①In order to provide health insurance services to insured persons who are not members of a health insurance society (hereinafter simply referred to as "insured persons"), Japan Health Insurance Association (hereinafter referred to as "JHIA") is established.

②JHIA provides the services listed below:

③Beyond the operations listed in the items of the preceding paragraph, JHIA is responsible for operations related to Mariners Insurance business pursuant to the provisions of the Mariners Insurance Act (excluding those conducted by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of the same Act), and operations related to the payment of young-old payments, etc. pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People (hereinafter referred to as "young-old payments, etc."), aid for the old-old, contributions for administrative expenses related to the old-old, and contributions for administrative expenses related to childbirth and childcare pursuant to the provisions of the same Act (hereinafter referred to as "aid for the old-old, etc."), the payment pursuant to the provisions of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Act No. 123 of 1997) (hereinafter referred to as "long-term care payment"), contribution for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc. pursuant to the provisions of the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases (Act No. 114 of 1998) (hereinafter referred to as "contribution for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc."), and the children and child-rearing support levy pursuant to the provisions of the Act on Support for Children and Child-rearing (Act No. 65 of 2012) (hereinafter referred to as "children and child-rearing support levy").