①Japan Health Insurance Association administers insurance for insured persons who are not members of a health insurance society (excluding specially-insured day laborers; the same applies hereinafter in the main provisions except for the following Section, Article 51-2, Article 63, paragraph (3), item (ii), Article 150, paragraph (1), Article 172, item (iii), and Chapters X and XI).

②Of the services relating to health insurance businesses provided by Japan Health Insurance Association pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the confirmation of acquisition and loss of eligibility to be insured, determination of standard monthly remuneration amount and standard bonus amount, collection of insurance premiums (excluding those from insured persons with optional and continued coverage), and operations incidental to these are conducted by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.