Chapter VIII Federation of Health Insurance Societies
第八章 健康保険組合連合会
Article 184Establishment, Personality and Name
第百八十四条（設立、人格及び名称）
Health insurance societies may establish a federation of health insurance societies (hereinafter referred to as a "federation") to achieve their purpose jointly.
健康保険組合は、共同してその目的を達成するため、健康保険組合連合会（以下「連合会」という。）を設立することができる。
A federation is a corporation.
連合会は、法人とする。
A federation must use the characters健康保険組合連合会 (meaning "federation of health insurance societies" and pronounced "kenko hoken kumiai rengoukai") in its name.
連合会は、その名称中に健康保険組合連合会という文字を用いなければならない。
No person other than the federation may use the name 健康保険組合連合会"federation of health insurance societies".
連合会でない者は、健康保険組合連合会という名称を用いてはならない。
Article 185Authorization of Establishment
第百八十五条（設立の認可等）
When health insurance societies intend to establish a federation, they must prepare its constitution and obtain authorization therefor from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
連合会を設立しようとするときは、規約を作り、厚生労働大臣の認可を受けなければならない。
A federation is incorporated at the time of authorization of its establishment.
連合会は、設立の認可を受けた時に成立する。
When finding it necessary for promoting the common welfare of insured persons who are members of a health insurance society, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may order the health insurance society to join a federation.
Article 186Particulars to be Included in the Constitution
第百八十六条（規約の記載事項）
A federation must specify the particulars listed below in its constitution:
連合会は、規約において、次に掲げる事項を定めなければならない。
its purpose and business;
目的及び事業
its name;
名称
the location of its office;
事務所の所在地
particulars relating to general meetings;
総会に関する事項
particulars relating to officers;
役員に関する事項
particulars relating to the joining and withdrawal of members;
会員の加入及び脱退に関する事項
particulars relating to assets and accounting;
資産及び会計に関する事項
particulars relating to giving public notice; and
公告に関する事項
beyond the particulars listed in the preceding items, particulars specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
前各号に掲げる事項のほか、厚生労働省令で定める事項
第百八十七条（役員）
A federation has a president, vice presidents, directors and auditors as officers.
連合会に、役員として会長、副会長、理事及び監事を置く。
The president represents the federation and executes its operations.
会長は、連合会を代表し、その業務を執行する。
The vice presidents assist the president in administering the operations of the federation and perform the president's duties if the president is incapacitated or when the post is vacant.
副会長は、会長を補佐して連合会の業務を執行し、会長に事故があるときはその職務を代理し、会長が欠員のときはその職務を行う。
The directors assist the president and vice presidents, as specified by the president, in administering the operations of the federation, perform the duties of the president and vice presidents if they are incapacitated or when the posts are vacant.
理事は、会長の定めるところにより、会長及び副会長を補佐して連合会の業務を掌理し、会長及び副会長に事故があるときはその職務を代理し、会長及び副会長が欠員のときはその職務を行う。
An auditor audits the performance of the business and status of the property of the federation.
監事は、連合会の業務の執行及び財産の状況を監査する。
Article 188Application Mutatis Mutandis
第百八十八条（準用）
The provisions of Article 7-38, Article 7-39, Article 9, paragraph (2), Article 16, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 18, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 19, Article 20, Article 26, paragraph (1) (excluding the part concerning item (ii)) and paragraph (2), Article 29, paragraph (2), Article 30, Article 150, and Article 195 apply mutatis mutandis to a federation. In this case, the phrase "society meeting" in those provisions is deemed to be replaced with "general meeting", "If the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds" in Article 7-39, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "If the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds, when collecting reports, raising questions, or conducting inspection pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 188," "articles of incorporation" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "constitution", "the preceding paragraph" in Article 16, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 186", "the preceding paragraph" in Article 29, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 188", "a designated health insurance society which has violated the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, of a designated health insurance society which fails to follow the request referred to in paragraph (3) of the same Article, or of another designated health insurance society as specified by Cabinet Order" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "a health insurance society", "the services necessary for maintaining and promoting the health of insured persons, etc. pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph" in Article 150, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "the services referred to in the preceding paragraph", "employs insured persons, etc." in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "employs health insurance societies or insured persons, etc.", the term "又は" (or) in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "若しくは" (or, joining a smaller group of alternatives), "that Act" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the medical insurance-related information (meaning the medical insurance-related information prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People; the same applies in the following paragraph and paragraph (4)) that the relevant health insurance society keeps, or the Industrial Safety and Health Act, respectively", "the Industrial Safety and Health Act" in paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "a health insurance society requested to provide medical insurance-related information or the Industrial Safety and Health Act", "those records" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "that medical insurance-related information or those records", and "prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People" in paragraph (4) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "provided by a health insurance society".
第七条の三十八、第七条の三十九、第九条第二項、第十六条第二項及び第三項、第十八条第一項及び第二項、第十九条、第二十条、第二十六条第一項（第二号に係る部分を除く。）及び第二項、第二十九条第二項、第三十条、第百五十条並びに第百九十五条の規定は、連合会について準用する。この場合において、これらの規定中「組合会」とあるのは「総会」と、第七条の三十九第一項中「厚生労働大臣は」とあるのは「厚生労働大臣は、第百八十八条において準用する前条の規定により報告を徴し、又は質問し、若しくは検査した場合において」と、「定款」とあるのは「規約」と、第十六条第二項中「前項」とあるのは「第百八十六条」と、第二十九条第二項中「前項」とあるのは「第百八十八条」と、「前条第二項の規定に違反した指定健康保険組合、同条第三項の求めに応じない指定健康保険組合その他政令で定める指定健康保険組合の事業」とあるのは「その事業」と、第百五十条第二項中「前項の規定により被保険者等の健康の保持増進のために必要な事業」とあるのは「前項の事業」と、「被保険者等を」とあるのは「健康保険組合又は被保険者等を」と、「又は」とあるのは「若しくは」と、「同法」とあるのは「それぞれ当該健康保険組合が保存している医療保険等関連情報（高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律第十六条第一項に規定する医療保険等関連情報をいう。次項及び第四項において同じ。）又は労働安全衛生法」と、同条第三項中「労働安全衛生法」とあるのは「医療保険等関連情報の提供を求められた健康保険組合又は労働安全衛生法」と、「当該」とあるのは「当該医療保険等関連情報又は当該」と、同条第四項中「高齢者の医療の確保に関する法律第十六条第一項に規定する」とあるのは「健康保険組合から提供を受けた」と読み替えるものとする。