The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, when the Minister finds it necessary, order a person entitled to receive a benefit to submit documents or other articles concerning that person's personal relationships, state of disability, and other matters relating to the extinguishment of the right to receive it, revision of the pension amount, or suspension of payment, or have the relevant official ask the person entitled to receive it questions concerning these matters.
厚生労働大臣は、必要があると認めるときは、受給権者に対して、その者の身分関係、障害の状態その他受給権の消滅、年金額の改定若しくは支給の停止に係る事項に関する書類その他の物件を提出すべきことを命じ、又は当該職員をしてこれらの事項に関し受給権者に質問させることができる。
The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare may, when the Minister finds it necessary, order a person entitled to receive the disability basic pension, or a child whose amount is increased by reason of being in a state of disability falling under the disability grade, or a child who has the right to receive the survivors' basic pension, or to whom the survivors' basic pension is paid, or whose amount is increased, by reason of being in a state of disability falling under the disability grade, to undergo diagnosis by a physician or dentist designated by the Minister, or have the relevant official diagnose the state of disability of these persons.
The provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to a question or diagnosis under the preceding two paragraphs.