Supplementary Provisions, Article 21
第二十一条
With regard to a person who, at the time this Act comes into effect, is actually receiving benefits for medical treatment (including the payment of medical expenses; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) or the payment of dependent's medical expenses under the provisions of the Former Day Laborers Health Insurance Act in respect of a sickness or injury, and for whom five years have not elapsed from the day on which benefits for medical treatment or the payment of dependent's medical expenses for that sickness (including the sickness or injury that caused it) or injury began (if, before that starting day, special medical expenses were paid under the provisions of the Former Day Laborers Health Insurance Act for that sickness (including the sickness or injury that caused it) or injury, the day on which the payment of those special medical expenses began; the same applies hereinafter in this Article), benefits for medical treatment, the payment of specified medical expenses or the payment of dependent's medical expenses under the provisions of Article 69-12, paragraph (1), Article 69-13, paragraph (1) or Article 69-22, paragraph (1) of the Revised Health Insurance Act are to be provided in respect of that sickness or injury and any sickness caused thereby until five years have elapsed from the day on which those benefits for medical treatment or the payment of dependent's medical expenses began, even where the person does not fall under the provisions of Article 69-12, paragraph (2) of the Revised Health Insurance Act (including where applied mutatis mutandis in Article 69-22, paragraph (2)).
この法律の施行の際現に疾病又は負傷に関して旧日雇健保法の規定による療養の給付(療養費の支給を含む。以下この条において同じ。)又は家族療養費の支給を受けている者であつて、当該疾病(その原因となつた疾病又は負傷を含む。)又は負傷についての療養の給付又は家族療養費の支給の開始の日(その開始の日前に当該疾病(その原因となつた疾病又は負傷を含む。)又は負傷につき旧日雇健保法の規定による特別療養費の支給が行われたときは、当該特別療養費の支給の開始の日。以下この条において同じ。)から起算して五年を経過しないものに対しては、新健保法第六十九条の十二第二項(第六十九条の二十二第二項において準用する場合を含む。)の規定に該当しない場合においても、当該療養の給付又は家族療養費の支給の開始の日から起算して五年を経過するまでの間、当該疾病又は負傷及びこれによつて発した疾病に関し、新健保法第六十九条の十二第一項若しくは第六十九条の十三第一項又は第六十九条の二十二第一項の規定による療養の給付若しくは特定療養費の支給又は家族療養費の支給を行うものとする。