This Act is enacted in order to maintain the health and increase the welfare of farmers and to promote the stability of rural areas; for any affairs other than prescribed hereinto, other related laws shall apply.

This Insurance accidents of the farmer health insurance (hereinafter referred to as “this Insurance”) are divided into five categories of procreation, injury, disease, disability, and death; and payment for procreation, medical treatment, and disability as well as funeral and interment allowance shall be offered correspondingly.

The competent authority of this Insurance refers to the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan at the central level, the municipal governments at the municipal level, and the county (city) governments at the county (city) level.