The amount of expenses that may be requested to be borne by the employer of the establishment pursuant to Article 26, paragraph (3) of the Act is to be an amount equivalent to the whole of the expenses required to fully repay the debts; provided, however, that where that employer is unable to bear those expenses due to a decision to commence bankruptcy proceedings or other special reasons, the health insurance society may, with the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, reduce or waive them.
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「設立事業所」
An applicable place of business (適用事業所) for which a health insurance society (健康保険組合) has been established; its employer and the insured persons employed there are members of that society.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (iii)
health insurance society
健康保険組合
A corporation that runs the health insurance of the insured persons who are its members; it and the Japan Health Insurance Association (全国健康保険協会) are the two insurers of health insurance (Health Insurance Act, Articles 4, 6 and 9). It is made up of the employers of the workplaces it covers, the insured persons they employ and its insured persons with optional and continued coverage (Article 8). An employer that regularly employs at least the number of insured persons a Cabinet Order (政令) sets, or employers that reach that number together, may set one up: they draw up its constitution (規約) with the consent of at least half of the insured persons at each workplace concerned, and obtain the authorization of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (Articles 11 and 12).
Written by AI using Health Insurance Act, Arts. 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 as a reference.