Will Legislation Be Sufficient to Tighten Security for the National Health Insurance Database?
The Executive Yuan has approved draft legislation to manage the data from the National Health Insurance system. Such legislation follows on a 2022 ruling by the Constitutional Court that decided that the use of such data by academic and research institutions was permissible, but there was a requirement for an opt-out mechanism and an oversight mechanism. To provide that oversight mechanism, a consultative committee will be established...
