With an IC health card in hand, most people can see a doctor six times before updating their cards. Children can make eight visits to a doctor before renewal, while people over 70 years of age can make 12.
手持一張健保 IC 卡，一般民眾就診六次，兒童就診十八次，至於七十歲以上老人則在就診十二次之後才需要更新，透過設置在全國一萬七千多家醫療院所或鄉鎮市區公所的讀卡機，都可以簡單迅速地進行更新動作。