第六十五条（交付金）
The project for the provision of grants carried out by the federation pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act must conform to the following standards:
a health insurance society that is to be covered by the provision of grants is to fall under either of the following:
交付金の交付の対象となる健康保険組合は、次のいずれかに該当するものであること。
a health insurance society whose required premium rate (meaning the rate obtained by dividing the estimated amount of the expenses required for the benefits relating to medical care provided by each health insurance society in that year (excluding other benefits prescribed in Article 53 of the Act; hereinafter referred to as "medical care benefits") and for payment of young-old payments, etc., aid for the old-old, etc., day laborer contributions, and contributions for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc. (the amount after deducting the amount of childbirth and childcare grants (where there is a young-old subsidy, the amount of childbirth and childcare grants and the young-old subsidy)) by the estimated amount of the total sum of the total amount of standard monthly remuneration and the total amount of standard bonus amounts of the insured persons who are members of that health insurance society in that year; the same applies hereinafter) is the average required premium rate of all health insurance societies that are members of the federation or more, and for which it is found necessary to lighten the financial burden relating to the provision of medical care benefits, the implementation of healthcare services and welfare services, and the payment of young-old payments, etc., aid for the old-old, etc., day laborer contributions, and contributions for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc.;
その所要保険料率（当該年度において各健康保険組合が行った医療に関する給付（法第五十三条に規定するその他の給付を除く。以下「医療給付」という。）並びに前期高齢者納付金等、後期高齢者支援金等及び日雇拠出金並びに流行初期医療確保拠出金等の納付に要した費用の額（出産育児交付金（前期高齢者交付金がある場合には、出産育児交付金及び前期高齢者交付金）の額を控除した額）の見込額を当該年度における当該各健康保険組合の組合員である被保険者の標準報酬月額の総額及び標準賞与額の総額の合算額の見込額で除して得た率をいう。以下同じ。）が連合会の会員である全健康保険組合の平均の所要保険料率以上である健康保険組合であって、医療給付、保健事業及び福祉事業の実施並びに前期高齢者納付金等、後期高齢者支援金等及び日雇拠出金並びに流行初期医療確保拠出金等の納付に係る財政の負担を軽減することが必要であると認められるもの
a health insurance society other than a health insurance society listed in (a), for which it is found necessary to mitigate the impact in light of the occurrence of high-cost medical care benefits, a decline in the level of remuneration and other factors having a considerable impact on the financial situation of health insurance societies relating to the provision of medical care benefits, the implementation of healthcare services and welfare services, and the payment of young-old payments, etc., aid for the old-old, etc., day laborer contributions, and contributions for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc.;
イに掲げる健康保険組合以外の健康保険組合であって、高額な医療給付の発生、報酬の水準の低下その他医療給付、保健事業及び福祉事業の実施並びに前期高齢者納付金等、後期高齢者支援金等及び日雇拠出金並びに流行初期医療確保拠出金等の納付に係る健康保険組合の財政状況に相当程度の影響を及ぼす要因に照らし、その影響を緩和することが必要であると認められるもの
the scale of the project for the provision of grants and the method of their provision are to be such that, with respect to the projects carried out by health insurance societies, consideration is given so as not to impede the autonomous management of health insurance societies and not to cause the business efforts of health insurance societies to be lost.
交付金の交付事業の規模及び交付方法は、健康保険組合が行う事業について、健康保険組合の自主的な運営を妨げず、かつ、健康保険組合の事業努力を失わせないよう配慮されたものであること。
Matters necessary for the application of the standards in the preceding paragraph, matters necessary for the calculation of the amount of grants, and other matters necessary for the provision of grants are specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
前項の基準の適用に関し必要な事項、交付金の額の算定に関し必要な事項その他交付金の交付に関して必要な事項は、厚生労働省令で定める。
The federation must, in accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare referred to in the preceding paragraph, specify the details concerning the provision of grants.
第六十六条（拠出金）
The amount of contributions that a health insurance society is to contribute to the federation pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act is, for each fiscal year, the total amount of the adjusted premiums collected by that health insurance society pursuant to paragraph (3) of that Article.
In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the method of payment of contributions and other matters necessary for the making of contributions are specified by the federation.
Article 67Adjustment Rate for Premiums
第六十七条（調整保険料率）
The adjustment rate for premiums referred to in Article 2, paragraph (4) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act is the rate obtained by multiplying the basic adjustment rate for premiums by the revision rate.
法附則第二条第四項の調整保険料率は、基本調整保険料率に修正率を乗じて得た率とする。
The basic adjustment rate for premiums referred to in the preceding paragraph is, for the period from March of each year to February of the following year, the rate determined by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare as the rate obtained by dividing the estimated amount of the total amount of grants to be granted by the federation in the fiscal year following the fiscal year to which that March belongs by the estimated amount of the total sum of the total amount of standard monthly remuneration and the total amount of standard bonus amounts of the insured persons who are members of all health insurance societies that are members of the federation in that following fiscal year.
The revision rate referred to in paragraph (1) is to be determined by the federation, for each health insurance society and for the period from March of each year to February of the following year, on the basis of the ratio of the rate obtained by dividing the estimated amount of the expenses required for the medical care benefits to be provided by that health insurance society in the fiscal year to which that March belongs and for payment of young-old payments, etc., aid for the old-old, etc., day laborer contributions, and contributions for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc. (the amount after deducting the amount of childbirth and childcare grants (where there is a young-old subsidy, the amount of childbirth and childcare grants and the young-old subsidy)) by the estimated amount of the total sum of the total amount of standard monthly remuneration and the total amount of standard bonus amounts of the insured persons who are members of that health insurance society in that fiscal year (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as the "estimated required premium rate") to the average estimated required premium rate of all health insurance societies that are members of the federation; provided, however, that it must not exceed the rate determined by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
第一項の修正率は、各健康保険組合につき、各年の三月から翌年の二月までの期間について、当該三月の属する年度において当該健康保険組合が行う医療給付並びに前期高齢者納付金等、後期高齢者支援金等及び日雇拠出金並びに流行初期医療確保拠出金等の納付に要する費用の見込額（出産育児交付金（前期高齢者交付金がある場合には、出産育児交付金及び前期高齢者交付金）の額を控除した額）を当該年度における当該健康保険組合の組合員である被保険者の標準報酬月額の総額及び標準賞与額の総額の合算額の見込額で除して得た率（以下この項において「見込所要保険料率」という。）の連合会の会員である全健康保険組合の平均の見込所要保険料率に対する比率を基準として、連合会が定める。ただし、厚生労働大臣の定める率を超えてはならない。
Article 68Details Concerning the Granting of Grants, etc.
第六十八条（交付金の交付に関する細目等）
When the federation intends to specify or change the details concerning the provision of grants or the matters necessary for the contribution of contributions pursuant to the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (3) or Article 66, paragraph (2), or intends to specify the revision rate pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article, it must obtain the approval of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare.
第六十八条の二（法附則第二条の二の規定による国庫負担）
The societies specified by Cabinet Order as referred to in Article 2-2 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act are the health insurance societies prescribed in Article 65, paragraph (1), item (i), (b).
法附則第二条の二の政令で定める組合は、第六十五条第一項第一号ロに規定する健康保険組合とする。
The national government is to bear, for each fiscal year, with respect to part of the expenses required for granting to the federation the grants referred to in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act that target the health insurance societies prescribed in the preceding paragraph in that fiscal year, the amount specified in the budget for that fiscal year.
Article 69Corporations Specified by Cabinet Order
第六十九条（政令で定める法人）
The corporations specified by Cabinet Order as referred to in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act are as follows:
法附則第四条第一項の政令で定めるものは、次のとおりとする。
a corporation organized by the employers of places of business other than places of business at which a health insurance society is organized and the insured persons employed at those places of business, the purpose of which is to carry out the business of benefits prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act (referred to as "benefit business" in the following Article);
in addition to what is listed in the preceding item, a corporation whose members are the employers prescribed in that item.
Article 70Requirements for Approved Corporations, etc.
第七十条（承認法人等の要件等）
The requirements specified by Cabinet Order as referred to in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act are as follows:
法附則第四条第一項の政令で定める要件は、次のとおりとする。
for a corporation listed in item (i) of the preceding Article, not to carry out business of benefits other than the benefits prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act, and for a corporation listed in item (ii) of the preceding Article, not to carry out business of benefits similar to the benefits prescribed in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act;
the great majority of the insured persons employed at the place of business concerned participate in the benefit business;
the expenses required for the benefit business are covered by the contributions under Article 4, paragraph (3) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act, and those contributions are not applied to expenses other than the expenses required for the benefit business;
accounting for the benefit business is conducted separately from accounting for other businesses;
給付事業に係る経理は、他の事業に係る経理と区分して行うものであること。
its articles of incorporation provide that, where the benefit business is abolished, the residual assets relating to the benefit business vest in a corporation that conducts business relating to health insurance;
その定款において、給付事業を廃止した場合に給付事業に係る残余の資産が健康保険に関する事業を行う法人に帰属する旨の定めがあること。
in addition to what is listed in the preceding items, it satisfies the requirements specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as necessary for the benefit business to be implemented appropriately and reliably.
When an approved corporation referred to in Article 4, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act ceases to satisfy any of the requirements listed in the items of the preceding paragraph, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare is to rescind the approval referred to in paragraph (1) of that Article.
第七十一条（特定被保険者に関する介護保険料率の算定の特例）
With respect to the application of Article 160, paragraph (16) of the Act to a health insurance society that has, pursuant to the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act, made the amount of premium for specified insured persons (meaning the specified insured persons prescribed in that paragraph; the same applies hereinafter) the total sum of the amount of general premium, etc. and the amount of long-term care insurance premium, the phrase "the insured persons administered by the insurer who are item (ii) insured persons" in Article 160, paragraph (16) of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "the insured persons administered by the insurer who are item (ii) insured persons and the specified insured persons prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act whose amount of premium has been made the total sum of the amount of general premium, etc. and the amount of long-term care insurance premium pursuant to the provisions of that paragraph".
Article 72Requirements for Approved Health Insurance Societies
第七十二条（承認健康保険組合の要件）
The requirements specified by Cabinet Order as referred to in Article 8, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act are that the society meeting of the health insurance society concerned has resolved, by a majority of two-thirds or more of the fixed number of society meeting members, to make the amount of premium for insured persons who are item (ii) insured persons (including specified insured persons) the total sum of the amount of general premium, etc. and the amount of special long-term care insurance premium.
The standards for calculating the amount of special long-term care insurance premium specified by Cabinet Order as referred to in Article 8, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act are as follows:
法附則第八条第二項の政令で定める特別介護保険料額の算定の基準は、次のとおりとする。
the amount of special long-term care insurance premium relating to each insured person who is an item (ii) insured person or specified insured person (hereinafter referred to as an "insured person, etc. bearing the special long-term care insurance premium" in this Article) is not to exceed the amount obtained by multiplying the standard long-term care insurance premium amount prescribed in the following item by the total number of insured persons who are item (ii) insured persons and dependents relating to that insured person, etc. bearing the special long-term care insurance premium;
the standard long-term care insurance premium amount is to fall under all of the following:
基準介護保険料額は、次のいずれにも該当するものであること。
it is a fixed amount for one grade, or two or more grades, of standard monthly remuneration;
一又は二以上の標準報酬月額の等級区分について一定の額であること。
the standard long-term care insurance premium amount for insured persons, etc. bearing the special long-term care insurance premium who belong to a grade of lower standard monthly remuneration does not exceed the standard long-term care insurance premium amount for insured persons, etc. bearing the special long-term care insurance premium who belong to a grade of higher standard monthly remuneration.
標準報酬月額の低い等級区分に属する特別介護保険料負担被保険者等の基準介護保険料額が標準報酬月額の高い等級区分に属する特別介護保険料負担被保険者等の基準介護保険料額を上回るものでないこと。
第七十三条の二（特定減額特例対象者であった者の被保険者資格の取得の時期に関する読替え）
In the application of Article 35 of the Act to a case where a person who was a specified person under the reduced minimum wage exception (meaning a specified person under the reduced minimum wage exception prescribed in Article 8-3-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) has continued to be employed at the same place of business from before the day on which the person ceased to fall under a specified person under the reduced minimum wage exception, and on that day does not fall under any of the items of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act, the phrase "the day on which the person has become an employee of an applicable place of business, the day on which the place of business employing the person has become an applicable place of business, or the day on which the provisions of the proviso to Article 3, paragraph (1) are no longer applicable" in Article 35 of the Act is deemed to be replaced with "the most recent day among the days on which the person ceased to fall under a specified person under the reduced minimum wage exception prescribed in Article 8-3-2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions".
特定減額特例対象者（法附則第八条の三の二第一項に規定する特定減額特例対象者をいう。以下この条において同じ。）であった者が特定減額特例対象者に該当しなくなった日前から引き続き同一の事業所に使用され、かつ、同日において法第三条第一項各号のいずれにも該当しない場合における法第三十五条の規定の適用については、同条中「適用事業所に使用されるに至った日若しくはその使用される事業所が適用事業所となった日又は第三条第一項ただし書の規定に該当しなくなった日」とあるのは、「附則第八条の三の二第一項に規定する特定減額特例対象者に該当しなくなった日のうち直近の日」とする。
第七十三条の三（法附則第八条の三の二第二項被保険者の被保険者資格の取得及び喪失についての取扱い）
In the case where an insured person under Article 8-3-2, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act (meaning an insured person under paragraph (2) of that Article prescribed in paragraph (5) of that Article; the same applies in the following paragraph) has continued to be employed at the same place of business from before the day on which the person came to fall under paragraph (6), item (ii) of that Article, and on that day does not fall under any of the items of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act, the main clause of Article 39, paragraph (1), Article 41, paragraph (3) and Article 42, paragraph (1) of the Act, and other provisions specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (including cases where they are cited, applied mutatis mutandis, or applied by following them in other laws and regulations) do not apply.
法附則第八条の三の二第二項被保険者（法附則第八条の三の二第五項に規定する同条第二項の規定による被保険者をいう。次項において同じ。）が同条第六項第二号に該当するに至った日前から引き続き同一の事業所に使用され、かつ、同日において法第三条第一項各号のいずれにも該当しない場合においては、法第三十九条第一項本文、第四十一条第三項及び第四十二条第一項の規定その他厚生労働省令で定める規定（他の法令において、引用し、準用し、又はその例による場合を含む。）は、適用しない。
In the application of Article 48, Article 104, Article 105, paragraph (1), Article 106, Article 156, paragraph (3) and the main clause of Article 158 of the Act, and other provisions specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (including cases where they are cited, applied mutatis mutandis, or applied by following them in other laws and regulations), to a case where an insured person under Article 8-3-2, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act has continued to be employed at the same place of business from before the day on which the person came to fall under Article 8-3-2, paragraph (6), item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act, and on that day does not fall under any of the items of Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Act, the person is deemed not to have acquired or lost status as an insured person on the day on which the person came to fall under Article 8-3-2, paragraph (6), item (ii) of the Supplementary Provisions of the Act.
法附則第八条の三の二第二項被保険者が法附則第八条の三の二第六項第二号に該当するに至った日前から引き続き同一の事業所に使用され、かつ、同日において法第三条第一項各号のいずれにも該当しない場合における法第四十八条、第百四条、第百五条第一項、第百六条、第百五十六条第三項及び第百五十八条本文の規定その他厚生労働省令で定める規定（他の法令において、引用し、準用し、又はその例による場合を含む。）の適用については、法附則第八条の三の二第六項第二号に該当するに至った日に被保険者の資格を取得し、又は喪失しなかったものとみなす。
young-old payments, etc.machine translation
「前期高齢者納付金等」
The payment for persons in the early stage of old age (前期高齢者納付金) and the related administrative expense contribution (前期高齢者関係事務費拠出金), which are collected from insurers each fiscal year under Article 36 of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People.
Short name set inArticle 20, paragraph (1)
aid for the old-old, etc.machine translation
「後期高齢者支援金等」
The support payment for persons in the late stage of old age (後期高齢者支援金), the related administrative expense contribution (後期高齢者関係事務費拠出金) and the administrative expense contribution related to childbirth and childcare (出産育児関係事務費拠出金) under the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People.
Short name set inArticle 20, paragraph (1)
day laborer contributionmachine translation
「日雇拠出金」
The contribution that the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare collects each fiscal year from day laborer health societies (日雇関係組合) toward the costs of health insurance for specially-insured day laborers (日雇特例被保険者), and which those societies must pay.
Short name set inArticle 20, paragraph (1)
contribution for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc.machine translation
「流行初期医療確保拠出金等」
The contribution for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic (流行初期医療確保拠出金) and the related administrative expense contribution (流行初期医療確保関係事務費拠出金), which insurers must pay under Article 36-14 of the Act on the Prevention of Infectious Diseases and Medical Care for Patients with Infectious Diseases.
Short name set inArticle 20, paragraph (1)
childbirth and childcare grantmachine translation
「出産育児交付金」
The childbirth and childcare grant under Article 152-2 of the Health Insurance Act: money granted to insurers under Article 124-4, paragraph (1) of the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People to meet part of the cost of the lump-sum allowance for childbirth and childcare (出産育児一時金) and the lump-sum allowance for dependent's childbirth and childcare (家族出産育児一時金).
Short name set inArticle 29, paragraph (1)
young-old subsidymachine translation
「前期高齢者交付金」
In Articles 29 and 46, Article 65, paragraph (1), item (i), (a) and Article 67, paragraph (3), the grant for persons in the early stage of old age (前期高齢者交付金) that insurers receive under the Act on Assurance of Medical Care for Elderly People, which is taken off what a health insurance society (健康保険組合) spends on the payments and contributions it makes under that and other Acts.
Short name set inArticle 29, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article and in Article 46; Article 67, paragraph (3); and Article 65, paragraph (1), item (i), (a)
place of businessmachine translation
「事業所」
Short for a place of business or office (事業所又は事務所), as the word is used in this Order from Article 47 on.
Short name set inArticle 47, paragraph (1)
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)
medical care benefitsmachine translation
「医療給付」
From Article 65, paragraph (1), item (i), (a) on, the benefits relating to medical care that each health insurance society (健康保険組合) provides, other than the additional benefits under Article 53 of the Health Insurance Act.
Short name set inArticle 65, paragraph (1), item (i), (a)
required premium ratemachine translation
「所要保険料率」
From Article 65, paragraph (1), item (i), (a) on, the rate obtained by dividing a health insurance society's (健康保険組合) estimated cost for the fiscal year of its medical care benefits (医療給付) and of paying the payments for persons in the early stage of old age, etc. (前期高齢者納付金等), the support payments for the late-stage elderly, etc. (後期高齢者支援金等), the day-labourer contributions (日雇拠出金) and the contributions for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc. (流行初期医療確保拠出金等) — less the childbirth and childcare subsidy (出産育児交付金) and any grant for persons in the early stage of old age (前期高齢者交付金) — by the estimated total of the standard monthly remuneration and standard bonus amounts of its insured members for that year.
Defined inArticle 65, paragraph (1), item (i), (a)
estimated required premium ratemachine translation
「見込所要保険料率」
In Article 67, paragraph (3), the rate obtained by dividing a health insurance society's (健康保険組合) estimated cost, for the fiscal year that includes March of the year in question, of its medical care benefits (医療給付) and of paying its payments for persons in the early stage of old age, etc. (前期高齢者納付金等), support payments for the late-stage elderly, etc. (後期高齢者支援金等), day laborer contributions (日雇拠出金) and contributions for securing medical care in the early phase of an epidemic, etc. (流行初期医療確保拠出金等) — less the childbirth and childcare subsidy (出産育児交付金) and any grant for persons in the early stage of old age (前期高齢者交付金) — by the estimated total of its insured members' standard monthly remuneration and standard bonus amounts; the federation (連合会) sets each society's revision rate by comparing it with the average of all member societies.
Short name set inArticle 67, paragraph (3)· applies only in this paragraph
benefit businessmachine translation
「給付事業」
In Articles 69 and 70, the business of benefits under Article 4, paragraph (1) of the supplementary provisions (附則) of the Health Insurance Act: benefits, up to the co-payment an insured person has paid, that an approved corporation formed by employers without a health insurance society and their insured employees may give those employees.
Short name set inArticle 69, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this provision and in Article 70
specified insured personmachine translation
「特定被保険者」
From Article 71 on, a specified insured person as defined in Article 7, paragraph (1) of the supplementary provisions (附則) of the Health Insurance Act: an insured person who is not a category 2 insured person of long-term care insurance (介護保険第二号被保険者) but has a dependent who is, whose premium a health insurance society (健康保険組合) may set as the general premium, etc. amount (一般保険料等額) plus the long-term care insurance premium amount (介護保険料額).
Defined inArticle 71, paragraph (1)
insured person, etc. bearing the special long-term care insurance premiummachine translation
「特別介護保険料負担被保険者等」
In Article 73, the insured persons of a health insurance society (健康保険組合) who are category 2 insured persons of long-term care insurance (介護保険第二号被保険者), or its specified insured persons (特定被保険者), for whom a special long-term care insurance premium amount (特別介護保険料額) is set under Article 8, paragraph (2) of the supplementary provisions (附則) of the Health Insurance Act.
Short name set inArticle 73, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this article
specified person under the reduced minimum wage exceptionmachine translation
「特定減額特例対象者」
In Article 73-2, a specified person under the reduced minimum wage exception as defined in Article 8-3-2, paragraph (1) of the supplementary provisions (附則) of the Health Insurance Act: a part-time worker (短時間労働者) employed at an applicable place of business (適用事業所) who is one of the workers listed in Article 7 of the Minimum Wage Act to whom a reduced minimum wage applies, and whose remuneration — leaving out the pay a Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Order (厚生労働省令) names — is under 88,000 yen; for the time being such a person cannot be an insured person.
Defined inArticle 73-2, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article
articles of incorporation
定款
A company's own basic rules, written by its founders when it is formed: at least its purpose, its trade name, where its head office is, the value of the property contributed at incorporation and who the founders are (Companies Act, Article 27). A stock company's must be certified by a notary before it takes effect (Article 30, paragraph (1)), and can later be changed by a resolution of the shareholders meeting (Article 466). Many rules in the Act apply "unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise", so a company's articles decide a great deal of how the Act applies to it.
Written by AI using Companies Act, Arts. 26, 27, 30, 466, 575 as a reference.
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.