The trial program was announced on October 24, 1985. It involved 41 of the province's nearly 300 Farmers 'Associations and covered about 119,000 individuals.
為了照顧屬於弱勢團體的農民，行政院在民國七十四年十月廿四日，頒佈了「台灣省農民健康保險暫行試辦要點」，在全省近三百個農會中，先選擇四十一個農會、十一萬九千多名農會會員做為投保對象。