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In Republic of Chaina (Taiwan), Natural Death Act named “Anning Huanhe Yiliao Tiaoli” which means palliative and hospice care act was enacted in year of 2000. And enforced in the same year. Many scholars say that Taiwan's Act took Many U.S.A.'s acts such as ‘Federal Patient Self-Determination Act 1990’, ‘California Natural Death Act 1976’ and ‘Washington Natural Death Act 1979’ for a model. Taiwan's Act adopts a few outstanding systems - ‘advance declarations’ including ‘living will’ and ‘durable power of attorney for health care’, ‘family-determination system’ for a patient who is in a persistent unconscious state. This paper disusses this Act. The content is as follow : 1. A background of legislation. 6. Keeping documents. 2. The purpose of legislation. 7. Punitive provision. 3. The concept of terms. 8. The relationship with euthanasia. 4. Patient's self-determination. 9. Controversial issues. 5. Subrogated determination by family.