The post-birth leave support benefits are paid when an insured person has, as prescribed by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, taken absence from work in order to take care of their child within the eligible period (referred to as "post-birth leave" in this Section), and falls under all of the requirements listed in the following items:
出生後休業支援給付金は、被保険者が、厚生労働省令で定めるところにより、対象期間内にその子を養育するための休業（以下この節において「出生後休業」という。）をした場合において、次の各号に掲げる要件のいずれにも該当するときに、支給する。
when the period deemed to be the insured period is a total of 12 months or more within the two-year period preceding the day on which the post-birth leave (if the insured person has taken post-birth leave two or more times with respect to the child, the first post-birth leave; the same applies in this item and paragraph (4)) was commenced (for an insured person who, during the two-year period preceding the day on which the post-birth leave was commenced, was continuously unable to receive payment of wages for 30 days or more due to disease, injury or other reasons specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the period obtained by adding the number of days for which payment of wages could not be received due to the reason to two years (when that period exceeds four years, four years));
when the number of days of post-birth leave taken within the eligible period is a total of 14 days or more; and
対象期間内にした出生後休業の日数が通算して十四日以上であるとき。
when the spouse of the insured person has taken post-birth leave with respect to the child pertaining to the post-birth leave (limited to when the number of days of post-birth leave taken by the spouse within the period until the day following the day on which eight weeks have elapsed counting from the day of the child's birth is a total of 14 days or more).
With regard to the application of the provisions of the preceding paragraph in the case where an insured person falls under any of the following items, the phrase "the following items" in the same paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "items (i) and (ii)":
where the insured person is a person without a spouse or any other person specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare;
配偶者のない者その他厚生労働省令で定める者である場合
where the spouse of the insured person is not a worker employed in a covered undertaking;
当該被保険者の配偶者が適用事業に雇用される労働者でない場合
where the spouse of the insured person has taken absence from work under the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (2) of the Labor Standards Act or other absence equivalent thereto with respect to the child pertaining to the post-birth leave; or
当該被保険者の配偶者が当該出生後休業に係る子について労働基準法第六十五条第二項の規定による休業その他これに相当する休業をした場合
beyond the cases listed in the preceding three items, a case specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a case where the spouse of the insured person is unable to take absence from work in order to take care of the child pertaining to the post-birth leave within the period until the day following the day on which eight weeks have elapsed counting from the day of the child's birth.
If an insured person has received payment of the post-birth leave support benefits with regard to post-birth leave pursuant to the provisions of this Section, and the insured person has taken post-birth leave that falls under any of the following items, the post-birth leave support benefits are not paid, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs:
the second and any subsequent post-birth leave, in any case other than the case specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a case where it is appropriate for the insured person to take post-birth leave more than once with respect to the same child;
the fifth and any subsequent post-birth leave, in the case where the insured person has taken post-birth leave five or more times with respect to the same child (excluding post-birth leave that falls under the case specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a case where there are unavoidable reasons for taking post-birth leave five or more times); or
post-birth leave taken after the day on which the number of days obtained by totaling, for each post-birth leave taken by the insured person with respect to the same child, the number of days from the day on which the post-birth leave was commenced to the day on which the post-birth leave ended has reached 28 days.
The "period deemed to be the insured period" referred to in paragraph (1), item (i) is the period equivalent to the insured period to be calculated when the provisions of Article 14 (excluding paragraph (2), item (iii)) have been applied, deeming the day on which post-birth leave was commenced to be the day on which the person ceased to be an insured person.
With regard to the application of the provisions of paragraph (1) (limited to the part pertaining to item (i)) and the preceding paragraph to an insured person who has taken absence from work under the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (2) of the Labor Standards Act and whose period deemed to be the insured period prescribed in the preceding paragraph is less than 12 months, the phrase "the day on which the post-birth leave (if the insured person has taken post-birth leave two or more times with respect to the child, the first post-birth leave; the same applies in this item and paragraph (4)) was commenced" in the same item is deemed to be replaced with "the special basis day (meaning the day on which the insured person commenced absence from work under the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (1) of the Labor Standards Act with respect to the child (if it is found inappropriate to use that day for a reason specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the day specified by Order of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in accordance with that reason); the same applies in this item and paragraph (4))", and the phrase "the day on which the post-birth leave was commenced" in the same item is deemed to be replaced with "the special basis day"; and the phrase "the day on which post-birth leave was commenced" in the preceding paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "the special basis day".
労働基準法第六十五条第二項の規定による休業をした被保険者であつて、前項に規定するみなし被保険者期間が十二箇月に満たないものについての第一項（第一号に係る部分に限る。）及び前項の規定の適用については、同号中「当該出生後休業（当該子について二回以上の出生後休業をした場合にあつては、初回の出生後休業とする。以下この号及び第四項において同じ。）を開始した日」とあるのは「特例基準日（当該子について労働基準法第六十五条第一項の規定による休業を開始した日（厚生労働省令で定める理由により当該日によることが適当でないと認められる場合においては、当該理由に応じて厚生労働省令で定める日）をいう。以下この号及び第四項において同じ。）」と、「出生後休業を開始した日」とあるのは「特例基準日」と、同項中「出生後休業を開始した日」とあるのは「特例基準日」とする。
The amount of the post-birth leave support benefits is to be an amount equivalent to 13 percent of the amount obtained by multiplying the amount equivalent to the daily amount of wages to be calculated when the provisions of Article 17 have been applied, deeming the insured person who is able to receive payment of the post-birth leave support benefits to be a qualified recipient and the day before the day on which the insured person commenced the post-birth leave pertaining to payment of the post-birth leave support benefits (if the insured person has taken post-birth leave two or more times with respect to the same child, the first post-birth leave) to be the day of separation from service pertaining to the recipient qualification, by the number of days on which the insured person took post-birth leave within the eligible period (when that number of days exceeds 28 days, 28 days). In this case, with regard to the application of the provisions of the same Article, the phrase "the proviso of paragraph (1)" in paragraph (1) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "the proviso of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), item (iii)", and the phrase "the amount listed in item (ii)" in paragraph (4) of the same Article is deemed to be replaced with "the amount specified in item (ii), (c)".
出生後休業支援給付金の額は、出生後休業支援給付金の支給を受けることができる被保険者を受給資格者と、当該被保険者が当該出生後休業支援給付金の支給に係る出生後休業（同一の子について二回以上の出生後休業をした場合にあつては、初回の出生後休業とする。）を開始した日の前日を受給資格に係る離職の日とみなして第十七条の規定を適用した場合に算定されることとなる賃金日額に相当する額に当該被保険者が対象期間内に出生後休業をした日数（その日数が二十八日を超えるときは、二十八日）を乗じて得た額の百分の十三に相当する額とする。この場合における同条の規定の適用については、同条第一項中「第一項ただし書」とあるのは「第一項ただし書及び第二項第三号」と、同条第四項中「第二号に掲げる額」とあるのは「第二号ハに定める額」とする。
The "eligible period" referred to in paragraph (1) and the preceding paragraph means the period specified in the following items in accordance with the classification listed in those items:
when the insured person has not taken absence from work under the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (2) of the Labor Standards Act with respect to the child: the period until the day following the day on which eight weeks have elapsed counting from the day of the child's birth; and
被保険者がその子について労働基準法第六十五条第二項の規定による休業をしなかつたとき その子の出生の日から起算して八週間を経過する日の翌日までの期間
when the insured person has taken absence from work under the provisions of Article 65, paragraph (2) of the Labor Standards Act with respect to the child: the period specified in the following sub-items (a) through (c) in accordance with the classification listed in those sub-items (a) through (c):
被保険者がその子について労働基準法第六十五条第二項の規定による休業をしたとき 次のイからハまでに掲げる区分に応じ、当該イからハまでに定める期間
when the child is born on the expected date of confinement: the period until the day following the day on which 16 weeks have elapsed counting from the day of the birth;
出産予定日に当該子が出生したとき 当該出生の日から起算して十六週間を経過する日の翌日までの期間
when the child is born before the expected date of confinement: the period from the day of the birth until the day following the day on which 16 weeks have elapsed counting from the expected date of confinement; and
出産予定日前に当該子が出生したとき 当該出生の日から当該出産予定日から起算して十六週間を経過する日の翌日までの期間
when the child is born after the expected date of confinement: the period from the expected date of confinement until the day following the day on which 16 weeks have elapsed counting from the day of the birth.
出産予定日後に当該子が出生したとき 当該出産予定日から当該出生の日から起算して十六週間を経過する日の翌日までの期間