①The insurer providing insurance for specially-insured day laborers is JHIA.

②Of the services imposed on insurers providing insurance for specially-insured day laborers, the issuance of an insurance book for a specifically insured day laborer, collection of insurance premiums pertaining to a specially-insured day laborer and collection of day laborer contributions, as well as services incidental to these are covered by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.

②If the ratio of the total number of days of payment of insurance premiums pertaining to the standard daily wage amount corresponding to the highest grade of standard daily wage amount to the total number of days of payment of insurance premiums pertaining to specially-insured day laborers in one fiscal year exceeds 0.03, and it is found that the status will continue, the grading of standard daily wage amount may be revised by adding another grade above the highest grade from September 1 in the following fiscal year by Cabinet Order; however, the ratio of the total number of days of payment of insurance premiums pertaining to the standard daily wage amount corresponding to the highest grade of standard daily wage amount to the total number of days of payment of insurance premiums pertaining to specially-insured day laborers in that fiscal year must not fall below 0.01.

③The provisions of Article 40, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the establishment or amendment of Cabinet Order referred to in the preceding paragraph.

①The daily amount of wages is calculated pursuant to the following items:

②In the case of the preceding paragraph, with regard to a wage to be paid other than in currency, the amount is specified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare based on the local market price.

①A day worker who becomes a specially-insured day laborer must request the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare to issue a specially-insured day laborer's insurance book within five days since the day on which the person becomes a specially-insured day laborer; however, this does not apply if the person already has a specially-insured day laborer's insurance book issued that contains a blank space for stamps for proof of health insurance.

②When the Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare receives a request referred to in the preceding paragraph, the Minister must issue a specially-insured day laborer's insurance book.

③A person who has received a specially-insured day laborer's insurance book must return it to the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare if it has become obvious that the person is unlikely to become a specially-insured day laborer within the period during which a blank space for stamps for proof of health insurance remains in the insurance book, or receives approved pursuant to the proviso to Article 3, paragraph (2).

④The form, issuance and return of and other necessary matters concerning an specifically insured day laborer's insurance book are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Insurance benefits pursuant to this Act pertaining to specially-insured day laborers (including former specially-insured day laborers; the same applies hereinafter in this Section) are as follows:

①Benefits for medical treatment, or dietary treatment expenses for inpatients, living support expenses for inpatients, medical expenses combined with treatment outside insurance coverage, medical expenses, medical expenses for home-nursing, transport expenses, injury and sickness allowance, burial charges, lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare, or childbirth allowance, pertaining to a specially-insured day laborer, are not paid if the specially-insured day laborer may receive payment equivalent to these for the same sickness, injury, death or childbirth pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Chapter, medical insurance laws other than this Act (excluding the National Health Insurance Act; the same applies hereinafter in this Article), the laws and regulations prescribed in Article 55, paragraph (1), or the Long-Term Care Insurance Act.

②When the JHIA finds it necessary for the payment of injury and sickness allowance pertaining to specially-insured day laborers, it may request persons who provide benefits pursuant to the provisions of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, the National Public Officers' Accident Compensation Act, or the Local Public Officers Accident Compensation Act or a Prefectural or Municipal Ordinance based on that Act to provide necessary materials about the status of payment of those benefits.

③Benefits for medical treatment, or expenses for dietary treatment for inpatients, expenses for living support for inpatients, medical expenses combined with treatment outside insurance coverage, medical expenses, medical expenses for home-nursing, transport expenses, burial charges, or lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare, pertaining to a specially-insured day laborer, are not paid, to that extent, if the relevant person has received a benefit equivalent to payment of dependent's medical expenses (including medical expenses paid pursuant to the provisions of Article 132 as applied mutatis mutandis to Article 140, paragraph (2)), dependent's medical expenses for home-nursing, dependent's transport expenses, dependent's burial charges, or lump-sum allowance for dependent's childbirth and childcare for the same sickness, injury, death or childbirth pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Chapter or the provisions of medical insurance laws other than this Act.

④Dependent's medical expenses, dependent's medical expenses for home-nursing, dependent's transport expenses, dependent's burial charges, or dependent's lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare, pertaining to a specially-insured day laborer, are not paid if the relevant person may receive a benefit equivalent to payment of those expenses or allowances, or benefits for medical treatment, dietary treatment expenses for inpatients, living support expenses for inpatients, medical expenses combined with treatment outside insurance coverage, medical expenses, medical expenses for home-nursing, transport expenses, burial charges, or lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare under this Chapter for the same sickness, injury, death or childbirth pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Chapter, medical insurance laws other than this act, or the Long-Term Care Insurance Act.

⑤Special medical expenses (including medical expenses paid pursuant to the provisions of Article 132 as applied mutatis mutandis to Article 145, paragraph (6)) are not paid if the relevant person may receive benefits equivalent to benefits for medical treatment, dietary treatment expenses for inpatients, living support expenses for inpatients, medical expenses combined with treatment outside insurance coverage, medical expenses, medical expenses for home-nursing, dependent's medical expenses, or dependent's medical expenses for home-nursing under this Chapter for the same sickness or injury pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Chapter, the provisions of medical insurance laws other than this Act, the laws and regulations prescribed in Article 55, paragraph (1), or the Long-Term Care Insurance Act.

⑥Benefits for medical treatment, or expenses for dietary treatment for inpatients, expenses for living support for inpatients, medical expenses combined with treatment outside insurance coverage, medical expenses, medical expenses for home-nursing, transport expenses, dependent's medical expenses, dependent's medical expenses for home-nursing, dependent's transport expenses, or special medical expenses, pertaining to a specially-insured day laborer, are not made to that extent if the specially-insured day laborer received medical treatment or medical expenses for the same sickness or injury borne by the national government or a local government pursuant to the provisions of other Acts.