The expenses required for the establishment of the federation of Health Insurance Societies (hereinafter referred to as the "federation") are to be borne by the federation; provided, however, that where the federation is not formed, those expenses are to be borne by the health insurance societies that applied for authorization of its establishment.
健康保険組合連合会（以下「連合会」という。）の設立に要する費用は、連合会が負担するものとする。ただし、連合会が成立しなかった場合においては、その費用は、その設立の認可の申請をした健康保険組合の負担とする。
federationmachine translation
「連合会」
Short for the federation of health insurance societies (健康保険組合連合会).
Short name set inArticle 57, paragraph (1)
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.