To practice as a medical technologist, an application shall be filed with the local municipal or county (city) competent authority for practice registration, a practice license shall be acquired before practice commences.
Medical technologists shall receive certain hours of continued education every six years to be eligible for renewal of the practice license.
Regulations governing the qualification and conditions for the application of the registration of practice under the first paragraph, the documents to be attached for such application, issuance, change, re-issuance and renewal of a practice license and the contents of the continued education courses of the preceding paragraph, credits obtained from the completion of such courses, methods of operation of these courses, recognition of the qualification received from these courses and other matters to be complied with shall be determined by the central competent authority.

In any of the following circumstances, the practice license shall not be issued; any license already issued shall be revoked or annulled:
1. A medical technologist certificate has been revoked or annulled.
2. A medical technologist practice license was annulled within one year.
3. The medical technologist has been determined by a team of specialist physicians, medical technologists and scholars/experts invited by the municipal or county (city) competent authority to be unable to practice due to objective facts.
After the cause listed in subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph is eliminated, the medical technologist may still apply for practice license in accordance with this Act.

A medical technologist shall be subject to only one place to practice and he/she shall practice in a medical care institution or medical examination clinic approved by and registered with the local competent authority, or other institution where the competent authority recognizes that it is necessary to employ a medical technologist to practice. However, inter-institutional support or condition with prior approval is not subject to this restriction.

In the event of suspension or termination of the medical technologist’s practice, a report to the original license-issuing authority shall be made for reference within 30 days from the occurrence.
The duration of suspension of practice mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be limited to one year only; termination of practice shall be processed for suspension over one year.
Provisions in Article 7 concerning the practice are applicable to changes of a medical technologist’s practicing location or reinstatement of practice.
In case of death of a medical technologist, the practice license shall be annulled by the original license-issuing authority.

When they practice, medical technologists or medical technicians shall join the local association for medical technologists or association for medical technicians.
Associations for medical technologists or associations for medical technicians may not refuse the membership application by qualified applicants.

Medical technologists perform the following medical functions:
1. General Microscopy examination.
2. Clinical Biochemistry examination.
3. Clinical Serology examination.
4. Clinical Immunology examination.
5. Clinical Hematology examination .
6. Transfusion examination and blood bank operation.
7. Clinical Microbiology examination.
8. Clinical Physiology examination.
9. Enquiries about medical examination items and their bio-significance.
10. Enquiries about clinical test reagents and their performance characteristic.
11. Other medical examination functions recognized by the central competent authority.
In performing their medical functions, medical technologists shall follow an examination order issued by a physician, except for examinations designated by the central competent authority or self-paid customs at medical examination clinics.
The provision of the preceding paragraph shall be put on trial for five years from the date of promulgation and implementation of this Act and shall be reviewed at the end of the trial period.

When there is doubt in processing the examination slip issued by a physician, a medical technologist shall consult and confirm with the physician who issued the examination slip before carrying out the examination. Moreover, the examination shall be conducted according to the items listed on the examination slip, with no alteration of the examination items at discretion.

Medical technologists shall make records of the examination results, produce test reports, and sign or affix seal on the examination reports.
Medical technologists shall carry out one examination only for each examination slip issued by a physician; after the examination, the medical technologist shall sign or affix seal on the examination slip, and mark the examination date.

A medical technologist shall not produce an examination report if he/she has not carried out the examination by his/her own, and shall not make false examination report.

When being inquired by the health authority, judicial authority or police agency, medical technologists shall not make false statement or report.

Medical technicians perform the following medical functions:
1.General Microscopy examination.
2.Clinical Biochemistry examination.
3.Clinical Serology examination.
4.Clinical Hematology test.
5.Transfusion examination.
6.Clinical Microbiology examination.
7.Clinical Physiology examination.
8.Other medical examination functions recognized by the central competent authority.
In performing their medical functions, medical technicians shall follow an examination order issued by a physician, except for customs designated by the central competent authority or self-paid examinations at medical examination clinics.
The provision of the preceding paragraph shall be put on trial for five years from the date of promulgation and implementation of this Act and shall be reviewed at the end of the trial period.

The provisions in this Chapter concerning the practice of medical technologists are applicable to medical technicians’ execution of businesses mentioned in the preceding article.