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.