The provisions of Article 16, Articles 23 through 25, Article 26, paragraph (1), Articles 27 through 35 and Article 82 (excluding those relating to specified health checkups, etc. and paragraphs (5) through (8), paragraph (13) and paragraph (14) of that Article) apply mutatis mutandis to a Federation. In this case, the terms "Society member" and "Society members" in these provisions are deemed to be replaced with "person representing a prefecture or Municipality, or a Society, that is a member" and "persons representing prefectures or Municipalities, or Societies, that are members," respectively; the term "Society meeting" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "general meeting or the board of representatives"; the terms "Society council member" and "Society council members" in these provisions are deemed to be replaced with "member of a general meeting or board of representatives" and "members of a general meeting or board of representatives," respectively; the term "insured persons" in Article 82, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "prefectures or Municipalities, or Societies, or insured persons"; the term "又は" (or) in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "若しくは" (or, joining a smaller group of alternatives); the term "that Act" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "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)) retained by the relevant prefecture or Municipality, or Society, respectively, or the Industrial Safety and Health Act"; the term "Industrial Safety and Health Act" in Article 82, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with "prefecture or Municipality, or Society, that was requested to provide medical insurance-related information, or the Industrial Safety and Health Act"; the term "the relevant" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the relevant medical insurance-related information or the relevant"; and the phrase "prescribed in Article 16, paragraph (1) of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People" in Article 82, paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with "provided by prefectures or Municipalities, or Societies".
第十六条、第二十三条から第二十五条まで、第二十六条第一項、第二十七条から第三十五条まで及び第八十二条（特定健康診査等に係るもの並びに同条第五項から第八項まで、第十三項及び第十四項を除く。）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「組合員」とあるのは「会員たる都道府県若しくは市町村又は組合を代表する者」と、「組合会」とあるのは「総会又は代議員会」と、「組合会議員」とあるのは「総会又は代議員会の議員」と、同条第二項中「被保険者を」とあるのは「都道府県若しくは市町村若しくは組合又は被保険者を」と、「又は」とあるのは「若しくは」と、「同法」とあるのは「それぞれ当該都道府県若しくは市町村若しくは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都道府県若しくは市町村若しくは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「都道府県若しくは市町村又は組合から提供を受けた」と読み替えるものとする。