Article 2
The competent authorities refer to the Ministry of Health and Welfare at the central level, municipal governments at the municipal level, and county (city) governments at the county (city) level.
The affairs／issues prescribed in this Act which relates to the commissions／duties of individual competent authorities in charge of specific business shall be handled by these competent authorities individually.
The commissions and duties of the competent authorities of individual levels and the competent authorities in charge of specific business referred to in the above two paragraphs are divided as follows:
1. The competent authorities are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning the related legal rights and interests of people with disabilities, such as the protection of dignity, financial security, care & support service, and potentially independent living.
2. The competent authorities in charge of health are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning the related rights & interests in favor of people with disabilities in evaluation and assessment of the disability, medical care, rehabilitation, and the research and development of assistive devices, etc.
3. The competent authorities in charge of education are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning the related rights & interests in favor of people with disabilities in education, even balanced distribution of educational resources and facilities／installations, cultivation of professional service providers, etc.
4. The competent authorities in charge of labor are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning the related rights & interests in favor of people with disabilities in occupational reconstruction and services, promotion and protection of employment, labor rights and interests, worksite sanitary safety and health, etc.
5. The competent authorities in charge of construction, public works, and housing are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning the related rights & interests in favor of people with disabilities, in housing, public buildings, or facilities／installations, and access-free living environment, etc.
6. The competent authorities in charge of transportation and communications are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning the related rights & interests in favor of people with disabilities in communications, public transports, traffic tools／installations, public parking lots, etc.
7. The competent authorities in charge of finance are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning related rights & interests in favor of people with disabilities and the welfare care facility／institution, and the sheltered workshop in reduction of taxation, etc.
8. The competent authorities in charge of commerce are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning the services of financial and banking, financial insurance, property management and trust in favor of people with disabilities, etc.
9. The competent authorities in charge of law are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning victim protection, sentenced person after-care, and environment improvement of shelters in favor of people with disabilities, etc.
10. The competent authorities in charge of the police are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning personal safety & protection and the search of the missing people with disabilities, etc.
11. The competent authorities in charge of sports are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning sport activities , sport locations and facilities, equipment, and unique exercise assistive devices in favor of people with disabilities, etc.
12. The competent authorities in charge of culture are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning the spiritual life, as well as the artistic and cultural activities in favor of people with disabilities, etc.
13. The competent authorities in charge of procurement／purchasing regulations related to the Government Procurement Act are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning the non-profitable products and labor in favor of people with disabilities, etc.
14. The competent authorities in charge of communication and propagation are responsible for the planning, implementation and supervision of the affairs／issues concerning the access-free information, technology and appliance scheme／system of communication & propagation, Internet platforms, appliances and processing without discrimination in favor of people with disabilities, etc.
15. The competent authorities in charge of technology research affairs are responsible for the research and development of assistive technology, technology research, transformation, applications, promotion, and other affairs in favor of people with disabilities.
16. The competent authorities in charge of economic affairs are responsible for the stipulation of national standards for assistive devices, promotion of industry, the planning and implementation of product commercialization and others in favor of people with disabilities.
17. Other measures that safeguard the right of people with disabilities shall be implemented by individual competent authorities in charge of specific business pursuant to their authority.