(FWA2025/08/15) The Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act has broadened the scope of smoke-free areas. Official data shows that more than 9,000 violations have been recorded across Taiwan, with total fines exceeding NT$46 million. Hospital emergency entrances, exits, and parking areas remain the highest secondhand smoke exposure rates among the designated smoke-free zones.
Under the updated regulations, universities, kindergartens, childcare centers, and home-based childcare facilities are now entirely smoke-free. Bars and nightclubs lacking independent air-conditioning systems and enclosed indoor smoking rooms are also subject to a complete smoking ban.
Local governments continue to prioritize smoke-free enforcement in their annual inspections, with some local governments extending restrictions to bus stops, school perimeters, and areas surrounding convenience stores. By the end of 2024, a total of 33,997 smoke-free zones had been officially designated nationwide.
To reduce smoking violations near hospitals, facilities plan to intensify public education campaigns, install smoke-free alert systems, and, in certain cases, deploy detection devices to strengthen smoke-free measures both inside and outside their premises.
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禁菸場所擴大 醫院成違規熱點
菸害防制法已擴大禁菸場所。根據統計，全台灣已開罰超過9千件違規案，總罰鍰金額超過4,600萬元，而醫療機構急診出入口以及停車場附近，是二手菸暴露率較高的法定禁菸區域。
根據新規定，大專院校、幼兒園、托嬰中心及居家式托育場所現已全面禁菸；未設有獨立空調及獨立隔間室內吸菸室的酒吧與夜店，也是全面禁菸的場所。
各縣市政府持續將禁菸場所列為年度稽查重點，也有部分地區限制公車候車亭、學校、便利商店週邊不可吸煙。截至2024年底，全台已公告3萬3,997個禁菸場所。
針對民眾於醫院附近違規吸菸，各醫院將加強宣導，設置禁菸鈴，也有部分開發偵測器，強化院內外禁菸措施。
