The central competent authority or the competent authority of municipality and county (city) shall charge for certificate or license when granting the certificate or license according to this Act; the sum of charge shall be determined by the central competent authority.

Foreign Nationals is eligible to participate in the Social Worker Examination under the regulations of the ROC.
Upon passing of the examination, foreign nationals who possess the certificate of social worker must apply for practice registration before conduct of social work. The above foreign nationals are also obliged to the relevant social work regulations of ROC, the social work code of ethics and the rules of the Social Worker Association.

The enforcement rules of this Act to be determined by the central competent authority.

This Act will be implemented starting from the announcement date.
The amended regulations on May 12, 2009 will be implemented on November 23, 2009.