Supplementary Provisions

This Act comes into effect on the date of promulgation; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect on the dates specified in those items:

A National Health Insurance Society or Federation of National Health Insurance Associations that, at the time the provisions listed in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect, has actually obtained authorization under Article 27, paragraph (2) of the National Health Insurance Act before the amendment by the provisions of Article 1 (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 86 of that Act) for a resolution on the matters listed in paragraph (1), item (iii) of that Article, or has applied for it, is deemed to have made the notification under paragraph (4) of that Article of the National Health Insurance Act as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Revised National Health Insurance Act") (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 86 of the Revised National Health Insurance Act) for a resolution on the matters listed in Article 27, paragraph (1), item (iii) of the Revised National Health Insurance Act.

With regard to the return of expenses for benefits for medical treatment, or for the payment of Dietary Treatment expenses for inpatients, specified medical expenses or medical expenses for home-nursing, that were paid by a false or other wrongful act committed, before the date on which the provisions listed in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect, by a Health Insurance-Covered Medical Institution or health insurance-covered pharmacy prescribed in Article 43, paragraph (3), item (i) of the Health Insurance Act before the amendment by the provisions of Article 4 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Health Insurance Act"), a specially approved Health Insurance-Covered Medical Institution prescribed in Article 44, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Former Health Insurance Act, or a designated home-nursing provider prescribed in Article 44-4, paragraph (1) of the Former Health Insurance Act (hereinafter referred to as a "health insurance-covered medical institution, etc. under the Former Health Insurance Act"), the provisions then in force continue to govern, notwithstanding Article 65, paragraph (3) of the Revised National Health Insurance Act.

The provisions of Article 69 of the Revised National Health Insurance Act apply to the share of the national treasury for the fiscal year 1998 and subsequent fiscal years, and with regard to the share of the national treasury for the fiscal year 1997 and earlier fiscal years, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

The provisions of Article 70, paragraph (3) of the Revised National Health Insurance Act as applied with the terms replaced pursuant to paragraph (13) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Revised National Health Insurance Act apply to the share of the national treasury for the fiscal year 2000 and subsequent fiscal years, and with regard to the share of the national treasury for the fiscal year 1999 and earlier fiscal years, the provisions then in force continue to govern.

With regard to the share of the national treasury, the amount subject to contributions from employee insurance, etc., the estimated contribution for medical treatment benefit expenses and the finalized contribution for medical treatment benefit expenses for the fiscal year 1998 that are calculated pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (13) through (16) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Revised National Health Insurance Act, the phrase "the amount of those expenses" in paragraph (13) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Revised National Health Insurance Act is deemed to be replaced with "the amount obtained by multiplying the special pre-adjustment estimated medical expense contribution equivalent (meaning the special pre-adjustment estimated medical expense contribution equivalent prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Health Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 53 of 1995); the same applies hereinafter) by 9/12", the phrase "the amount of expenses required for the payment of the medical expense contribution for health and medical services for the elderly" in paragraph (14) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Revised National Health Insurance Act with "the amount obtained by multiplying the special pre-adjustment estimated medical expense contribution equivalent by 9/12", and the phrase "the amount of expenses required for the payment of" in paragraphs (15) and (16) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Revised National Health Insurance Act with "the amount obtained by multiplying by 9/12 the special pre-adjustment estimated medical expense contribution equivalent pertaining thereto".

With regard to the share of the national treasury, the amount subject to contributions from employee insurance, etc., the estimated contribution for medical treatment benefit expenses and the finalized contribution for medical treatment benefit expenses for the fiscal year 1999 that are calculated pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (13) through (16) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Revised National Health Insurance Act, the phrase "the amount of those expenses" in paragraph (13) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Revised National Health Insurance Act is deemed to be replaced with "the special pre-adjustment estimated medical expense contribution equivalent (meaning the special pre-adjustment estimated medical expense contribution equivalent prescribed in Article 8, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Health Insurance Act, etc. (Act No. 53 of 1995); the same applies hereinafter)", the phrase "the amount of expenses required for the payment of the medical expense contribution for health and medical services for the elderly" in paragraph (14) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Revised National Health Insurance Act with "the special pre-adjustment estimated medical expense contribution equivalent", and the phrase "the amount of expenses required for the payment of" in paragraphs (15) and (16) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Revised National Health Insurance Act with "the special pre-adjustment estimated medical expense contribution equivalent pertaining thereto".