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With regard to childbirth by an insured person under the national health insurance program that took place before the item (vi) Effective Date, the provisions of the item (vi) new National Health Insurance Act (limited to those concerning the payment of delivery expenses and lump-sum allowance at childbirth) do not apply, and the matter is handled in accordance with the provisions of the National Health Insurance Act before its amendment by the provisions of Article 6 (limited to those concerning the payment of lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare).
With regard to childbirth by an insured person under the national health insurance program that took place at a special delivery-handling facility, for the time being, the provisions of the item (vi) new National Health Insurance Act (limited to those concerning the payment of delivery expenses and lump-sum allowance at childbirth) do not apply, and the provisions of Article 58, paragraph (1) of the National Health Insurance Act before its amendment by the provisions of Article 6 remain in force.
The lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare prescribed in Article 58, paragraph (1) of the National Health Insurance Act before its amendment by the provisions of Article 6, which is to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, is deemed to be an insurance benefit under the item (vi) new National Health Insurance Act. In this case, in applying the provisions of Article 73-2, paragraph (1) of the item (vi) new National Health Insurance Act, the phrase "delivery expenses and lump-sum allowance at childbirth" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "delivery expenses and lump-sum allowance at childbirth, and the lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare prescribed in Article 58, paragraph (1) before its amendment by the provisions of Article 6 of the Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 31 of 2026) as remaining in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act", and the phrase "limited to the part pertaining to the amount specified by Cabinet Order under Article 101, paragraph (1) of the Health Insurance Act (where the amount specified by Municipal Ordinance or constitution under the provisions of Article 54-11, paragraph (1) is less than the amount specified by Cabinet Order under Article 101, paragraph (1) of that Act, that amount specified by Municipal Ordinance or constitution) and the amount specified by Cabinet Order under paragraph (6) of that Article (where the amount specified by Municipal Ordinance or constitution under the provisions of Article 54-11, paragraph (5) is less than the amount specified by Cabinet Order under Article 101, paragraph (6) of that Act, that amount specified by Municipal Ordinance or constitution)" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "limited to the part pertaining to the amount specified by Cabinet Order under Article 101, paragraph (1) of the Health Insurance Act (where the amount specified by Municipal Ordinance or constitution under the provisions of Article 54-11, paragraph (1) is less than the amount specified by Cabinet Order under Article 101, paragraph (1) of that Act, that amount specified by Municipal Ordinance or constitution) and the amount specified by Cabinet Order under paragraph (6) of that Article (where the amount specified by Municipal Ordinance or constitution under the provisions of Article 54-11, paragraph (5) is less than the amount specified by Cabinet Order under Article 101, paragraph (6) of that Act, that amount specified by Municipal Ordinance or constitution), and with respect to the expenses required for the payment of the lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare prescribed in Article 58, paragraph (1) before its amendment by the provisions of Article 6 of the Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 31 of 2026) as remaining in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act, limited to the part pertaining to the amount specified by Cabinet Order under Article 101 of the Health Insurance Act before its amendment by the provisions of Article 2 of that Act as remaining in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (where the amount specified by Municipal Ordinance or constitution under the provisions of Article 58, paragraph (1) before its amendment by the provisions of Article 6 of the Act Partially Amending the Health Insurance Act, etc. as remaining in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act is less than the amount specified by Cabinet Order under Article 101 of the Health Insurance Act before its amendment by the provisions of Article 2 of that Act as remaining in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act, that amount specified by Municipal Ordinance or constitution)"; in addition, necessary technical replacement of terms is specified by Cabinet Order.
Supplementary Provisions, Article 37, paragraph (1)（罰則の適用に関する経過措置）Transitional Measures Concerning the Application of Penal ProvisionsAdded
With regard to the application of penal provisions to acts committed before the enforcement of the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (vi) of the Supplementary Provisions, and to acts committed on or after the item (vi) Effective Date in the case where the provisions are to remain in force pursuant to the provisions of Article 15, paragraph (1), Article 19, paragraph (1), Article 23, paragraph (1), Article 30, paragraph (1), Article 33, paragraph (1) and Article 35, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, the provisions then in force continue to govern.