An insurer determines the standard monthly remuneration amount based on the monthly remuneration amount which is obtained by dividing the total amount of remuneration received by the insured person at the place of business at which the person is employed as of July 1 each year for the preceding three-month period (limited to a period of consecutive employment at the place of business, and excluding any month in which the number of days based on which remuneration is paid is less than 17 days (11 days for persons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; the same applies in Article 43, paragraph (1), Article 43-2, paragraph (1) and Article 43-3, paragraph (1))) by the number of months in that period.
保険者等は、被保険者が毎年七月一日現に使用される事業所において同日前三月間（その事業所で継続して使用された期間に限るものとし、かつ、報酬支払の基礎となった日数が十七日（厚生労働省令で定める者にあっては、十一日。第四十三条第一項、第四十三条の二第一項及び第四十三条の三第一項において同じ。）未満である月があるときは、その月を除く。）に受けた報酬の総額をその期間の月数で除して得た額を報酬月額として、標準報酬月額を決定する。
A standard monthly remuneration amount determined pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is the standard monthly remuneration amount of each month from September in the relevant year until August in the following year.
前項の規定によって決定された標準報酬月額は、その年の九月から翌年の八月までの各月の標準報酬月額とする。
Regarding persons who obtained eligibility as an insured person during the period between June 1 and July 1 or insured persons whose standard monthly remuneration amount has been or is to be revised in any month from July through September pursuant to the provisions of Articles 43, 43-2 or 43-3, the provisions of paragraph (1) do not apply during that year.