A practitioner examination shall be held every year in principle. The central competent authority shall announce relevant information such as the date and location of examination as well as registration methods one month before the examination date.
The aforesaid examination shall include two phases: written test and oral test. Only those who pass the written test are eligible for the oral test. The written test scores that meet the passing requirements are valid for two years.
The passing requirements for the written test are sixty marks average of all subjects and fifty marks in each subject.
The passing requirement for the oral test is sixty marks.

The written test set forth in the preceding article shall cover the following subjects:
1.General introduction to specialty nursing: including the role and responsibilities of a nurse practitioner and nursing-related policies and regulations.
2.Advanced specialty nursing:
(1)Nurse practitioners in internal medicine, psychiatry, pediatrics, surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, and family medicine: including advanced pharmacology, advanced pathophysiology, and diagnosis and treatment of health problems.
(2)Nurse practitioner in anesthesiology: including advanced pharmacology, advanced pathophysiology, and diagnosis and treatment of health problems related to anesthesiology.

Any person who registers for a nurse practitioner examination shall submit one of the following supporting documents:
1.For those who conform to the requirements set forth in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 1 of Article 3: a photocopy of the certificate of completion of the practitioner training programs; a photocopy of the graduation certificate for the highest degree in nursing is also required for those who graduate from a college or graduate institute of nursing;
2.For those who conform to the requirements set forth in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 3: course credit certificates for each subject in the graduate institute and the certificate of clinical training issued by a training hospital;
3.For those who conform to the requirements set forth in Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 1 of Article 3: a photocopy of certificates issued by foreign countries with equivalent practitioner systems.
4.For those who conform to the requirements set forth in Paragraph 2 of Article 3: a photocopy of the service certificate of engaging in anesthesia nursing practices and the certificate of completion of anesthesia nursing training.

Relevant documents and materials for the examination of nurse practitioner may be retained electronically; and their collection, processing, and use shall be handled in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act and relevant regulations.