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Chapter X Miscellaneous Provisions第十章 雑則
Article 193第百九十三条
Prescription(時効)
Article 193, paragraph (1)
The right to collect insurance premiums, etc. or to receive a refund thereof, and the right to receive an insurance benefit expire by prescription when two years have elapsed from the time when those rights become exercisable.
A notice of payment or a demand for payment of insurance premiums, etc. has the effect of renewal of prescription.
保険料等の納入の告知又は督促は、時効の更新の効力を有する。
Article 194第百九十四条
Calculation of Period(期間の計算)
Article 194, paragraph (1)
The provisions of the Civil Code (Act No. 89 of 1896) concerning periods apply mutatis mutandis to the calculation of periods prescribed in this Act or orders based on this Act.
Article 194-2, paragraph (1)(被保険者等記号・番号等の利用制限等)Restrictions, etc. on Use of Insured Person's Symbol and Number, etc.Changed
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, insurers, medical institutions providing services covered by health insurance, etc., designated home-nursing providers, designated birthing centers, etc., and other persons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as persons who use the insurer number and insured person's symbol and number (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "insured person's symbol and number, etc.") for the performance of health insurance services or affairs related to those services (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, etc.") must not request anyone to disclose the insured person's symbol and number, etc. pertaining to that person or a person other than that person, except where necessary for the performance of those services or affairs.
A person other than the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, etc. must not request anyone to disclose the insured person's symbol and number, etc. pertaining to that person or a person other than that person, except in a case specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a case where the use of the insured person's symbol and number, etc. is particularly necessary for the performance of health insurance services or affairs related to those services.
No person may, except in the following cases, with regard to an act that the person conducts as a business, request a person who intends to make an application for a contract of sale, lease, employment, or otherwise (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as a "contract") with the person, a person who makes such an application, or a person who has concluded a contract with the person, to disclose the insured person's symbol and number, etc. pertaining to the person requested or a person other than the person requested.
where the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, etc. requests the disclosure of the insured person's symbol and number, etc. in a case prescribed in paragraph (1);
where a person other than the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, etc. requests the disclosure of the insured person's symbol and number, etc. in a case specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
No person may, except in the following cases, constitute as a business a database in which the insured person's symbol and number, etc. are recorded (meaning a collection of information including the insured person's symbol and number, etc. pertaining to persons other than that person, systematically structured so that such information can be retrieved using a computer) and in which the information recorded is intended to be provided to others (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as a "database for provision").
where a person other than the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, etc. constitutes a database for provision in a case specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare prescribed in paragraph (2).
When an act in violation of the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs has been committed and the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds that the person who committed the act is likely to commit further acts in violation of those provisions repeatedly, the Minister may recommend that the person who committed the act cease the act, or recommend that the person take measures necessary to ensure that the act is ceased.
When a person who has received a recommendation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph does not comply with the recommendation, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, by specifying a time limit, order that person to comply with the recommendation.
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary with regard to the measures pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (5) and (6) of the preceding Article, the Minister may, within the scope found necessary, request a report on necessary matters from a person for whom there are reasonable grounds to find that the person is in violation of the provisions of paragraph (3) or (4) of that Article, or have an official enter the offices or places of business of that person to question the person or inspect record books, documents and other objects.
The provisions of Article 7-38, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to questions or inspections under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of paragraph (3) of that Article apply mutatis mutandis to the authority under the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
No stamp tax is imposed on documents relating to health insurance.
健康保険に関する書類には、印紙税を課さない。
Article 196第百九十六条
Free Certification of Family Registers(戸籍事項の無料証明)
Article 196, paragraph (1)
The mayor of a municipality (including the mayor of a special ward, and in the case of a designated city referred to in Article 252-19, paragraph (1) of the Local Autonomy Act, the mayor of a ward or mayor of a consolidated ward; the same applies in Article 203) may issue a certificate concerning the family register of a person who is or was an insured person to an insurer or a person to be granted insurance benefits, as specified by ordinance of the municipality (including a special ward).
In the case of providing an insurance benefit pertaining to a dependent, the provisions of the preceding paragraph apply mutatis mutandis to the family register of the dependent or person who was the dependent.
An insurer (the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare with respect to affairs administered by the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare as prescribed in Article 5, paragraph (2) and Article 123, paragraph (2); the same applies in the following paragraph) may have the employer of an insured person report on matters other than those prescribed in Article 48, present a document, or administer other affairs necessary for enforcing this Act as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
An insurer may have an insured person (including former specially-insured day laborers) or a person who is to receive insurance benefits make a request or a notification, or submit documents necessary for the enforcement of this Act to the insurer or employer, as specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary in relation to an insured person's eligibility, standard remuneration, insurance premiums, or insurance benefits, the Minister may order the employer to submit or present documents or other objects, or have the ministry's official enter the business site to ask the persons concerned questions or to inspect record books, documents, and other objects.
The provisions of Article 7-38, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to questions or inspections pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article apply mutatis mutandis to the authority pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary in relation to an insured person's eligibility, standard remuneration amount, or insurance premiums, the Minister may request a public agency to provide the name, location, and other necessary materials of a place of business, or request a bank, trust company, or other institution to make a report on the status of income of an insured person or a person found to be an insured person and other matters.
Article 199, paragraph (2)(資料の提供)(Provision of Materials)Changed
When the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary in relation to a designation referred to in Article 63, paragraph (3), item (i), Article 88, paragraph (1) or Article 8898-2, paragraph (1), item (i), the Minister may request the person who collects the social insurance premiums to provide access to necessary documents or to provide materials about the status of payment of the social insurance premiums ofby the establisher or administrator to which the designation pertains or by the applicant.
Coordination between the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and Association(厚生労働大臣と協会の連携)
Article 199-2, paragraph (1)
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare and JHIA are to endeavor to ensure mutual close cooperation including the exchange of necessary information to enable the health insurance services administered by JHIA based on this Act to be provided appropriately and smoothly.
Special Provisions Concerning Mutual Aid Associations(共済組合に関する特例)
Article 200, paragraph (1)
Insurance benefits pursuant to this Act are not provided to insured persons employed by the government, insured persons employed at offices of local governments, or insured persons who are employed by a corporation and are members of a mutual aid association.
The type and level of benefits from a mutual aid association must not be lower than the type and level of benefits referred to in this Act.
共済組合の給付の種類及び程度は、この法律の給付の種類及び程度以上であることを要する。
Article 201第二百一条
Article 201, paragraph (1)
When the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare finds it necessary in relation to a mutual aid association, the Minister may collect reports on the business and property thereof and give instructions on the operations thereof.
No insurance premiums are collected with respect to persons who do not receive insurance benefits pursuant to the provisions of Article 200, paragraph (1).
第二百条第一項の規定により保険給付を受けない者に関しては、保険料を徴収しない。
Article 203第二百三条
Affairs Handled by Municipalities(市町村が処理する事務等)
Article 203, paragraph (1)
Some of the affairs concerning insurers covering specially-insured day laborers that are administered by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may be administered by the mayor of a municipality as specified by Cabinet Order.
JHIA may delegate some of the affairs concerning insurers of specially-insured day laborers that are administered by JHIA to municipalities (including special wards), as specified by Cabinet Order.