The government shall strengthen the function and role of Chinese medicine and pharmacy in the National Health Insurance scheme and the health care system, and protect the interests of the people for medical treatment and health care.

The central competent authority shall establish the quality management system for Chinese medicine healthcare to promote modernization of Chinese medicine.

The government shall facilitate the balanced development of medical resources for Chinese medicine, improve the rural health care resources, encourage the establishment of Chinese medicine medical institutions or the department of Chinese medicine within every hospital level, and increase the accessibility of Chinese medicine resources.

The government shall encourage preventive medicine and home health care with characteristics of Chinese medicine, Chinese medicine in combined and diversified health care, and promote the utilization and development of Chinese medicine.