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Title: Dental Technicians Act CH
Category: Ministry of Health and Welfare(衛生福利部)
Chapter Four Penal Provisions
Article 29
A dental technician or assistant dental technician who lends or leases his or her license or certificate to others shall have dental technician or assistant dental technician certificate annulled and the case shall be forwarded to the prosecutor’s office according to law if the act involves criminal responsibility. 
Article 30
Except for people who conform to the provisions in Paragraph 3 or Paragraph 4 of Article 12, Paragraph 1 of Article 57, or Paragraph 1 of Article 58 herein, people without the qualification of dental technician or assistant dental technician but performing dental laboratory work shall be subject to a fine of not less than NT$30,000 and not more than NT$150,000. However the preceding provision does not apply to the following people who receive practical training under the supervision of a dentist or dental technician:
1. Students of department of dentistry, or section or department of dental laboratory technology; or
2. Graduates within five years from the date of receiving a diploma from a department of dentistry, or section or department of dental laboratory technology.
Article 31
Violations of Paragraph 1 of Article 12, Article 15 or Article 16 herein shall be subject to a fine of not less than NT$20,000 and not more than NT$100,000. If the violation is of serious nature, the dental technician or the assistant dental technician shall in addition have practice suspended for one month up to one year, or have practice license, or dental technician certificate or assistant dental technician certificate annulled. Where the act of the dental technician or the assistant dental technician involves criminal responsibility, the case shall be forwarded to the prosecutor’s office according to law.
Article 32
A dental laboratory having any of the situations below shall be subject to a fine of not less than NT$30,000 and not more than NT$150,000. If the violation is of serious nature, the dental laboratory shall have its business license annulled:
1. Allowing personnel without the qualification of dental technician or assistant dental technician to perform dental laboratory work at own discretion;
2. Allowing personnel to perform medical services; or
3. Not suspending business practice when receiving the order to suspend business.
Article 33
Violations of Article 7, Paragraph 1 of Article 19, Paragraph 2 of Article 21, Paragraph 2 of Article 23 or Article 28 herein shall be subject to a fine of not less than NT$30,000 and not more than NT$150,000.
Article 34
A dental technician or an assistant dental technician in violation of Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 2 of Article 9, Article 11, Paragraph 1 or Paragraph 3 of Article 13, or Paragraph 1 of Article 14 herein shall be subject to a fine of not less than NT$10,000 and not more than NT$50,000, and in addition, shall be ordered to take remedial action within a prescribed time period. Violator who have been penalized and fail to comply after being notified three times to take remedial action within a prescribed time period shall have practice suspended for one month up to one year.
A dental technicians association in violation of Paragraph 2 of Article 14 herein shall be subject to a fine of not less than NT$ 10,000 and not more than NT$ 50,000 by the competent authority of civil organizations and be ordered to take remedial actions within a prescribed time period. Violator that fails to take remedial action within the prescribed time period shall be fined consecutively on a daily basis.
Article 35
A dental laboratory in violation of Paragraph 2 of Article 20, Paragraph 1 of Article 21, Paragraph 1 of Article 23, or any article from Article 24 to Article 27 herein or failing to meet the requirements set forth by the central competent authority pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 19 herein shall be subject to a fine of not less than NT$10,000 and not more than NT$50,000.
A dental laboratory in violation of Paragraph 2 of Article 20, Paragraph 1 of Article 21, Paragraph 1 of Article 23, or Article 24 or Article 25 herein or failing to meet the requirements set forth by the central competent authority pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 19 herein shall be penalized according to the provisions in the preceding paragraph, and in addition, shall be ordered to take remedial action within a prescribed time period. Violators who fail to take remedial action within the prescribed time period shall have business suspended for one month up to one year or have business license annulled.
Article 36
Where the responsible dental technician or the responsible assistant dental technician of a dental laboratory is ordered to suspend practice or has his or her practice license annulled, the dental laboratory shall simultaneously have business suspended or have its business license annulled.
Where a dental laboratory is ordered to suspend business or has its business license annulled, the responsible dental technician or the responsible assistant dental technician shall simultaneously be ordered to suspend practice or have his or her practice license annulled.
Article 37
A dental technician or an assistant dental technician who continues to practice after being ordered to suspend practice shall have his or her practice license annulled. Where the dental technician or the assistant dental technician continues to practice after having his or her practice license annulled, his or her dental technician certificate or assistant dental technician certificate shall be annulled.
Article 38
A dental laboratory that continues to conduct business after having its business license annulled, the responsible dental technician or the responsible assistant dental technician shall have his or her dental technician certificate or assistant dental technician certificate annulled.
Article 39
When a dental laboratory is subject to fines as provided herein, the responsible dental technician or responsible assistant dental technician of the dental laboratory shall be penalized.
Article 40
Unless it is otherwise provided herein, the disposition of fines, practice or business suspension, annulment of practice license or business license mentioned herein shall be executed by the municipality and county (city) authorities; the revocation or annulment of dental technician certificate or assistant dental technician license shall be executed by the central competent authority.
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