35 Aesthetic Clinics Found with Violations in Nationwide Inspection; New Taipei City Has Most with 14
Amid a growing scandal over secret filming in aesthetic medicine clinics, Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) announced the latest nationwide inspection results on May 21. Of the 720 clinics inspected so far, 35 were found in violation, with New Taipei City having the most at 14, followed by Taoyuan with 6. Fourteen of these clinics have each been fined the maximum of NT$500,000 under the Medical Care Act.
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CNA, Taipei, May 21 (By Reporter Shen Peng-yao) — As the scandal involving secret filming in aesthetic medicine clinics intensifies, the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) today announced the latest nationwide inspection status. So far, 720 clinics have been inspected, with 35 found in violation. New Taipei City had the most with 14, followed by Taoyuan with 6. Among them, 14 clinics have each been fined the maximum of NT$500,000 under the Medical Care Act.
Following a series of secret filming incidents in aesthetic clinics, the MOHW's Department of Medical Affairs convened a meeting on May 13 and reached a four-point consensus on video recording in medical institutions. These points are: a strict ban on covert recording devices, permission for regular cameras in public areas for security purposes, recording allowed in low-privacy spaces like general consultation rooms with consent, and a general prohibition on recording in high-privacy areas such as operating rooms.
Local health bureaus have launched large-scale inspections, with the first wave targeting high-privacy-risk aesthetic clinics. Liu Yu-ching, Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Affairs, explained the progress in a media telephone interview this afternoon. Based on reports from various cities and counties, a total of 720 clinics have been inspected, with 35 found in violation. The breakdown is: New Taipei City with 14 (the highest), followed by Taoyuan with 6, Kaohsiung with 5, Taipei with 3, Taichung with 3, Hsinchu City with 2, Tainan with 1, and Changhua County with 1.
Liu stated that local health bureaus have already penalized 14 clinics, including 3 each in Taipei, New Taipei, and Taichung, and 5 in Kaohsiung. All were fined the maximum amount of NT$500,000 for violating Article 108 of the Medical Care Act, and most were ordered to suspend operations for six months. Liu assured the public that they can be at ease as the violating clinics have all been suspended.
Liu emphasized that high-privacy-risk aesthetic clinics were the focus of the first wave of inspections, which has been completed. In the future, to maintain social stability and eradicate secret filming incidents in medical institutions, the response level will be elevated to the Executive Yuan. Related penalties and inspection results will also be announced on schedule. (Editor: Lee Hsi-chang) 1150521
Following a series of secret filming incidents in aesthetic clinics, the MOHW's Department of Medical Affairs convened a meeting on May 13 and reached a four-point consensus on video recording in medical institutions. These points are: a strict ban on covert recording devices, permission for regular cameras in public areas for security purposes, recording allowed in low-privacy spaces like general consultation rooms with consent, and a general prohibition on recording in high-privacy areas such as operating rooms.
Local health bureaus have launched large-scale inspections, with the first wave targeting high-privacy-risk aesthetic clinics. Liu Yu-ching, Deputy Director of the Department of Medical Affairs, explained the progress in a media telephone interview this afternoon. Based on reports from various cities and counties, a total of 720 clinics have been inspected, with 35 found in violation. The breakdown is: New Taipei City with 14 (the highest), followed by Taoyuan with 6, Kaohsiung with 5, Taipei with 3, Taichung with 3, Hsinchu City with 2, Tainan with 1, and Changhua County with 1.
Liu stated that local health bureaus have already penalized 14 clinics, including 3 each in Taipei, New Taipei, and Taichung, and 5 in Kaohsiung. All were fined the maximum amount of NT$500,000 for violating Article 108 of the Medical Care Act, and most were ordered to suspend operations for six months. Liu assured the public that they can be at ease as the violating clinics have all been suspended.
Liu emphasized that high-privacy-risk aesthetic clinics were the focus of the first wave of inspections, which has been completed. In the future, to maintain social stability and eradicate secret filming incidents in medical institutions, the response level will be elevated to the Executive Yuan. Related penalties and inspection results will also be announced on schedule. (Editor: Lee Hsi-chang) 1150521
FAQ
這次全台醫美診所大稽查的起因是什麼？
因應近期越演越烈的醫美診所涉嫌偷拍風暴，衛生福利部啟動了這次大規模稽查。
總共稽查了多少家診所？發現多少家違規？
根據衛福部公布的數據，目前已稽查720家，查獲35家違規。
哪個縣市的違規診所最多？
新北市的違規診所最多，共有14家；其次為桃園市6家。
違規的診所受到什麼樣的處罰？
目前已有14家診所被依違反醫療法第108條，各開罰最高額度的新台幣50萬元罰鍰，並且多數被勒令停業6個月。
政府對於醫療機構內的錄影有何規定？
衛福部醫事司於5月13日會商後達成4點共識：嚴禁使用密錄設備、公共場域可為公安架設正常鏡頭、一般診間等低隱私空間取得同意可錄、手術室等高隱私空間以禁錄為原則。