Any Institution and its personnel shall be obligated to maintain the confidentiality of a third party's private information known or obtained while practicing, and shall not divulge it without cause.

The competent authority may conduct an on-site inspection whenever necessary; the Institution and its personnel shall provide their cooperation, and shall not attempt to evade, obstruct, or refuse the inspection.

Where an Institution accepts donated sperm in accordance with Article 8, Paragraph 1 of this Act, it shall perform a second HIV test on the sperm donor after his sperm has been frozen for six months, and shall provide the sperm for use unless and until confirming that the donor is not infected.

The competent authority may entrust its subordinate Health Promotion Administration or relevant organizations to carry out the training, continuing education, review of personnel qualifications, permit of institutions and other relevant matters prescribed in these Regulations.

Where a medical care institution applies for a permit within one year after these Regulations take effect, proof of receiving continuing education of the institution's operating physicians, technicians, and counselors can be exempted.

Where a medical care institution submitting an application in accordance with Article 39 of this Act may be exempted from the on-site inspection requirement prescribed in Article 7; where an institution passes documentary review, the validity period of its permit shall be limited to the period approved prior to the implementation of these Regulations.

An operating physician who possesses any of the following qualifications prior to the implementation of these Regulations, he/she may apply for qualification approval within one year after the implementation of these Regulations without regard to the requirements prescribed in Article 3:
1. He/she has received director qualifications approved by the competent authority on the basis of the Assessment Criteria for Medical Care Institutions of Assisted Reproductive Technology (hereinafter referred to as "Assessment Criteria").
2. He/she has complied with the training regulations of Assessment Criteria prior to the promulgation of these Regulations, and continued to practice assisted reproduction services after completing training.
3. He/she has complied with the training regulations of Assessment Criteria prior to the promulgation of these Regulations, but did not perform any relevant technical procedures within five years after completing training; the physician received at least 180 hours of training during a three-month period in a medical care institution announced by the competent authority in accordance with Article 3, Paragraph 3, and has obtained a document providing proof of qualifications.
Where the physician possesses the qualification as prescribed in Subparagraphs 2 and 3 of the proceeding paragraph, he/she shall receive an average of at least 12 hours of continuing education annually from June 2004 in order to comply with the revised regulations of Assessment Criteria announced on June 25, 2004.

A technician who possesses any of the following qualifications prior to the implementation of these Regulations, he/she may apply for qualification approval within one year after the implementation of these Regulations without regard to the requirements prescribed in Article 4:
1. He/she has been qualified as a technician approved by the competent authority in accordance with Assessment Criteria.
2. He/she has complied with the training requirements of Assessment Criteria prior to the announcement of these Regulations, and continued to practice assisted reproduction services after completing training.
Where a technician possesses the qualification as prescribed in Subparagraphs 2 of the proceeding paragraph, he/she shall receive an average of at least 8 hours of continuing education annually from June 2004 in order to comply with the revised regulations of Assessment Criteria announced on June 25, 2004.

These Regulations shall take effect on the date of promulgation.