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Title: Senior Citizens Welfare Act CH
Category: Ministry of Health and Welfare(衛生福利部)
Article 3
The authorities concerned under the Act are the Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) in Central Government, the City Government in a special municipality or the County (City) Government in a county (city).
The items stated in this Act will be handled and processed by the industry competent authorities.
The responsibilities of the authorities concerned and the industry competent authorities mentioned above sentences will be divided as follows:
1. Authorities concerned: They are to work out, to promote and to supervise the plans of protecting the rights of elders.
2. Health authority concerned: They are to work out, to promote and to supervise the plans of elderly preventive care, mental health, medical treatment, recoveries and consecutive care.
3. Education authority concerned: They are to work out, to promote and to supervise the plans of education programs to elders, training sessions to elder almoners and social education programs for the aged society.
4. Labor authority concerned: They are to work out, to promote and to supervise the plans of creating a discrimination-free working environment, dependent care program for elders given by employees of the company, and the examination of family caregivers.
5. Urban planning, construction, public affairs and residence authorities concerned: They are to work out, to promote and to supervise the plans of the management of elderly housing, facilities of elderly services, infrastructure, and the accessibilities of the buildings and the environment.
6. Housing authority concerned: they are to work out, to promote the plans of providing social housing, the assistance of selling and renting house for the elderly living.
7. Transportation and communication authorities concerned: They are in charge of the plan, promotion and supervision of elders taking transportation and vehicle’s safe operation.
8. Finance authority concerned: They are to work out, to promote and to supervise relating finance, commercial insurance and property trust plans.
9. Police authority concerned:They are to work out, to promote and to supervise the plans of police relating issues and of protecting the rights of elders.
10. Fire safety authority: they are to work out, to promote, and to supervise the plans of the management of fire safety.
11. Other measures will be ruled out and handled by the relating industry competent authorities according to their official powers.
Article 29
Labor authority shall actively promote employment of elders, and strive for discrimination-free for elders at working.