Foreigners may take a midwifery personnel examination in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Republic of China.
Foreigners and overseas Chinese who have passed the aforesaid examination and obtained midwifery personnel certificates shall obtain approval from the central competent authority before practicing in the Republic of China, and shall comply with applicable laws and regulations of the Republic of China governing midwifery personnel, codes of professional ethics, and articles of association of midwifery personnel associations. The regulations governing the approval and management of their practice shall be established by the central competent authority.
In case of violation of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, punishments shall be imposed in accordance with law, and the central competent authority may revoke the approval granted.

The central competent authority or local competent authorities at the municipality/city/county level may collect certificate or license fees when issuing certificates or licenses in accordance with the Act. The fee rates shall be set by the central competent authority.

The enforcement rules for the Act shall be established by the central competent authority.

The Act shall come into effect on the date of promulgation.