. The monthly fee is NTD826. The payment process works this way. NCCU charges students the NHI fee per semester. The amount of NTD 4,956 will appear as a charge on your tuition bill (NTD826 x 6 Months).

  • Spring : March 1- August 31
  • Fall : September 1 – February 28

The National Health Insurance Administration requires all foreign students to have a continuous stay in Taiwan for 6 months or travel abroad only once (for less than 30 days in the 6-month time span). Before joining the NHI program, you should have your own medical insurance that covers your medical costs.

For the students who enter Taiwan with a Resident Visa, the duration of 6 months starts from the date of arrival. While for students who enter Taiwan with a Visitor Visa, the duration of 6 months starts from the Resident Visa is issued. 

If you were already insured by NHI or were insured by NHI before, please contact OIC for NHI enrollment and fee adjustment.

  1. Provide the OIC with your ARC number to track when your NHI will go into effect. Note we are not able to track your NHI effectively without your ARC number. We will notify you by email when your date for eligibility is near.
  2. Upon receiving our notice, send one (1) copy of a passport-sized photo and one (1) copy of your Alien Residence Certificate (ARC) (front side only) to nccunhi@gmail.com. It takes around ten business days to issue your card after submission. Again, an email will be sent to you to inform you of your pick-up date.

How does paying or refunding the NHI premium work? NCCU charges new students a one-time six-month NHI premium charge of NT$4,956. This amount will appear on your tuition bill during your second semester at NCCU, regardless of the date, you become eligible to enroll in the NHI program.

After your first-time payment (and possible refund) is made, an NHI fee of NT$4,956 will be included in your tuition bill on a per-semester basis, for every year you stay on the NHI program through NCCU.

Refund calculation of prepaid premium: ​​​​​​NT$826 (monthly premium) x Month(s) uninsured in NHI in the second semester. The amount will be refunded to your bank account on the month of your graduation.

The amount paid (NT$4,956) will be refunded to your bank account on the month of your graduation or withdrawal from NCCU. As a reminder, please remember to purchase overseas insurance during your stay in Taiwan before you are eligible for the NHI program.

Contact：

  1. New students-Mr. Frank Chang (changhm@nccu.edu.tw)
  2. Current students-Ms. Sasha Ling (sasha07@nccu.edu.tw)