When a current or former committee member of a Review Committee or an Examination Board or a current or former officer or employee of a Federation divulges, without a justifiable reason, any confidential information obtained in the course of duties, said person shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than 1,000,000 yen.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall also apply when a person who conducts or used to conduct the review of medical bills as specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare pursuant to the provisions of Article 45, paragraph (7) (including cases where applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 52, paragraph (6), Article 52-2, paragraph (3), Article 53, paragraph (3) and Article 54-2, paragraph (12)) or a current or former officer or employee of a Designated Association divulges, without a justifiable reason, any confidential information obtained in the course of said person's duties.
第四十五条第七項（第五十二条第六項、第五十二条の二第三項、第五十三条第三項及び第五十四条の二第十二項において準用する場合を含む。）の規定により厚生労働大臣の定める診療報酬請求書の審査を行う者若しくはこれを行つていた者又は指定法人の役員、職員若しくはこれらの職にあつた者が、正当な理由なしに、職務上知得した秘密を漏らしたときも、前項と同様とする。