Article 110Dependent's Medical Expenses

①When a dependent of an insured person receives medical treatment from a medical institution providing services covered by health insurance that is selected by the dependent, dependent's medical expenses are paid to the insured person for expenses required for the medical treatment.

②The amount of dependent medical expenses is the amount specified in item (i) below (the aggregate of that amount and the amount specified in item (ii) or (iii) if the medical treatment includes dietary treatment or living support, respectively):

③The amount of expenses for medical treatment referred to in item (i) of the preceding paragraph is calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 76, paragraph (2) when medical treatment (excluding evaluation treatment, patient-requested treatment, and selective treatment) is received from a medical institution providing services covered by health insurance, and the provisions of Article 86, paragraph (2), item (i) when evaluation treatment, patient-requested treatment or selective treatment is received from a medical institution providing services covered by health insurance, the amount of expenses for dietary treatment for inpatients referred to in item (ii) of the preceding paragraph is calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 85, paragraph (2), and the amount of expenses for living support for inpatients referred to in item (iii) of the preceding paragraph is calculated pursuant to the provisions of Article 85-2, paragraph (2).

④When a dependent receives medical treatment at or from a hospital, clinic or pharmacy listed in Article 63, paragraph (3), item (i) or (ii), the insurer may, on behalf of the relevant insured person, pay to the hospital, clinic or pharmacy expenses incurred for the medical treatment payable by the dependent to the hospital, clinic or pharmacy within the limit of the amount payable to the insured person as expenses for dependent's medical treatment.

⑤When a payment pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph is made, it is deemed that dependent's medical expenses are paid to the insured person.

⑥When a dependent receives medical treatment from a hospital, clinic, or pharmacy listed in Article 63, paragraph (3), item (iii), and the insurer exempts the insured person from payment of an amount equivalent to the amount to be paid as dependent's medical expenses among the expenses required for medical treatment to be paid by the dependent, it is deemed that dependent's medical expenses are paid to the insured person.

⑦The provisions of Article 63, Article 64, Article 70, paragraph (1), Article 72, paragraph (1), Article 73, Article 76, paragraphs (3) through (6), Article 78, Article 84, paragraph (1), Article 85, paragraph (8), Article 87, and Article 98 apply mutatis mutandis to the payment of dependent's medical expenses and to dependent's medical treatment.

⑧The provisions of Article 75 apply mutatis mutandis to payment of the amount calculated by deducting, from the amount of expenses calculated for the relevant medical treatment pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) in the case referred to in paragraph (4) (when the amount exceeds the amount of expenses actually incurred in the medical treatment, the amount of expenses actually incurred), the amount payable as dependent's medical expenses with respect to expenses incurred in the medical treatment.