Article 28Formulation of a Plan to Improve Soundness by a Designated Health Insurance Society
第二十八条（指定健康保険組合による健全化計画の作成）
A health insurance society whose income and expenditure for health insurance services is imbalanced and which is designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as meeting the requirements specified by Cabinet Order (hereinafter referred to as a "designated health insurance society" in this and the following Articles) must formulate a plan to improve its soundness (hereinafter referred to as "soundness improvement plan" in this Article) and obtain approval therefor from the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, as specified by Cabinet Order. The same applies when a health insurance society revises a soundness improvement plan.
健康保険事業の収支が均衡しない健康保険組合であって、政令で定める要件に該当するものとして厚生労働大臣の指定を受けたもの（以下この条及び次条において「指定健康保険組合」という。）は、政令で定めるところにより、その財政の健全化に関する計画（以下この条において「健全化計画」という。）を定め、厚生労働大臣の承認を受けなければならない。これを変更しようとするときも、同様とする。
A designated health insurance society that receives the approval referred to in the provisions of the preceding paragraph must provide health insurance services in accordance with the approved soundness improvement plan.
If the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare finds it necessary to change a soundness improvement plan due to the status of business and property of a designated health insurance society that has received the approval referred to in paragraph (1), the Minster may request the designated health insurance society to change the soundness improvement plan within a specified period.