①The provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the amount to be borne by the national government toward Municipalities under Article 70, paragraph (1) of the Revised National Health Insurance Act in fiscal year 2013. In this case, the phrase "in fiscal year 2012" in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article is deemed to be replaced with "in fiscal year 2013", and the phrase "fiscal year 2012" in items (ii) through (v), item (vii) and item (viii) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "fiscal year 2013" and the phrase "fiscal year 2010" with "fiscal year 2011".

②The provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the application of the provisions of paragraph (1) of that Article as applied mutatis mutandis in the preceding paragraph to a Municipality, etc. reducing co-payments. In this case, the phrase "item (i) of that paragraph" in paragraph (2) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "item (i) of the preceding paragraph as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1) of the following Article".

③The provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the total amount of prefectural adjusting subsidies under Article 72-2, paragraph (2) of the Revised National Health Insurance Act in fiscal year 2013. In this case, the phrase "in fiscal year 2012" in paragraph (3) of the preceding Article is deemed to be replaced with "in fiscal year 2013"; the phrase "item (vii), less the total amount equivalent to 9/100 of the amount of expenses in excess of the standard for fiscal year 2010 (meaning the amount of expenses in excess of the standard prescribed in Article 70, paragraph (3) of the National Health Insurance Act prior to the amendment by Article 1 of the Act Partially Amending the National Health Insurance Act, etc. to Ensure Stable Operation of the Medical Insurance System (Act No. 35 of 2010), which remains in force pursuant to Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act)" is deemed to be replaced with "item (vii)"; in item (i) of that paragraph, the phrase "the amount listed in paragraph (1), item (i) (in the case where the provisions of the preceding paragraph" is deemed to be replaced with "the amount listed in paragraph (1), item (i) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (1) of the following Article (in the case where the provisions of the preceding paragraph as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to paragraph (2) of that Article"; and the phrase "fiscal year 2012" in items (ii) through (v), item (vii) and item (viii) of that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "fiscal year 2013" and the phrase "fiscal year 2010" with "fiscal year 2011".

The provisions of Article 4, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act Partially Amending the National Health Insurance Act, etc. to Ensure Stable Operation of the Medical Insurance System, as amended by the provisions of the preceding Article, apply to the shares of the national treasury for the expenses required for benefits for medical treatment provided on or after March 1, 2012, and for payment of expenses for Dietary Treatment for inpatients, Living Support expenses for inpatients, medical expenses combined with treatment outside insurance coverage, medical expenses, medical expenses for home-nursing, special medical expenses, transport expenses, high-cost medical expenses and expenses for high-cost medical treatment combined with long-term care paid on or after April 1 of that year, and for payment of the young-old payment, old-old aid and bed conversion support payment under the provisions of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People for fiscal year 2012 and of the payment under the provisions of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act for that fiscal year, while the provisions then in force continue to govern the shares of the national treasury for the expenses required for benefits for medical treatment provided before March 1 of that year, and for payment of expenses for Dietary Treatment for inpatients, Living Support expenses for inpatients, medical expenses combined with treatment outside insurance coverage, medical expenses, medical expenses for home-nursing, special medical expenses, transport expenses, high-cost medical expenses and expenses for high-cost medical treatment combined with long-term care paid before April 1 of that year, and for payment of the young-old payment, old-old aid and bed conversion support payment under the provisions of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People for fiscal year 2011 or earlier and of the payment under the provisions of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act for that fiscal year or earlier.

Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary incidental to the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.