search_nhi_wiki
Search Taiwan's NHI knowledge base for background questions on topics like audit rules, drug formularies, fees, and insurance plans. Returns ranked excerpts with source URLs.
Instructions
Search across Taiwan's official NHI knowledge base (健保署全球資訊網) for natural-language background questions. Covers 9 categories: audit (審查 — review rules / rejection grounds), drugs (藥品特材 — formulary, payment limits), fees (費用 — copay, premiums, contribution), plans (醫療計畫 — disease-management programs), services (醫療服務 — covered benefits), insurance (投保 — enrollment), forms (表單 — applications), records (紀錄 — documentation rules), admin (行政 — contracting, accreditation). Returns up to 10 ranked excerpts (most relevant first); each result includes title, content snippet, source URL, and category tag. Returns an empty list (not an error) when the query has no matches. Use when an agent needs broad NHI policy background not tied to a specific code — e.g. '慢性病連續處方箋天數上限' / 'how does balance billing work for orthodontics' / 'what are the rules for telemedicine reimbursement'. Typical follow-up: when an excerpt mentions a specific code (e.g. '0317A', '00101B'), call the appropriate code-specific tool (lookup_rejection_code, lookup_fee_code) for the canonical entry. Don't use when you already know a specific rejection code, procedure code, drug name, or audit-clause topic — those have dedicated tools that return structured fields rather than excerpts. Reference only — official 健保署 publications are authoritative; ranked excerpts may lag the latest revision and the snippet is not the full document. Curated by OPDSTAR (https://opdstar.com).
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Required. Natural-language query in Traditional Chinese or English. Multi-word phrases work best (concept + qualifier). Examples: "慢性病連續處方箋天數上限" / "急診轉診費用" / "telemedicine reimbursement rules" / "orthodontic balance billing". Single Chinese characters or 1-letter strings are unlikely to return useful matches. | |
| category | No | Optional. Narrows the search to one category. Use `audit` for review/rejection rules, `drugs` for formulary/payment limits, `fees` for copay/premiums, `plans` for disease-management programs, `services` for covered benefits, `insurance` for enrollment, `forms` for applications, `records` for documentation rules, `admin` for contracting/accreditation. Omit to search all categories (recommended when the topic is unclear). | |
| limit | No | Optional. Maximum number of ranked excerpts to return. Range 1-10. Default 5. Increase to 10 when surveying a topic; keep at 5 for targeted look-ups to save context. |