Chapter VII Miscellaneous Provisions (Article 100-10)
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Article 100-10第百条の十
Entrustment of Administrative Functions to JPS(機構への事務の委託)
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to have JPS carry out the following administrative functions; provided, however, that this does not preclude the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare from carrying out the administrative functions set forth in item (xxxii)-3 directly:
administrative functions related to notifying the relevant persons of information pursuant to the provisions of Article 31-2 (other than the notifying itself);
administrative functions related to rulings as under the provisions of Article 33 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions) (other than the acceptance of claims provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (x) and the rulings themselves);
administrative functions related to confirming the details of claims pursuant to the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions) and Article 37, paragraph (3);
administrative functions related to suspension of the payment of pension insurance benefits under the provisions of Article 38, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) (other than the acceptance of applications provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xi) and decisions related to the suspension of the payments);
administrative functions related to suspension of the payment of pension insurance benefits under the provisions of Article 38-2, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) (other than the acceptance of requests provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xii) and decisions related to the suspension of the payments);
administrative functions related to the collection of a wrongfully gained benefit under the provisions of Article 40-2 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions) (other than administrative functions that involve exercising the authority provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), items (xxix) through (xxxi), the receipt of monies paid over that JPS undertakes pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article, demands for payment under the provisions of Article 86, paragraph (1), administrative functions that involve exercising other authority prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and administrative functions provided for in item (xxxi) and item (xxxiii));
administrative functions related to payment of employees' old-age pensions under the provisions of Article 42 of this Act and the provisions of Article 7-3, paragraph (3), Article 8 and Article 13-4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions (other than the acceptance of requests and claims provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xiv) and rulings confirming employees' old-age pensions);
administrative functions related to revisions to the amounts of employees' old-age pensions under the provisions of Article 43, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 44, paragraph (3) and paragraph (4) of this Act (this includes as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9-2, paragraph (3), Article 9-3, paragraph (2) and paragraph (4) and Article 9-4, paragraph (3) and paragraph (5) of the Supplementary Provisions) as well as the provisions of Article 7-3, paragraph (5), Article 9-2, paragraph (2) and paragraph (4), Article 9-3, paragraph (3) and paragraph (5), Article 9-4, paragraph (4) and paragraph (6), Article 13-4, paragraph (5) and paragraph (6), and Article 13-5, paragraph (3), paragraph (4), and paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions (other than the acceptance of requests and claims provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xiv), the acceptance of claims provided for in item (xlii) of that paragraph, and decisions related to the revisions);
Article 100-10, paragraph (1), item (xi)(機構への事務の委託)(Entrustment of Administrative Functions to JPS)Changed
administrative functions related to suspension of the payment of a portion equal to the additional amount to be paid for the child set forth in the proviso of Article 44, paragraph (1), under the proviso of Article 44, paragraph (1) (this includes as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 9-2, paragraph (3), Article 9-3, paragraph (2) and paragraph (4), and Article 9-4, paragraph (3) and paragraph (5) of the Supplementary Provisions; the same applies hereinafter in this item) (other than decisions related to the suspension of these payments) and, administrative functions related to suspension of the payment of employees' old-age pensions under the provisions of Article 46, paragraph (1) and paragraph (6) of this Act, and the provisions of Article 7-4, paragraph (1) and paragraph (4) (this includes as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 11-5 and Article 13-6, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions), Article 7-5, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) (this includes as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (5) of that Article), Article 11, paragraph (1), Article 11-2, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), Article 11-3, paragraph (1), Article 11-4, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), Article 11-6, paragraph (1), paragraph (2), and paragraph (4) (this includes as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (8) of that Article), Article 13-4, paragraph (8), Article 13-5, paragraph (5) and paragraph (6) and Article 13-6, paragraph (1) and paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions (this includes as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (8) of that Article) (excluding decisions related to the suspension of the payments), and administrative functions related to suspension of the payment of a portion equal to the additional amount to be paid for the child under the provisions of Article 46, paragraph (7) (other than decisions related to the suspension of those payments);
administrative functions related to payment of employees' disability pensions under the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (1), Article 47-2, paragraph (3), Article 47-3, paragraph (1), Article 48, paragraph (1), and Article 49 (other than the acceptance of claims provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xv) and rulings confirming employees' disability pensions);
Article 100-10, paragraph (1), item (xiii)(機構への事務の委託)(Entrustment of Administrative Functions to JPS)Changed
administrative functions related to suspension of the payment of employees' disability pensions under the provisions of Article 49, paragraph (1) and Article 54, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), (other than the acceptance of applications provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xi) and decisions related to the suspension of those payments), administrative functions related to suspension of the payment of a portion equal to the additional amount to be paid for the child under the proviso to Article 50-2, paragraph (1) and under the provisions of Article 46, paragraph (67) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54, paragraph (3) (other than decisions related to the suspension of Article 54 (other than those payments), and administrative functions related to suspension of the acceptancepayment of applications provided a portion equal to the additional amount to be paid for in the spouse under the provisions of Article 100-446, paragraph (1), item (xi) and6) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 54, paragraph (3) (other than decisions related to the suspension of those payments);
administrative functions related to revisions to the amounts of employees' disability pensions under the provisions of Article 50-2, paragraph (3), Article 44, paragraph (4) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (4) of Article 50-2, Article 52, paragraph (1), and Article 52-2 (other than the certification provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xv)-2, the acceptance of claims provided for in item (xvi) of that paragraph, and decisions related to those revisions);
administrative functions related to payment of disability allowances under the provisions of Article 55, paragraph (1) and Article 56 (other than rulings confirming disability allowances);
administrative functions related to payment of employees' pensions for surviving family under the provisions of Article 58, paragraph (1) (other than rulings confirming employees' pensions for surviving family);
第五十八条第一項の規定による遺族厚生年金の支給に係る事務(当該遺族厚生年金の裁定を除く。)
Article 100-10, paragraph (1), item (xvii)(機構への事務の委託)(Entrustment of Administrative Functions to JPS)Changed
administrative functions related to revisions to the amounts of employees' pensions for surviving family under the provisions of Article 61 (this includes when paragraph (1) of that Article is applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 68, paragraph (3)), Article 62-2, paragraph (3) and paragraph (4), and Article 62-3, paragraph (3) (other than the decisions related to the revisions);
Article 100-10, paragraph (1), item (xviii)(機構への事務の委託)(Entrustment of Administrative Functions to JPS)Changed
administrative functions related to suspension of the payment of a portion equal to the additional amount to be paid for the child under the proviso to Article 62-2, paragraph (1) and the proviso to Article 62-3, paragraph (1) (other than decisions related to the suspension of those payments) and administrative functions related to suspension of the payment of employees' pensions for surviving family under the provisions of Articles 64 through 67 and Article 68, paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) (other than the acceptance of applications provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xi) and item (xix) and decisions related to the suspension of those payments);
administrative functions related to payment of employees' disability pensions and disability allowances under the provisions of Article 73 (other than rulings confirming employees' disability pensions and disability allowances);
administrative functions related to payment of insurance benefits under the provisions of Article 73-2 and Article 75 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 29, paragraph (9) of the Supplementary Provisions) (other than rulings confirming insurance benefits);
administrative functions related to revisions to the amounts of employees' disability pensions under the provisions of Article 74 (other than decisions related to those revisions);
administrative functions related to payment of employees' pensions for surviving family under the provisions of Article 76, paragraph (1) (other than rulings confirming employees' pensions for surviving family);
administrative functions related to suspension of the payment of pension insurance benefits under the provisions of Article 77 (other than decisions related to the suspension of those payments);
administrative functions related to temporary suspension of the payment of insurance benefits under the provisions of Article 78, paragraph (1) (other than decisions related to the temporary suspension of those payments);
administrative functions related to revisions to the amounts of employees' old-age pensions under the provisions of Article 78-10, paragraph (1) and revisions to the amounts of employees' disability pensions under paragraph (2) of that Article (other than decisions related to those revisions);
administrative functions related to revisions to the amounts of employees' old-age pensions under the provisions of Article 78-18, paragraph (1) and revisions to the amounts of employees' disability pensions under the provisions of Article 78-10, paragraph (2), as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of Article 78-18 (other than decisions related to those revisions);
Article 100-10, paragraph (1), item (xxviii-2)(機構への事務の委託)(Entrustment of Administrative Functions to JPS)Added
administrative functions related to recording under the provisions of Article 78-21-3 (other than the recording itself);
第七十八条の二十一の三の規定による記録に係る事務(当該記録を除く。)
Article 100-10, paragraph (1), item (xxviii-3)(機構への事務の委託)(Entrustment of Administrative Functions to JPS)Added
administrative functions related to revisions to the amounts of employees' old-age pensions under the provisions of Article 78-21-6, paragraph (1) and revisions to the amounts of employees' disability pensions under paragraph (2) of that Article (other than decisions related to those revisions);
administrative functions related to the collection of insurance premiums under the provisions of Article 81, paragraph (1), Article 81-2, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 81-2-2, paragraph (1), and Article 85 (other than administrative functions that involve exercising the authority provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), items (xxvii) through (xxxi), the receipt of monies paid over that JPS undertakes pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article, demands for payment under the provisions of Article 86, paragraph (1), administrative functions that involve exercising other authority prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and administrative functions provided for in the following item, item (xxxi) and item (xxxiii));
administrative functions related to payments under the provisions of Article 83, paragraph (2) and paragraph (3) (other than decisions in which a payment notice is deemed to have been issued with a payment due date that was moved forward or a payment is deemed to have been made for a payment due date that was moved forward);
administrative functions related to demands for payment under the provisions of Article 86, paragraphs (1) and (2) (other than the demands themselves and the issuance of demand letters (but not administrative functions related to sending demand letters));
administrative functions related to the collection of delinquency charges under the provisions of Article 87, paragraph (1) and paragraph (4) (including charges related to monies to be collected under the provisions of Article 40-2 that are deemed to be insurance premiums pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (6) of Article 87) (other than administrative functions that involve exercising the authority provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), items (xxix) through (xxxi), the receipt of monies paid over that JPS undertakes pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the following Article, demands for payment under the provisions of Article 86, paragraph (1), administrative functions that involve exercising other authority prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and administrative functions provided for in the preceding item and item (xxxiii));
administrative functions related to provision of information under the provisions of Article 100-2, paragraph (1) (other than the provision of information itself);
administrative functions related to ascertaining the state of the business related to employees' pension insurance as referred to in Article 100-3, paragraph (3);
administrative functions associated with the authority prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare that is provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xxx) (other than administrative functions that involve exercising that authority itself);
administrative functions related to payment of special old-age pensions under the provisions of Article 28-3, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions (other than rulings confirming special old-age pensions);
administrative functions related to payment of special pensions for surviving family under the provisions of Article 28-4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions (other than rulings confirming special pensions for surviving family);
administrative functions related to payment of lump-sum withdrawal payments under the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions (other than the acceptance of requests provided for in Article 100-4, paragraph (1), item (xliii) and rulings confirming those lump-sum withdrawal payments);
administrative functions related to the provision of information held by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in connection with the implementation of this Act in response to requests under the provisions of Article 203 of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Act No. 123 of 1997) and any other Acts prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (other than the provision of information itself and administrative functions prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare); and
administrative functions prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, beyond what is provided for in each of the preceding items.
前各号に掲げるもののほか、厚生労働省令で定める事務
Article 100-10, paragraph (2)(機構への事務の委託)
If the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds that it has become difficult or inappropriate for JPS to implement the whole or a part of the administrative functions set forth in one of the items of the preceding paragraph due to a natural disaster or for any other reason, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to be the one to carry out the whole or a part of the administrative functions set forth in the items of that paragraph.
Beyond as provided for in the preceding two paragraphs, Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare provides for any other necessary particulars in connection with JPS's or the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's implementation of the administrative functions provided for in the items of paragraph (1).