In cases where a Householder or Society member who is eligible for insurance benefits (including the payment of a difference pursuant to the provisions of Article 43, paragraph (3) or Article 56, paragraph (2); hereinafter the same shall apply) has become delinquent in the payment of insurance premiums and where said person still fails to pay said insurance premiums during the period until the period specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has elapsed from the due date for payment of said insurance premiums even though the Municipality or Society concerned has carried out encouragement of insurance premium payment, etc., Municipalities and Societies shall temporarily suspend the payment of insurance benefits in whole or in part, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, unless a disaster or any other special circumstances specified by Cabinet Order are deemed to exist under which such insurance premiums failed to be paid.
Even if the period specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as prescribed in the preceding paragraph has not elapsed, in cases where a Householder or Society member who is eligible for insurance benefits is still delinquent in the payment of insurance premiums even though the Municipality or Society concerned has carried out encouragement of insurance premium payment, etc., Municipalities and Societies may temporarily suspend the payment of insurance benefits in whole or in part, as provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, unless a disaster or any other special circumstances specified by Cabinet Order are deemed to exist under which such insurance premiums failed to be paid.
In cases where a Householder or Society member who is subject to the application of Article 54-3, paragraph (1) or the main clause of paragraph (2) and for whom the payment of insurance benefits has been temporarily suspended in whole or in part pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs still fails to pay delinquent insurance premiums, Municipalities and Societies may, upon prior notice to such Householder or Society member as provided by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, deduct the amount of such Householder's or Society member's delinquent insurance premiums from the amount of insurance benefits whose payment has been so suspended temporarily.
市町村及び組合は、第五十四条の三第一項又は第二項本文の規定の適用を受けている世帯主又は組合員であつて、前二項の規定による保険給付の全部又は一部の支払の一時差止がなされているものが、なお滞納している保険料を納付しない場合においては、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、あらかじめ、当該世帯主又は組合員に通知して、当該一時差止に係る保険給付の額から当該世帯主又は組合員が滞納している保険料額を控除することができる。
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